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Motorola i290 does iDEN in style – slim(ish) candybar for the iDEN network

By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007 at 9:39 PM

Motorola i290

Motorola’s gettin’ all styled up with their newest iDEN handset – the Motorola i290. Other than the i830, this thing is as slim and sleek as you get for iDEN phones. With a slim candybar form factor, this PTT (Push-to-Talk) phenom is everything past iDEN handsets weren’t – fashionably sleek. With the Motrola i290, you no longer have to make any more excuses to your friends about your Nextel-compatible phone being durable or reliable.

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  • hakeemm

    The phone looks like my motorola cordless home telephone..huhuhu

  • Will Park

    Still way better than the older Moto iDEN phones :lol:

    I should know, I’ve had my fair share of iDEN phones through the years.

  • Uriel Arroyave

    I am in colombia, I would like knowing if I can buy one i 290 with you to activate her in my country, all that would cost me.

  • mariah walker

    i love this phone because i got it and its the best phone that i ever had and i wanna say thank you for th creation

  • juan

    the modem on the i290 is it just dial up broadband or can i make it faster

  • DougTheBug

    Juan, at best, you can expect dialup speeds. IDEN networks don’t support more.

    I don’t see how this is a better phone. The i425 was much more stylish, the same thickness and has pretty much the exact same internals.

  • 3L Chamaquito

    hi i would like to know how much an i290 would cost and which website i can purchase it at