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Cricket Offers The Nokia 3606
Author: +866.com20 Mar
MetroPCS might want to pay closer attention to its competitor, Cricket. Aside from having fairly attractive rates, Cricket is now offering the Nokia 3606. Sure, it’s not a technological wonder (in this day and time), but it does add a stylish phone to Cricket’s lineup, which could prove crucial. The Nokia 3606 sports a 1.3-megapixel camera with LED flash, stereo Bluetooth, FM radio, microSDHC support and external multimedia keys. It’s not all that cheap at $179.99, but when you factor in Cricket’s low-cost unlimited plans, it’s an interesting deal.
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Kyocera X-tc and JAX introduced by Virgin Mobile
Author: +866.com15 Mar
Two new handsets have been recently introduced by Virgin Mobile USA, both manufactured by Kyocera.
Only the first device, Kyocera X-tc, seems to be available for purchase right away, offered by Virgin for $99 – no contract required.
The X-tc is an entry-level phone with a sliding QWERTY keyboard, so it’s in the same league as Sprint’s LG Rumor2 (or LG Banter, if you’re on the Alltel side).
Overall, the handset doesn’t look bad at all:
Its specs and features include:
- QVGA display with 262K colors
- Stereo Bluetooth
- Dedicated music keys
- Mobile Web
- Email, IM
- Facebook Mobile
- Voice dialing
- 1.3MP camera
- MicroSD card support
- Talk time: up to 250 minutes
- Standby time: up to 200 hours
- 4.37 x 2.05 x 0.68 inches
- 3.89 ounces
The second new phone, Kyocera JAX, seems to be Virgin’s version of Kyocera S1300, which was launched by Cricket last month.
The JAX is a 13-mm thick candybar that features a 128 x 160 pixels display, Web browser, text messaging and “real music ringtones”. Its price and release date are not known for the moment.
Via Virgin Mobile and Virgin Mobile
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Cricket Samsung R211
Author: +866.com6 Mar
Cricket has announced that it will be adding Samsung’s SCH-r211 to its lineup of candybar phones. The r211 is a fairly small phone, and doesn’t have much to show in the feature department either, sporting a speakerphone, web access, messaging, game and ringtone downloads. Of course, the phone is a budget phone and only costs $90. The r211 has support for AWS, so it will work in all of Cricket’s markets.
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An unknown Motorola phone has been leaked by the FCC, and there are apparently 2 versions of this phone, one that supports 800/1900 CDMA, which should be heading towards Sprint or Verizon, and the other 1700 AWS, which should be destined for Cricket or MetroPCS. Regardless of the name, it hardly seems like something earth-shattering, though if you’re looking for a simple phone, you might want to check it out.
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New, unnamed Motorola CDMA clamshell leaked by the FCC
Author: +866.com13 Jan
The Federal Communications Commission has recently approved a new Motorola phone, a clamshell that appears with the FCC ID IHDP56JM2.
Unfortunately, the handset’s official name is not known for the moment, and neither are details about its release.
What we do know is that the new clamshell seems to be a mid-end device. It has external music dedicated keys, Bluetooth, a photo camera (probably of at least 2MP) and a flat alphanumeric keyboard.
Here’s what the phone looks like:
Apparently, there will be two versions of the phone available: one with 800 / 1900 MHz CDMA connectivity, and one with support for MetroPCS and Cricket’s 1700 MHz AWS frequencies.
Motorola will probably announce the clamshell in the near future and we’ll be here to let you know when this happens.
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Nokia E63 and Nokia 1006 for the US
Author: +866.com8 Jan
Apart from T-Mobile’s 7510 clamshell, Nokia has two other new phones for the US: Nokia E63 and Nokia 1006.
The E63 is already available in Europe, and now Nokia is bringing it to the US too, obviously with North American 3G connectivity (850 / 1900 MHz).
The Eseries Symbian S60 smartphone will be sold unlocked, for only $279 – a good price, considering the full QWERTY keyboard and all the other features the handset has.
Starting the next few weeks, customers will be able to find it in various retails stores across the US, as well as in Nokia’s Flagship Stores and via Nokia’s US website.
While the E63 isn’t exactly a new device, Nokia 1006 is. It’s a CDMA candybar, made for AWS carriers (like MetroPCS or Cricket) and developed at Nokia’s product creation center from San Diego.
There’s not much info about the features of Nokia 1006, save for the fact that it comes with a “bright color display”, speakerphone, voice memo and a phonebook that can hold up to 500 entries.
The candybar will be available soon, in silver and blue. An exact release date and a price were not given, though.
Via Press release and Press release