Cellular South plans to expand to Tennessee and Georgia by acquiring two PCS spectrum licenses from Banana Communications Ventures. In an FCC filing, the carrier also hinted plans to eventually “go LTE” in the areas as part of a wider network upgrade. Financial terms of the transaction haven’t been unveiled. We do, however, know it’s…
HTC Desire now available at Cellular South for $149
Good news for Cellular South customers as the HTC Desire is now available for purchase on the carrier’s website. The Desire is the third Android device to hit Cellular South and is joined by the HTC Hero and the Motorola Milestone. Priced very reasonably, this Cellular South handset will set you back $149.99 after a $50 mail-in reward…
HTC Bee: an entry level Android 2.2 handset for Verizon?
Hardware specifications for the Bee, another mystery HTC handset, have emerged today. The Bee is a CDMA handset that could potentially launch on one of many CDMA carriers including Verizon, US Cellular, Alltel or Cellular South. The Android 2.2 phone is an entry-level offering that includes a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7625 processor, a 3.2-inch display with…
HTC Desire HD (Ace) spotted in the wild with Android 2.2 Froyo
The HTC Desire HD, also known as the Ace, was outed by retailer SuperETrader last month. With the customary leaked introduction out of the way, we can now turn our eyes to potentially the first spy shot of this rumored handset. The surprisingly clear photo is consistent with the leaked specs of the Desire HD…
Samsung Galaxy S line struts its stuff for family video
You’ve heard about the Samsung Galaxy S right? You know, Samsung’s first superphone coming to all four major US carriers? Good, because now we have them all together before they battle it out in the US smartphone market. While it’s nothing we haven’t seen before, the video below is by far the most detailed of…
HTC Hero gets Android 2.1 update on Cellular South
We’ve almost missed this, but it’s important – hence we’re going with it, even if we’re late. Cellular South has recently made the Android 2.1 update available for its HTC Hero users. As you know, version 2.1 is much better than its predecessor, packing such things as Google Maps Navigation, pitch-to-zoom capability, support for Yahoo!…
Superphone Shootout, round 2: What’s the best smartphone for the summer?
It’s barely been a month since we rolled out the first Superphone Shootout but the smartphone market has become even better. We’ll take a look at the hottest devices on all the major carriers and break down the pros and cons and each. Motorola Droid X $199 on a new, two-year contract with Verizon Wireless…
Samsung Galaxy S also coming to Cellular South
Don’t fret if you’re on Cellular South and felt left out by the Samsung party because the regional carrier will also be getting a Galaxy S phone. The handset will be coming in a few months for an undisclosed price and it will rock a stunning 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, a 1 GHz Hummingbird processor,…
All Samsung Galaxy S variants to receive Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ OS update
The announcement that all Samsung Galaxy S smartphone variants will be getting Android 2.2 Froyo OS updates may not be surprising, but confirmations of this sort are always welcomed. During their Galaxy S launch party in NYC today, Samsung confirmed that all of their recently announced Samsung Galaxy S devices will receive the Android 2.2,…
Cellular South expands its Text CS customer support service
Cellular South announced the expansion of its popular “Text Cellular South (CS)” service that helps customers get quick answers to questions about their mobile phone and account via SMS. The free service was originally launched in November of last year with the introduction of the Android-powered HTC Hero smartphone, and now it’s available on all…