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Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Windows Mobile, GSM, WiMAX

Been pining for more information on HTC’s chunky GSM / WiMAX handset, the HTC MAX 4G? Read on, comrade, because you’ve come to the right place: “friendly Malaysian guy” and blogger nextimelah has imported one and given a full review of the phone — well, as full as you can get when you can’t read Cyrillic. You see, the phone is still only available at Russian provider Yota and, while you might think a phone like this would offer an English mode, the language is apparently integrated into the device’s ROM. So beware, potential importers. Short of the massive language barrier the phone gets high marks, described as being effectively a Diamond with a bigger, better screen — which may or may not work for you depending on the size of your pockets. The ability to call fellow Yota subscribers via VoIP directly from the phone is intriguing, but sadly it only works when you’re on Yota’s WiMAX network — not anybody else’s — again making this one less than import friendly.

[Via wmpoweruser.com]

Russian HTC MAX 4G reviewed by non-Russian reviewer originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, HTC, T-Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, Android

If you were a bit taken aback by the £40 ($59) monthly tariff required to take the G1 home for free, apparently you weren’t alone. T-Mobile has hacked that requirement down to £30 ($44) per month, and while the carrier itself has said that it’s not a reaction to poor sales, industry analysts are saying otherwise. In fact, a company spokesperson even states that it has chosen to “offer the device free with a £30 contract to make the pricing more competitive in light of recent device launches,” even though it is “well on track to achieve [its] sales forecasts.” Whatever the agenda, we’re all about getting phones into hands for less, so three cheers all around. Except for you early adopters… bummer, eh?

[Via Pocket-lint]

T-Mobile lowers price of G1 admission in the UK to better compete originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, HTC, T-Mobile, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE

This thing’s been in the pressure cooker for ages at this time, but it seems like T-Mobile might finally be getting within a stone’s throw of actually releasing (or at the very least, declaring) the Shadow II, successor to the Shadow — HTC’s funky little Windows Mobile Standard slider targeted squarely at a consumer audience. The new model moves to WinMo 6.1 from 6 (we should certainly hope so), and as rumored, it appears to at this time support HotSpot WiFi-based calling. It’s no G1 on the geek scale, but if you’re looking to somehow strike a mythical balance between “cool” and “supports ActiveSync,” we might just have your winner.

[Via Phone Scoop]

T-Mobile Shadow II gets FCC-style unveiling originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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