Monday, November 17, 2003
Posted by Roberto
8:29 AM
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USA: COOL MOBILE PHONES AND NEW M-SERVICES
Here is a short list of some of the cool mobile devices and services that are currently being offered in California:
T-mobile Sidekick [web]. The Sidekick is a full-featured mobile phone. It includes a web browser, AOL Instant Messenger service, an organizer and games. You can attach a camera (as accessory) and send the pictures you take via e-mail. There are 2 rate plan options, one as add-on to the existing calling plan (20 dollars per month for unlimited data services) and the other one that is comprehensive of voice and data services (29.99 dollars per month offering unlimited data services (e-mail, Instant messaging, web browsing and text messaging) and domestic voice services at 20 cents per minute).
AT&T Wireless offers a very nice Smartphone at 399 dollars. With activation and mail-in rebate you get it for 249 dollars. It has a beautiful color screen, pocket Internet explorer, Instant messaging (MSN limited probably), windows media player, SD memory card slot. The only problem for people traveling internationally is that it is not tri-band.
Sprint is offering the Sanyo SCP-8100 phone [web]. Built-in camera and Picture Mail from Sprint. Point, Click and Share...
Samsung [web] offers an array of great devices: the i500, i600 and i700. The Samsung i500 is a folding PDA phone, based on the Palm operating system with a 65000 color touch screen. The i600 is a folding Smartphone, based on Windows Mobile operating system. The i700 is a Pocket PC Phone.
USA Wireless Market Snapshot: 152 million cell phone users and six major U.S. wireless companies. Sprint (NYSE:FON) - Sprint PCS (NYSE:PCS) - AT&T Wireless (NYSE:AWE) - Cingular Wireless (NYSE:SBC) - Deutsche Telekom's (NYSE:DT) T-Mobile USA. Quotes
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