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As promised, the HTC Wildfire is now available at U.S. Cellular’s website and will be in the carrier’s stores across the country this Friday, October 21. The entry-level smartphone is available for free after a $100 mail-in-rebate and there’s no activation fee as part of U.S. Cellular’s “Switch for Free” promotion that runs through November…
U.S. Cellular informed us that its, let’s face it, limited smartphone portfolio has been beefed-up with the addition of HTC Hero S. The device is available for new customers for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in-rebate, as well as for those on Belief plans who are eligible for a phone upgrade. If you recall, the Hero…
U.S. Cellular has announced a trio of HTC devices to be launched next month. The Hero S, Wildfire S, and Flyer tablet will be sold for $199.99, $79.99, and $199.99 on contract after rebates, respectively. The Hero S runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, has a 4-inch 960 x 540 touchscreen, a 5 megapixel camera on the…
Aside from the Motorola Electrify, U.S. Cellular will be adding another Android smartphone to its offering in the next couple of days (or weeks). It’s the HTC Hero S, which as far as we see is the carrier’s version of the Kingdom (EVO Design 4G). If that’s true (and we think it is), expect a…
We have some great news for owners of the HTC Merge, as it turns out U.S. Cellular has finally released the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update. The update adds improved power management, a refined user interface, easier copy and paste and more control over running apps. There is a new Flashlight app for the camera LED…
Are you a US Cellular customer who is feeling a little left out from the lack of new Motorola handsets on the carrier? Fret no more, good chum, as the Motorola Electrify has just been announced, which is essentially the Photon 4G. The dual-core toting Android phone will land on the sixth largest carrier in…
Samsung and its carrier partners are looking to bring the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update to all of the Galaxy S versions. One of the devices from the group which still waits to get that treatment is U.S. Cellular’s Samsung Mesmerize, which is a CDMA-version of the Galaxy S, like the one Verizon offers (Fascinate). Unfortunately…
U.S. Cellular, the sixth largest carrier in the country, is considering following in AT&T’s and Verizon’s footsteps by moving to tiered data plans. The carrier says that it will launch its tiered data plans within the next two or three quarters, but didn’t specify a date or pricing schemes. Given the competitive nature of the…
Spectrum, quite possibly the most expensive invisible thing you can buy, is absolutely crucial for the wireless industry to function. The Chief Executive Officers of six American operators (AT&T, Cellcom, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S Cellular, and Verizon Wireless) recently sent a letter [PDF file] to President Obama asking if he could get the Department of Commerce’s…
Well friends, the long wait for the Samsung Galaxy S II in the United States is almost over as we’ve heard it will be announced in August and Samsung has put up a signup page for the superphone. The Samsung Galaxy S II signup page asks for the usual information like name and e-mail but…