AT&T fires off the Quickfire

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AT&T released yet another messaging phone Tuesday, and it looks a lot like AT&T's answer to the T-Mobile Sidekick in a way. The Quickfire is equipped with a full QWERTY keyboard, and features 3G network support with access to AT&T Mobile Music. The Quickfire will be available in orange, lime, and silver in November for $99.99 after a two-year agreement and a mail-in rebate.

Nicole Lee is an associate editor for CNET, covering cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, and all things mobile. She's also pretty geeky--she likes World of Warcraft, comic books, and shiny gadgets. E-mail Nicole.

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by Zeeshan47 October 14, 2008 12:40 PM PDT: That looks a bit clunky around the display. Oh and there's no visible tactile navigation, so I'm guessing it's touch screen. Not exactly a deal-breaker, but certainly not something I'm dying to get.; Reply to this comment


by xMeGaMaN October 14, 2008 3:25 PM PDT: That looks like a carbon copy of the Sidekick lol; Reply to this comment


by rbz275 October 14, 2008 5:01 PM PDT: Yes it's a touch screen.
Its by UT Starcom

(more info on phonearena.com); Reply to this comment

by luckymlee October 23, 2008 7:25 AM PDT

Does any one know how much the phone would be without a 2 year agreement? And also when the phone will be coming out?

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by phone_junkie November 3, 2008 11:45 AM PST: 299.99 without a commitment, release early Nov.

by Manningloover October 23, 2008 4:06 PM PDT

I am still wondering if i should get the pantech matrix, or get the quickfire but both great phones!!

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by phone_junkie November 3, 2008 11:46 AM PST: Haven't had my hands on the quickfire, but was a sidekick user, and if i compared the sidekick to the matrix, hands down, I would choose the quickfire over the matrix


by Bubblez86 October 26, 2008 8:16 AM PDT: I happen to like this idea but it does look like a lot of other phones but I definitely think that At&t needed new phones for messaging cuz they had a little amount of phones with full QWERTY keypads that weren't say the blackberry etc. I think that I like the Sam sung propel a lot, but that came out only yesterday for sales and no one has reviewed it yet so I don't know. This phone is going to be 100 dollers with mail in rebate and 100 year contract and the other ones are 80 bucks. Theirs the Pan tech Matrix, The pan tech slate the Sam sung propel and this one the At&t quickfire. I think my favourites are the Propel and this one so far.; Reply to this comment


by Bubblez86 October 26, 2008 8:20 AM PDT: I happen to like this idea but it does look like a lot of other phones but I definitely think that At&t needed new phones for messaging cuz they had a little amount of phones with full QWERTY keypads that weren't say the blackberry etc. I think that I like the Sam sung propel a lot, but that came out only yesterday for sales and no one has reviewed it yet so I don't know. This phone is going to be 100 dollers with mail in rebate and 2 year contract and the other ones are 80 bucks. Theirs the Pan tech Matrix, The pan tech slate the Sam sung propel and this one the At&t quickfire. I think my favourites are the Propel and this one so far.; Reply to this comment


by Bubblez86 October 26, 2008 8:21 AM PDT: Sorry posted two. And on the first one its suppose to be 2 year contract not 100 lolz.; Reply to this comment

by baseball732 October 27, 2008 4:21 PM PDT

Does anyone know if this phone has the 9 digit keypad on the touch screen which could be used for texting also like the LG voyager?

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by pugsley0134 November 2, 2008 2:22 PM PST: Yes the quickfire does have the 9 digit keypad on the touch screen just like the voyager. This is going to be a super hot phone. It will be out on November 10th, and the price after mail in rebate and discount $99.00. If you wish to purchase this phone without a 2 year contract from AT&T; It's going to cost you $279.00. The quickfire has 35mbs of internal memory, and you can throw in an SD card up to 4GB. Touch Screen of course, and one hell of a qwery keyboard. Music player, 1.3 mp camera/camcorder. This bad boy only comes in silver for now. You have your choice of a black, orange, or lime keyboard. If sales are as high as projected, this phone will be out in black. As for those comparing this to the sidekick; Well..... It's 2x as nice as the sidekick, and packed with many more features. Also AT&T is the only network to offer Rollover minutes, great award winning customer service, and package deals 365 days a year. Come join the nations most reliable network, more bars in more places AT&T!!!!

LOL!!!
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by lil_loca05 November 3, 2008 7:35 PM PST: I adore this phone!! Anyone wanna donate it 2 me ;) jk.; Reply to this comment


by gracielufreebush7 November 10, 2008 11:58 PM PST: I just go this phone today and I love it!! :)The touch screen is really easy to use and i text a lot so the full keyboard is great to have! The colors are great to pick from. The speakers are really nice for music. I don't have any complaints yet; Reply to this comment

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