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AT&T Announces LG Shine II

Humberto Saabedra — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:20:58 +0000

Following up, AT&T has announced the successor to the venerable LG Shine slider in the LG Shine II.

The Shine II will feature a 2.2 inch QVGA display with a mirror finish as in the previous model, quadband GSM/EDGE dualband HSDPA, stereo Bluetooth support, AT&T Navigator, 2.0 megapixel camera with flash and video recorder and dedicated media player button along with an onboard ringtone editor.

The LG Shine II will be available this Sunday for $169.99 before an $50 mail-in rebate, bringing the total to $119.99.

AT&T Announces BlackBerry Bold 9700 and Curve 8520

Humberto Saabedra — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:01:59 +0000

AT&T has announced the forthcoming launch of its variants of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and Curve 8520.

The BlackBerry Bold 9700 will be available on Sunday November 22 for $199.99 after rebate with new agreement and BlackBerry data plan and is identical to the T-Mobile version released today save for 850/1900/2100 3G band support.

The Curve 8520 will launch in the coming weeks and will also be priced identically to the recently released T-Mobile version at $99.99 after $100 mail-in rebate.

Our Take on the AT&T vs Verizon 3G Ad Wars

Christopher Price — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:35:00 +0000

Readers of PhoneNews.com are too smart to listen to advertising from either side, and come here for the real facts anyways. And, because of that, we think two sentences is all the time we should waste on the matter.

AT&T Launches Nation with Canada Rate Plans

Humberto Saabedra — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:42:09 +0000

AT&T has launched a new series of plans that includes calls to Canada in the AT&T Nation with Canada lineup.

The plans range from 450 at $59.99, 1350 at $99.99, 2000 at $119.99,
4000 at $169.99 and 6000 at $219.99 which include Rollover and an additional 1,000 night/weekend minutes, with pay per use data at $2 a megabyte which is the same rate as in the US.

Family plans start at at $89.99 a month for 700 minutes on up to 5 lines, 1400 for $109.99, 2100 for $129.99, 3000 for $169.99, 4000 for $219.99 and 6000 for $319.99, also including Rollover and an additional 1,000 night/weekend minutes, with pay per use data at $2 a megabyte.

AT&T Announces Sierra Wireless USBConnect Lightning for November 22nd

Humberto Saabedra — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:53:01 +0000

AT&T has announced the forthcoming launch of the Sierra Wireless USBConnect Lightning USB modem.

The modem is compatible with the ongoing 7.2Mbps network upgrade being launched across the country, with Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and Miami expected to launch the upgraded service the end of the year.

Pricing for the modem is set at $99.99 after new 2 year agreement and LaptopConnect data plan requirement before an additional $100 mail-in rebate, bringing the total cost to free on contract.

FCC Reveals AT&T LG GM730F Windows Mobile Device

Humberto Saabedra — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:02:49 +0000

The FCC has revealed the LG GM730F Windows Mobile smart device with US 3G support.

The draft user manual makes references to AT&T services such as Video Share support and MEdiaNet access, while the device features HSDPA access, optical directional pad, 5.0 megapixel camera with autofocus, microSDHC expansion slot, Bluetooth with stereo audio support and Windows Mobile 6.5.

Pricing and availability information is not available at this time.

AT&T and Verizon Introduce One Voice Standard for Voice/SMS Over LTE

Humberto Saabedra — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:16:05 +0000

Not long after the introduction of the VoLGA voice over LTE standard in September, AT&T and Verizon along with other telecom companies have introduced their own standards-based proposal known as One Voice.

If adopted by the 3GPP, One Voice would utilize the IMS (Internet Multimedia Subsystem) network overlay to send voice calls and SMS over LTE networks, with the companies involved in its development believing the proposed solution will allow for the widest range of compatibility for wireless network operators, equipment manufacturers and handset manufacturers while ensuring worldwide roaming over LTE networks.

One Voice is currently competing with other proposed voice over LTE delivery standards such as the aforementioned VoLGA and the 3GPP’s own Circuit Switched Fallback standard (CSFB). The CSFB standard as proposed by the 3GPP would allow LTE devices to revert to GSM or UMTS for incoming/outgoing voice calls as well as SMS.

Top 20 AT&T Mobility Authorized Dealers to Sell iPhone on November 1st

Humberto Saabedra — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:18:36 +0000

Information has surfaced that confirms the top 20 third-party authorized dealer networks selling AT&T Mobility products and services will begin to carry the iPhone beginning on November 1st.

This represents a further change of sales policy regarding iPhone, as it was formerly restricted to AT&T retail stores, online sales and Apple, then opened up to select authorized retailers such as Best Buy and Wal-Mart last year.

No word on which AT&T authorized dealer networks will carry the iPhone is available at this time.

AT&T Launches Pantech Reveal

Humberto Saabedra — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:50:52 +0000

AT&T has launched the Pantech Reveal multimedia and messaging phone.

The Pantech Reveal features a standard 10 key dialing pad while concealing a vertically sliding QWERTY keyboard and featuring quadband GSM/EDGE, triband HSDPA, QVGA landscape touch display, 256 MB internal memory with microSDHC expansion slot, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, FM radio with RDS support, speakerphone and 1.3 megapixel camera.

The phone is available now for $229.99 with No Commitment, or $129.99 after new 2 year agreement before an additional $50 mail-in rebate, bringing the total to $79.99.

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RIM Announces BlackBerry Bold 9700

Humberto Saabedra — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:55:23 +0000

RIM has officially announced the successor to the flagship Bold 9000 in the Bold 9700.

The Bold 9700 will feature BlackBerry OS 5.0, a 480×360 resolution landscape display, optical directional pad as found on the 8520, 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, video recorder and flash, as well as support for 900 / 1700 / 2100 and 800 / 850 / 1900 / 2100MHz 3G access.

Rounding out the rest of the featureset will be Wi-Fi, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, microSDHC expansion slot and media player.

T-Mobile has announced its variant of the 9700 for release in November which will allow for UMA voice calling over Wi-Fi, while AT&T has announced its version for $299.99 before an additional $100 mail-in rebate to be released in the next few weeks.