Beter than FREE?

Cellphone technology changes so fast that phonemakers could not get rid of their current inventory fast enough in order to make room for the next batch. So instead of scrapping up their stocks (I hope they scrap them up and not just bury them in some landfill), what do they do? They not only give them away, they give you money or credit to take them away! As of May 2007, these have free shipping too. So ordering today can have the cell phone just in time for Mother's Day.

Here's a sample from Letstalk.com:

Sanyo Katana - Mystic Black (Sprint) Cell Phone



The Sanyo Katana is a new ultra-thin cell phone offered by Sprint. This fun clamshell phone comes in three different colors Mystic Black, Blue Sapphire and Cherry Blossom pink. Comes with

• Built-in VGA camera
• 2.2-inch QVGA TFT LCD Main Display
• Built-in Speakerphone
• Sprint PCS Vision
• 1.0-inch TFT LCD External Display, 65K-color
• Bluetooth ready

Nextel ic502 Buzz (Silver)- PowerSource Cell Phone

The Nextel ic502 AKA the Motorola Buzz is the The first CDMA / iDEN hybrid phone, using CDMA for voice and data, and iDEN for walkie-talkie functions. This hybrid cell phone offers a rugged design and access to Nextel's Direct Connect network. This phone also features a speakerphone, Java, and location-based services.

This phone also includes:

• Bright, 65K color internal display
• Built-in speakerphone for hands-free calling
• Walkie-talkie for use with Nextel Direct Connect
• Voice Memo

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enV and UpStage -- alternative to iPhone? pt.2

(link to pt1)

Samsung UpStage

Music continues to dominate our lives. Maybe because listening to music is a choice that we personally make, only limited by a handful of restrictions, mainly the lack of music at the time we want it. The convergence of cell phones and walkmans (iPods for the hipper crowd) chips away at another restriction for instant music satisfaction. You shall no longer be inconvenienced with carrying 2 gadgets (cell phone or iPod) when you jog, grocery shop, etc. Most of us just carries our cell phones, neglecting iPods for more leisurely time. But if the cell phone also plays music as well, we will use it.

Meet the new Samsung UpStage, a two-sided mobile device that's both a phone and a music player.

• Music can be downloaded from your PC or from the Sprint Music StoreSM - then listen to it all through the stereo speaker or a stereo Bluetooth headset
• With the big, beautiful, 262,000-color display so you can watch music videos or Sprint TVSM. Just hit "play.
• The UpStage has a sweet 1.3 megapixel camera and camcorder so you'll never miss a photo op again
• Connecting to Bluetooth-enabled headsets, hands free car systems and compatible printers sounds good, doesn't it? Well, connecting to your music with a stereo Bluetooth headset sounds even better

The Samsung UpStage is very convenient to carry around at only 0.4 inches thick. To be exact, the weight and dimensions are 4.1 x 1.7 x 0.4 inches; 2.6 ounces.

Be sure to read customer reviews. They caution on the inconvenience of having a 2-sided cell phone. Mainly, it's bothersome having to flip the phone around when dialing because the touchpad is on the other side of the screen (see above).





As of April 2007, the UpStage is heavily promoted with a new plan purchase that will make it FREE to you after rebates.



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BlackBerry 8703e

BlackBerry 8703e

Are you an urban professional? Do you often find the need to access the Internet while in the middle of an appointment? Then meet the BlackBerry 8703e. A wireless handheld with a high resoultion display backed by Ev-DO technology. This BlackBerry puts email, phone, browser, instant messaging and organizer into one compact device. The 8703e allows users to connect their laptop or desktop computer to the Internet using the device as a tethered modem – so they don’t need to carry a wireless PC card.

Comes with

• full QWERTY keyboard
• Bluetooth® Capable
  
• 64 Mb Flash Memory/16 Mb SRAM
  
• Embedded RIM® wireless modem
  
• Integrated Email Phone SMS Browser Calendar Address Book and additional organizer applications
  
• Polyphonic and MP3 ring tones for personalizing your device.
  

Included Accessories:

• Lithium ion battery
  
• Compact wall charger
  
• Holster USB data cable

Buy the BlackBerry 8703e (Sprint) from LetsTalk.com.

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