Entries tagged with “cheapest” from WIRELESS AND MOBILE NEWS

Here's our smashing great super cheap deal of the weekend for our readers who want a powerful BlackBerry Curve, whether you are new to a carrier or not. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 and all BlackBerry Curve smartphones are FREE at Wirefly for new and current customers for all carriers including, T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and Nextel. (For Alltel current customers $49)

Because you read Wireless and Mobile News, if you use this Wirefly Every BlackBerry Curve Free link you will get early access to the free BlackBerry Curve deal today.  The Free BlackBerry Curve sale will end at midnight on Sunday, July 12.

Editor's Note Monday: the Sale has been extended 12 hours.

Last month, Wirefly offered the same free deal for the BlackBerry Curve 8900 with all carriers and it was a smashing success. Our readers responded with record sales. We have to name this the hottest, cheapest, best deal of the weekend for a smartphone.  We hate to use cliches, but hurry and buy before the sale is over.

The BlackBerry Curve 8900 is a world phone with a music player, XM radio, Bluetooth and a speaker phone. Memory is expandable to 16 Gb. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 is the thinnest BlackBerry so far.

PCMag wrote that the BlackBerry Curve 8900 has terrific keyboard and sharp screen. Engadget called the BlackBerry Curve 8900 "drop dead gorgeous.It features a 3.2MP camera, built-in GPS, WiFi and a new trackball. It has a 2.4-inch, 480x360-pixel resolution TFT display.

Every carrier has different data plan that must be purchased with the BlackBerry Curve 8900 that runs from $25-$30 more a month depending on the carrier and plan.

The BlackBerrry Curve 8900 has gotten great reviews, "We would absolutely recommend the BlackBerry Curve 8900." wrote Bonnie Cha at CNET.

If you are interested in another BlackBerry Curve. It has been stated that they have beauty and brains There are three curvaceous BlackBerry models; the 8300 (the first), 8310 (GPS /AT&T) and 8320 (Wi-Fi/T-Mobile).  Reviewers do agree about the beauty of the devices and give the most accolades for the brains of all models for spectacular email functioning, the keyboards, sharp cameras and good call quality. The reviewers favor the 8310 for GPS and the 8320 for Wi-Fi access. You can read of Review of Reviews for more details, but return here for the free deal.

The offer includes Free FedEx shipping and if you want to get more bang for your buck, add coupon codes for  free 2GB memory ( enter WIREFLYMCARD5) and a free Bluetooth headset (enter WIREFLYBTOOTH30 at checkout)

Wirefly is claims that this free deal saves you up to $350. When they say free they mean free on this one because it says for "current and new" customers, it does require a contract extension.

Blyk, a new mobile network for 16 - 24s that's funded by advertising launched Monday. Blyk links young people with advertising  and gives them free texts and minutes every month.  It offers subscribers 217 free texts and 42 free minutes in exchange for accepting MMS (picture messaging) and SMS (text) advertising after that it's 0.15 (BP) a minute.

In order to join users have to be 16-24 years old, live in mainland Britain, own a phone with MMS and be invited. After registering the teen gets a new SIM for his/her phone.  Blyk expects to launch in other parts of Europe in the future.

Comment from Mobile & Wireless News:

Knowing teens, those free minutes should run out in about 42 minutes after receiving the SIM.

The Kelsey Group, the leading provider of strategic research and analysis, data and competitive metrics on Yellow Pages, electronic directories and local media, forecasts U.S. mobile search advertising revenues to grow from $33.2 million in 2007 to $1.4 billion in 2012, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 112 percent.

"Advertisers in the U.S. are the most aggressive in terms of messaging to potential U.S. consumers," said Matt Booth, senior vice president and program director, Interactive Local Media, The Kelsey Group. "Given the relatively high spend levels, we believe advertisers will continue to look into innovative solutions, including mobile, that demonstrate a clear ROI on ad spend."

The Kelsey Group's mobile search advertising forecast covers:

• Ad-Sponsored Directory Assistance (Free DA) - Consumers dial a phone for free directory assistance and other local information (examples: 1-800-GOOG411, Jingle Networks).
• Mobile Internet Ads - Consumers use SMS, WAP, etc., to search or browse the Internet for information (examples: Google Maps, Apple iPhone).
• Multi-Modal Applications - Carriers and/or consumers opt to put voice-in and data-out products directly on the mobile device (examples: Tellme, V-Enable). Read more.