Archive for the ‘Carriers’ Category

The Samsung Messager (SCH-r450) is now available for MetroPCS service. Samsung announced the availability via their website on August 8th. The Messager is the third Samsung for MetroPCS and the first to offer a full QWERTY keyboard.
In addition to the QWERTY keyboard, the phone features a 1.3 megapixel camera, Stereo Bluetooth, Mp3 player, [...]

T-Mobile has launched the successor to the Nokia XpressMusic 5300 in the more upscale 5610 XpressMusic slider.

The slider features a QVGA display, quadband GSM/EDGE support (but no 3G), touch sensitive music controls, media player, microSDHC expansion slot, speakerphone, Bluetooth 2.0 with stereo audio support, and a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and video recorder.
The phone [...]

New images directly from Sanyowireless.com have surfaced showing the Katana Eclipse from all views in a silver color. The images were posted to Sanyo’s updated image gallery.
The Sanyo Katana Eclipse (6750) is expected to release late this month for Sprint. It features a 1.3 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, GPS access, and external music [...]

Verizon Wireless has issued to all stores the LG Voyager V09 firmware update. Verizon is calling this a “refresh update” as it is one of the most significant firmware upgrades released for a Verizon Wireless phone to-date.
In many ways, the software update is as significant to Voyager, as the 2.0 upgrade to iPhone. The entire [...]

The Blackberry Curve in “Sunset” Red is now available at T-mobile’s website. It carries the same features as the titanium and gold Curve, with a 2 megapixel camera, full querty keyboard, stereo Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and support for T-Mobile’s “Hotspot at Home” service. The phone replaces the not-so-popular gold color with a sleek dark red casing, [...]

PwnageTool 2.0.2 is now available. While we have not tested it, the update is noted to improve jailbreaking and unlocking iPhone over prior releases. In addition, the update adds support for 2.0.1 firmwares. Also, the update adds Installer.app 4.0, alongside the existing Cydia installer.
As usual, we suggest users only unlock their iPhones if needed. While [...]

Verizon has launched another color in its stable of popular BlackBerry Curve devices, with this one designed to appeal to the farier gender.

This version of the Curve is otherwise identical to the other versions with a QVGA landscape display, QWERTY keyboard, speakerphone, microSDHC expansion slot, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder, GPS support through VZ [...]

Sources in Sprint are reporting that current plan holders are in for a discount. Sprint has dropped the price of Phone As Modem add-ons on new plans, to $15, down from the previous $40 per month.
This appears to only take effect on current offerings; Sprint’s Simply Everything, Sprint Everything, and Everything Plus plans. The price [...]

A local CBS affiliate in Vermont is reporting that AT&T will finally be moving into the state it’s been denied in for years.  Thanks to the Verizon/Unicel merger that was recently approved, Verizon picked up several rural areas,  which includes several markets in Vermont.

With the merger, it leaves only one wireless network in the state, [...]

While many thought the much anticipated Blackberry Bold would make its debut in the US around the same time as the iPhone 3G, it’s still yet to happen.  Interestingly enough, the device was launched recently on the Movistar network in Chile.  Why Chile?  It’s not exactly clear.

While it should be available some time next month [...]