Again I must emphasize how I like covering small carriers. This time the news item deals with U.S. Cellular which will be donating $1 million to schools through its “Calling All Communities” campaign. The carrier will award $100,000 to 10 schools, big or small. From November 13, 2009, through January 15, 2010, individuals 18 years…
Samsung Trill and Caliber go Live on U.S. Cellular
As expected, the Samsung r520 Trill and r850 Caliber have found their way to U.S. Cellular. Both squarely occupy the mid-range and as such, don’t bring anything earth-shattering to the table. The Caliber sports a full touchscreen, slate form factor, and packs a 3 megapixel camera with video recording, stereo Bluetooth support, and all of…
BlackBerry Tour 9630 Pops Up On US Cellular Website
Folks in the US Cellular coverage area will be pleased to know more BlackBerry love is coming their way… in the form of the BlackBerry Tour 9630. That is, if you believe a spec sheet on their website is solid proof (Looks fairly official, no?). Of course, now the pricing and launch date rumors can…
Samsung Trill r520 and Caliber r850 heading to US Cellular
US Cellular will be adding two new Samsung phones in the near future – Trill r520 and Caliber r850. The first of the two, Trill r520, is a music-centric device, priding itself with Bang & Olufsen’s ICEpower signal processing, 1GB on internal memory, and a microSD memory card slot. The other device, Caliber r850, comes…
U.S. Cellular seeks to tap Federal Recovery Act funds to expand in rural areas of Missouri, California, Kansas and Nebraska
The U.S. government is giving away money these days in an effort to return economy on the right track. In that sense, U.S. Cellular has applied for federal stimulus funding to bring its service in rural areas of Missouri, California, Kansas and Nebraska. More specifically, the carrier is asking: $11.2 million in grant support from…
U.S. Cellular launches My Contacts Backup for smartphones
U.S. Cellular has recently launched My Contacts Backup for smartphones, allowing users to create and share groups of contacts with other U.S. Cellular customers. From the press release: U.S. Cellular customers have the ability to group friends, colleagues and family members into contact lists, which can be easily shared with others. Whenever a list is…
U.S. Cellular adds LG Bliss
U.S. Cellular has recently announced the addition of LG Bliss to its portfolio. The device that’s already being offered by Bell Mobility in Canada comes equipped with a large 3-inch touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera, GPS, Bluetooth, music player, email client, full HTML browser, and a microSD expansion slot (cards of up to 16GB are supported). In…
US Cellular launches Samsung Axle
US Cellular is launching a new low-end clamshell. It’s the Samsung Axle, which won’t impress many with its feature set. We see a VGA camera, Bluetooth support, and speakerphone on the list, meaning this baby is destined for either first-time phone buyers, or those who don’t require much from their mobile phone (and in that…
Samsung i220 Code En Route to U.S. Cellular
A new full-QWERTY Samsung handset slipped through the cracks and played U.S. Cellular’s hand a little early. The Samsung Code rates about as high on the ugg-ometer as that Sanyo monstrocity, but it’ll surely do the job, considering the specs: Full QWERTY keypad Jogwheel with 4-way navigation Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard Edition 2.0 MP Camera/camcorder…
US Cellular launches Samsung Gloss for QWERTY-loving flip-phone fans [update]
Samsung and US Cellular have just launched their latest QWERTY flip-phone for the mass market. The new Samsung Gloss, as it’s called, combines a QWERTY keyboard with a fashionable flip form-factor that absolutely oozes estrogen. As such, the squat Samsung Gloss’s flowery designs and Pink color probably won’t find too many homes in male pockets.…