$199.99 on a 2-year contract (after $100 mail-in rebate)
$449.99 ‘No Commitment Pricing’
If you’re a loyal AT&T customer that has been patiently twiddling your thumbs waiting for the 9700, while everyone over at T-Mo got all the glory… Now’s your chance. I was (and still am) a huge fan of the original Bold 9000, and big brother here has numerous updates and extra features… So go ahead and check it out at AT&T.
AT&T (NYSE: T) has added a new texter-friendly device in its portfolio – Pantech Impact. The phone comes with both full QWERTY keyboard and numeric keypad, which [numeric keypad] interestingly sports haptic-enabled keys. Rest of the specs include a 3G radio, GPS, music player, camera that can take both photos and videos, email and IM clients.
As for the availability, AT&T will start selling the Impact starting from tomorrow, November 22nd, when interested users will be able to grab it for $99.99 on a contract and after $50 mail-in rebate, in either bright blue or soft pink…
AT&T made the commercial below to get back at Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless for airing commercials that point out AT&T’s lacking 3G coverage. Not only is AT&T’s commercial stupid, but the money they spent hiring some actor who has a rather familiar face, sadly his name escapes me at the moment, plus production costs, could have instead been poured into something more useful such as improving the actual network Verizon is mocking. Don’t forget to add the court fees as well. AT&T is acting like a silly little teenage bitch, almost as bad as that (ultra potty word removed) from “My Super Sweet 16″ who said her mother ruined her life by buying her a Lexus.
Konami has currently marked down the prices of all of their titles on the App Store until November, 30th 2009. ALL Konami titles are listed at $.99, and if you’ve been curious about any of their titles, now is the time to open up your virtual wallets and get to downloading. The titles that Konami currently have up on the App Store are:
It should be noted that all of these prices are only effective for only the US App Store, so for those of you not able to access the US App Store, I submit this commercial of Crazy Eddie to hopefully cheer you up on not being able to take advantage of this current price drop.
AT&T apparently isn’t going to let the likes of Verizon Wireless and bitter AT&T (NYSE: T) subscribers get them down about their 3G network performance. Big Blue has announced that it’s beefing up 3G services in the San Francisco Bay Area – they’ve upgraded more than 800 cellular base stations and is in the process of migrating 3G services from the 1900Mhz spectrum to the more powerful 850Mhz band in an effort to improve 3G performance.
So far, AT&T has racked up $65 million in infrastructure upgrades this year in the Bay Area, which has allowed it to double network capacity in the last 45 days. In the end, tasking AT&T’s 850Mhz spectrum for 3G services should give subscribers better coverage, better 3G performance and improved wireless reception inside buildings.
If you’ve been hoping for better 3G service from AT&T, you’ll soon be in luck. On top of the infrastructure upgrades, AT&T will be flipping the switch on 7.2Mbps HSPA data speeds in some markets by the end of the year.
So, you might have heard that AT&T (NYSE: T) is suing Verizon for misrepresenting them in the “There’s a Map for that” ads that attack AT&T’s coverage. AT&T tried to “set the record straight“, but Verizon (NYSE: VZ) continues to hold firm, and has even gone so far to say that AT&T only launched the lawsuit because “the truth hurts”. Oh, snap. Verizon is refuting the temporary restraining order that AT&T is demanding for the ads, on the basis that AT&T has apparently admitted that the coverage maps used in the ads are entirely accurate, and the comparison Verizon makes is apt. AT&T’s angle is “Verizon has stepped over the line of legitimate comparative advertising,” which sounds really wishy-washy to me. It looks like this whole situation is quickly degenerating to a PR slap-fight, and will probably result in nothing productive in the long run (however entertaining the drama may be).
For those who have been checking out T-Mobile’s public release of the new BlackBerry Bold 9700, hold your horses – AT&T (NYSE: T)’s offer is coming soon. Business customers can already get their mitts on the next generation BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Bold immediately, but AT&T’s public availability for the 9700 has been announced for November 22. The $199.99 on-contract price point remains identical to T-Mobile (NYSE: DT), and the device itself keeps all the same fixings, like 3.2 megapixel camera, 480 x 360 display, 256 MB of application memory, slim form factor, and snazzy new optical trackpad. If you’re on AT&T and looking to pick this up, mark November 22 on your calendar, and keep an eye out for our review of the device this week!
We’ve seen the Dell Mini 3i smartphone, can Dell make something even better? Maybe. Two images above apparently present the upcoming Dell MID (Dell Streak), which may be heading to AT&T (NYSE: T) in 2010. Nothing is confirmed at this stage, but China Times is reporting that the computer maker will actually have a variety of MIDs produced by Taiwanese manufacturer Qisda.
The mentioned device has recently appeared in Vietnam – boasting 3G connectivity, WiFi, 5-megapixel camera and Android 2.0 Eclair. Hopefully, we’ll soon have more information to share on this. Stay tuned…
LG has officially announced the Shine II, which we’ve already seen in “in the wild” photos back in August. Compared to its predecessor, the new device doesn’t bring much new to the table with only visible change being in the D-pad that’s now placed on the top part of the slider mechanism.
Rest of the specs include a 2.2-inch QVGA screen, 2-megapixel camera with flash and video recording capability, GPS, 3G, Bluetooth, music player, email and IM clients pre-loaded, Java 2.0 support, and so on.
AT&T (NYSE: T) has picked up the Shine II and it will start selling the phone on November 22nd for $119.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and with contract…
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) isn’t backing off its advertising push to point out the inadequacies in AT&T (NYSE: T)’s 3G coverage. Despite AT&T’s lawsuit seeking to stop Verizon’s allegedly misleading ads, Verizon continues to release new commercials that poke fun at AT&T. In response, AT&T has released a statement that they hope “sets the record straight on Verizon ads.”
In the statement, AT&T points out that their 3G network coverage 233 million US residents – about 75% of all Americans. When combined with AT&T’s 2G EDGE network, the carrier boasts 97% coverage in the US. AT&T continues to explain that customers can surf the web and use wireless data services on both the 3G and 2G EDGE networks, contradicting Verizon’s allusions that a 3G network is required to surf the web.
One thing that Verizon doesn’t mention, is that AT&T’s 3G network allows simultaneous data and voice services. Verizon Wireless can’t make that claim. AT&T customers can hop on a voice call while checking their email or surfing IntoMobile.com, while Verizon customers will have to choose between voice or data. AT&T also notes that they have the iPhone on their network. So there.
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