BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 2000--As Brett Banfe, the 18-year-old college student who has vowed to not speak for an entire year, speaks his last words today, the big question will be: How is he going to communicate for an entire year without talking?
With the help of Motorola (NYSE:MOT), Banfe won't be tied to his PC e-mail or have to search for a pen and paper to get his point across. Instead, Banfe will use a wireless, two-way messaging device, his Motorola Talkabout™ T900 Personal Interactive Communicator (PIC), as one of his means of communication.
To help Banfe overcome the challenges of staying connected with friends and family during the next year without breaking his "vow of silence," Motorola is providing Banfe and his closest friends and family with Talkabout T900 PICs to use throughout the year. The T900 devices will allow Banfe and his family to text each other anywhere, any place, anytime (see Note).
The pocketsize device is able to communicate with any Internet address, including those associated with PC e-mail and phones with messaging capabilities. This functionality will not only allow Banfe the freedom to communicate at any given time during his day, regardless of location, but it will also allow his friends and family to keep in touch with him regardless of their location too (see Note).
"Motorola's relationship with Brett is not only a wonderful opportunity for us to demonstrate the reality of our 'Talk Without Talking™' premise, but also allows us to show our support for Brett by putting the freedom of wireless communication in his hands," said Allan Spiro, marketing manager, Wireless Messaging, Motorola. "Brett's use of the T900 two-way messaging device provides the ultimate demonstration of this new evolution in on- the-go communications."
About Brett Banfe
Brett Banfe is an 18-year-old student who will be attending William Patterson University in Wayne, N.J. this fall. His idea to accept a "silent challenge" originated during a conversation with a friend, during which they discussed how long they thought they each could go without talking. Banfe said he could do it for a year, which led to the current start of his year of silence.
For more information about Silent Brett Banfe and his vow to not speak for an entire year, visit his Web site at www.notspeaking.com.
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