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Wireless and Mobile News Rates the AT&T Quickfire 4 out 5 AT&T Quickfire is "tween" phone. It has some high-end features but it is not a full smartphone. Therefore although reviewers liked it, they found it useful to tween-users especially the young texting crowd.
The AT&T Quickfire has both a touchscreen and a a slide-out keyboard. It is built for texting, IM, email and other textual uses. The touchscreen is capacitive like the iPhone and can be used in conjunction with the the roomy keyboard. The call quality was very good and camera works fine.
The AT&T Quickfire has a good full HTML browser with fast 3G speeds for data, music and video. Reviewers liked the speed and the music, but found it strange that AT&T Quickfire doesn't come with ear buds. It does however offer stero Bluetooth for music listening. AT&T sells it for $99 with a rebate and contract, while the AT&T Quickfire is free at Wirefly for new AT&T customers. It is a good value for texters who don't need super iPhone web browsing.
Note: You can usually get similar pricing from third party retailers such as Wirefly which still offering free FedEx shipping on all new accounts.
Their Thursday online and Black Friday sale prices are impressive. Verizon is offering these rock-bottom special holiday weekend sales:
- The LG
Voyager in Titanium for $79.99 after $50 mail-in rebate and new
two-year agreement (Friday only in stores).
- Palm
Centro the BlackBerry Pearl, enV2 by LG and the Venus by LG will be available for under $50 after a mail-in rebate of up to
$70 and a new two-year agreement.*
Sale prices will be available
starting Thursday, Nov. 27, for online shoppers.
Comment from Wireless and Mobile News:
Last year at this time the LG Voyager was priced at $299.
The ZN5 has a 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, stereo Bluetooth, voice dialing, music player, and FM radio
For more information and specs of the phone please see the launch announcement of the Motorola ZN5.
AT&T is offering limited-time buy-one-get-one-free offer after mail-in
rebate for two of its texting phones, the Pantech Matrix
and the Samsung Propel. They normally
retail for $79.99 each, after mail-in rebate.
To take advantage of the offer, customers pay $129.99 for the first
device and receive a $50 AT&T promotion card after mail-in rebate,
bringing the total cost to $79.99. A two-year service agreement and
up to a $35 monthly data or messaging package are required.
To get one
free, customers pay $49.99 and receive a $50 AT&T promotion card
after mail-in rebate. The second device also requires a two-year
service agreement and up to a $35 monthly data or messaging package.
Behold the Behold from T-Mobile, a touch screen smartphone available in a brushed espresso or light rose finish. (Brown or Pink.) It has 3G data speeds and full HTML web browser.
The virtual QWERTY touchpad allows for multiple messaging capabilities, including text, multimedia messaging, instant messaging, e-mail and Audio Postcard support. In addition, the microSD memory card slot allows for easy storage of videos, images or music up to 16 GB.
The built-in 5-megapixel camera camcorder with flash and auto-focus takes photos and videos. The large 3-inch LCD color touch screen displays crisp, clear images and offers responsive feedback called haptics. For easy operation and navigation, there are three dedicated keys - call, end call and back - on the front of the device under the touch screen.
T-Mobile is offering the Samsung Gravity(SGH-t459) slider phone featuring a full QWERTY. The Gravity
offers access to multiple IM clients including AOL, ICQ, Yahoo!
Messenger and MSN, as well as, picture and video messaging, mobile
email, SMS and MMS. It has mobile web surfing and features a built-in MP3 player, 1.3 megapixel camera and camcorder and Bluetooth wireless technology.
Wirefly has released the names for its top selling phones and the phones it predicts will be the most buzzed. The buzzies go the BlackBerry Storm, which has 10 more features than the iPhone, AT&T Quickfire Green, HTC Fuze
Samsung Behold and Samsung Gravity.
Wirefly’s Top 10 Hottest Selling Phones show many of Wireless and
Mobile News favorite reviewed phones and smartphones, the LG VU,
BlackBerry Curve, Lg Rumor, TM 506, BlackBerry Bold, LG enV2, Nokia
5610 Xpress Music, Samsung Instinct, LG Shine andMotorola Krave ZN4.
Wirefly often beats the carriers prices for phones with special rebates and offers. Go to Wirefly for free new cell phones from the winners with free FedEx shipping on all new accounts.
AT&T is offering the Nokia 6650 flip-phone based on the Symbian-based S60 platform. The Nokia 6650 features 
include:
- 2.0 megapixel camera — Integrated flash that allows customers to capture quality photos
- Brushed metal fold design — Features a sharp 2.2-inch display with QVGA (16 million colors) resolution
- AT&T Navigator — A dedicated key allows customers to access AT&T Navigator with a click of a button
- AT&T Video Share — The first-ever service in the U.S. that allows users to share live video over wireless devices while participating in a voice call
- AT&T Mobile Music — Customers can listen and download their favorite music from Napster, eMusic, XM Radio and more wirelessly over the air
The Nokia 6650 also features external soft keys and a 1.36-inch display that allows customers to capture quality photos, control music and change profile settings without ever having to open their device.
Pricing and Availability
The Nokia 6650 will be
available from AT&T retail stores nationwide beginning for
$69.99 with a two-year service agreement and rebate.
Some people are very visual and like things short and sweet. If you like pictures check out our new slide show "How to Save Money When You Buy a Cell Phone or Smartphone." It cuts up cell phone buying tips into little bits so that you can take your time understanding the ways to find discounts, bundle and get better rebates when you buy wireless.
AT&T is now offering the Samsung Eternity, touchscreen, TV phone,
with QWERTY keypad, 3G network, GPS, Napster 3 megapixel camera and web browsing.The Samsung Eternity has a 3.2-inch
touch screen with haptic support and accelerometer for autorotation .
Additional key specifications of the Samsung Eternity include the 3.0 megapixel camera with video capture, Video Share calling, advanced messaging capabilities, including Mobile Email and instant messaging (Yahoo!, Windows Live, AOL), Bluetooth technology and a microSD memory card slot supporting up to 8GB.
Verizon also launched the flip Samsung Renown. It has a 2.0 megapixel camera with NightShot to enhance the
camera's capabilities in dark environments; a camcorder; and video,
picture, text and mobile IM messaging options.
The Renown also supports
Verizon Wireless' V CAST Music with Rhapsody and V CAST Video services
in the U.S. V CAST Music with Rhapsody lets customers transform their
Renown into an MP3 player and allows customers to access more than 5
million songs and purchase full songs over-the-air. They can also
download the master copy of songs to their PCs, free of digital rights
management software; and sync favorite tracks, albums and playlists
from their PCs to their phones using a USB cable.
We were finally able to get a hold of the AT&T Quickfire Specifications. Yes it does have touchscreen.
AT&T Quickfire Specs (Specifications). Reviews have been very good.
Battery
Capacity 1200 mAH Talk Time Up to 3 hours Standby Time 12 days Dimensions Size (inches)4.3 x 2.2 x 0.7 inches Weight 4.8 ounces
Memory
Internal Memory Storage 29.3 MB Expandable Memory Storage8 GB Memory Format: microSD(TM)
Wireless Technology:
GSM/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 MHz 3G 850/1900/2100 MHz EDGE High Speed Data Network EDGE Class 10
Bluetooth Technology 1.2, Stereo
Display
Display Size 2.8 inches
Resolution (pixels) 240 x 320 Colors 260K
Keyboard
Touchscreen
QWERTY
Predictive Text for Fast Typing
Backlit Keys
Included Accessories Battery Charger User Manual Quick Start Guide
The buy is called "T-Mobile Billion Block," the most-expansive two-day ad buy in Platform-A history . Over a two-day period, the T-Mobile G1 will dominate a significant amount of AOL and other Platform-A inventory, and it's estimated that approximately 81.5 million consumers will view ads.
There has been a lot news regarding T-Mobile's G1 Google phone. So much so, that we have created a page of all the T-Mobile G1 articles.
AT&T is now offfering the Quickfire, the final of four new quick messaging mobile phones designed to make messaging faster for textaholics.The Quickfire is slider phone with a1.3 megapixel camera and full QWERTY keypad, 3G world access and with fast downloaded music via Napster. Quickfire also features AT&T Navigator, which provides turn-by-turn directions and is available with a 30-day free trial
All quick messaging phones are compatible with AT&T's messaging plans that offer 200, 1,500 and unlimited messaging for $5, $15 and $20, respectively. AT&T FamilyTalk plan customers can get unlimited messaging for all lines for $30.
The AT&T Quickfire, which comes in orange, lime and silver, is available through AT&T retail locations or at http://www.att.com/wireless for $99.99 after a two-year agreement and mail-in rebate.
Reviews have been positive and Wirefly is offering it for free to new AT&T customers.
The BlackBerry Bold goes on sale today in the U.S. only
from AT&T.
Operating on the nation's fastest 3G network, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone features a powerful combination of global 3G capabilities in conjunction with international wireless coverage, built-in GPS, Wi-Fi and a multitude of choices in the form of tens of thousands of services and applications. The BlackBerry Bold has free access to AT&T's Wi-Fi Hotspots.
Some reviewers adore it while others don't like a few glitches. Overall Wireless and Mobile News Review of Reviews rates the BlackBerry Bold 4 out 5.
