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Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Windows Mobile, EV-DO, CDMA

Last we heard from Cellular South, it was making waves by offering to pay early termination charges in order to hook new subscribers. at this time, it’s trying to lure even more paying customers in with the launch of the HTC Touch Diamond. The carrier, which serves much of Mississippi and portions of surrounding states, is at this time offering the touchscreen-based handset for 9.99 on a 2-year agreement, or if you’re not really down with a Dat. plan, it’ll cost you a stiff 9.99. We’re also told that a few new service plans have emerged, with family plans starting at and packing in 700 to 1,400 nationwide minutes along with unlimited mobile-to-mobile calling with other CS users. Also of note, the Total Unlimited plan includes unlimited talk, text, mobile web and email for / 0 per month for featurephones / smartphones.

[Via phonescoop]

Cellular South hosts HTC Touch Diamond for 9.99 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Windows Mobile

Motorola’s dandy duo seem set to have their debutante ball sometime in Q1 2009. DigiTimes is reporting that Compal Communications has apparently already received the order for the two new sets that were originally meant to ship this quarter. Of course, we’d also like to see Motorola launch these two things in a more official manner, and with both CES and MWC just around the corner, we’ll hopefully get a little more intimate with them soon. Still no word on pricing, but if we hear anything, we’ll holler.

[Via Unwired View]

Motorola’s Attila and Alexander set to launch Q1 ‘09? originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Verizon Wireless, Windows Mobile, EV-DO, CDMA

If it’s a 5-megapixel cameraphone you’re looking for, there are definitely inexpensive entries on the market — but if only a 5-megapixel WinMo Professional set will do, the Omnia’s just about the best (read: only) deal you’ll find on an American carrier these days. The CDMA translation of the smartphone that Samsung’s been selling in other parts of the world for much of 2008 in GSM form carries over most of its key features, namely Windows Mobile 6.1 with TouchWiz, WiFi, DivX certification, the love-it-or-hate-it optical directional pad, and that beefy cam with flash and autofocus. It also nabs VZ Navigator support, stereo Bluetooth, a 3.2-inch 400 x 240 display, and 8GB of internal memory. Gives pause to that imminent Touch Pro purchase, doesn’t it? Look for it to be available for order this week — a full retail launch is expected come December 8 — for $249.99 after rebate on a two-year contract.

Verizon declare Samsung Omnia for $249.99 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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