Posted by: Anthony Carter in reviews, htc fuze on
Nov 13, 2008
As one would expect, many different review sites are posting their thoughts on the AT&T Fuze. The guys over at The Boy Genius Report have weighed in with their review of the new phone. Their thoughts? AT&T has, for once, not added anything horrible to the device or changed anything about the way Windows Mobile works on it, and for that, people are very, very happy. The Fuze includes tri-band UMTS/HSDPA support, includes both OK and Start buttons, and has a visible Start menu on the home screen. Woohoo! One of the best things people have found about the Fuze is that it follows classic, not random AT&T, layouts. For example, instead of listing the numbers across the top row, they’re laid out like a number pad. That works much better and seems to involve less wrist movement, a must for all of us who suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome.
BGR has snagged the AT&T Fuze and has provided a gallery of photos of the unboxing. They found the AT&T version of the Touch Pro to be "less cluttered with crapware" and seem to be very impressed. Check out their full Fuze gallery.
Posted by: Christopher Meinck in htc fuze, atandt on
Nov 11, 2008
If you are waiting for the release of the AT&T Fuze, the wait will not be much longer. AT&T retail locations are starting to receive shipments of the new Fuze. It's expected the Fuze will be available tomorrow. Notice the HTC branding on the box! Very nice.
The HTC Fuze is now available through AT&T Wireless online. The Fuze is priced at $299 after a $50 mail-in rebate(with a 2-year contract). The Fuze is the GSM, AT&T branded HTC Touch Pro and features HSDPA, GPS, WiFi and TouchFlo 3D.
The Fuze is here! It’s official release date of yesterday, November 11, is now a reality and you can now purchase your very own HTC Fuze from any AT&T dealer. The price tag is still a bit high, coming in at $299.99 after contract and rebates. Without those nice little discounts, the phone weighs in at a rather large $499.99. A bit pricey? Well, maybe, but it’s in line with the price of other similar phones suc as the Blackberry Bold. The number of fancy gizmos, sleek applications and other options included with the Fuze may make it worth the price tag, however.
Posted by: Anthony Carter in htc fuze on
Nov 5, 2008
AT&T customers can get their very first look at the HTC Fuze by heading out to the various AT&T locations. Well, they can get an idea of what the Fuze looks like, anyway—stores have been receiving dummy Fuzes. They look and feel exactly like the real things, but they don’t do very much. In actual fact, they don’t do anything at all. However, they are an indication that the real Fuzes will be appearing in the stores sooner rather than later. The wait is almost at an end!
From Engadget
There are many rumors out there about how many T-Mobile G1s have sold and how many are expected to sell, but most of these are just people spouting off random numbers. However, Peter Chou, the co-founder of HTC itself, has finally thrown out his own set of numbers. In an internet, Chou said he’s expecting HTC to sell over 600,000 G1s in 2008 (i.e., in only a couple of months) and that he’s looking forward to even higher numbers in 2009. However, like the smart businessman he is, Chou also stated that HTC isn’t basing its entire existence on the G1, so while it’s certainly possible the phone will sell millions, they’re financially prepared for it to be a failure, too. Yeah, like that will happen! Who isn’t looking forward to getting their hands on this hot little phone with full keyboard?
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Engadget
Posted by: Anthony Carter in Walmart, T-Mobile G1 on
Oct 29, 2008
Various rumors have said that Wal-Mart will be getting a load of T-Mobile G1s in around November 24th. While that’s not a huge rumor or news, what is interesting is the talk revolving around the price: according to some, these G1s will be priced at $148.88 with a two year contract. That’s a good $30 off of what T-Mobile stores have priced the phone. If you want to be one of the first to have a G1, then you might not want to wait until the end of the month to grab one even if you do save $30. On the other hand, if you’re not in a hurry, you might save yourself a little cash.
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HTC’s Rose, the codename for the S740, has gone from vague mention in a document to, finally, a FCC approved phone. The Rose 110 has been approved for use as a communications device in the United States, and for a tiny moment, mobile fans rejoiced at the chance of a 3G network for North America. However, it’s not to be—the Rose only features the standard WiFi, Bluetooth, and EDGE 850/1900. No one knows when or if (OK, that’s a little pessimistic) we’ll get widespread 3G here, but the Rose was certainly a good bet for one. Still, the Rose 110 has a lot of neat little bells and whistles, plus it has a whopping 256 MB of RAM. Few other HTC smartphones have that much memory.
From Engadget
Posted by: Anthony Carter in T-Mobile, g1, data cap on
Sep 26, 2008
T-Mobile has relented on the data cap for their T-Mobile G1. As many smart phone fans know, T-Mobile originally included this caveat on their tech specs for the G1: “If your total data usage in any billing cycles is more than 1GB, your data throughput for the remainder of that cycle may be reduced to 50 kbps or less.” Many potential G1 buyers balked at this. T-Mobile took note, and has stated that they’re removing the 1 GB data ceiling. Instead, they’re reserving the right to place restrictions on any user who uses excessive amounts of throughput.
While they don’t really give a number for what they consider “excessive,” they do say that they will cap anyone who uses so much throughput that it causes performance issues with the network. A T-Mobile representative stated that they are still in the process of finalizing the terms of their new data plan, but customers can be assured that they will be able to take full advantage of T-Mobile’s 3G network without fear of reduced throughput for normal usage.
