If your AT&T contract is just about up, you might want to hold off for a bit as it looks like some new phone options are on their way. In addition to the Lumia 900 — which is rumored to arrive for $99.99 on contract — AT&T's got another LTE Windows Phone 7 device in the hopper: a source has told BGR that the HTC Titan II will come out on March 18th for $199.99. Of course, if Windows Phone doesn't suit your fancy there are also plenty of LTE-equipped Android phones coming to AT&T: the Sony Xperia Ion, Samsung Exhilarate, and Samsung Skyrocket HD are all slated for release towards the end of the first quarter. The site also says that AT&T's version of the Samsung Galaxy Note will demand $299.99 on February 18th, and that a HSPA+ Sony tablet called the "Crystal" will be available for $409.99 soon — though we'd venture to guess that's just the AT&T Sony Tablet P, which still hasn't made it to the network. Lastly, the tipster says two yet-to-be-announced smartphones — the Android-powered Samsung Rugby Smart and AT&T Fusion — are to cost $99.99 and $124.99, respectively, on February 18th.
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Why can’t we get the Titan II or the 900 on VZW?!
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 3:21 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Because VZW is a Nazi
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 3:25 PM EST reply Recommend (8) Flag actions
Because VZW is going balls deep with Android.
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 3:26 PM EST reply Recommend (8) Flag actions
Don’t bring VZW’s sexual preference into this, that’s just low =P
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 3:42 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Good way to get a virus.
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 7:43 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Cause CDMA sucks…I got my Note long time ago before ATT announced it…tough luck
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 3:42 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Verizon screwed over the KIN by attaching smartphone data plans to a phone that was not comparable to a smartphone. They blame Microsoft for this mistake, and therefore they also hate Windows Phone.
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 5:02 PM EST reply Recommend (2) Flag actions
I love Kin studio, can wait for those features coming over to Windows Phone.
Please vote :)
http://windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/2282151-bring-kin-studio-to-windows-phone
Posted on Jan 26, 2012 | 2:45 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
well… you just got the Galaxy Nexus, so we’re getting a handful of new toys. That’s how it’s always been. Verizon gets 1 or 2 flagship phones, and ATT bombards the market with new devices that everyone wants.
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 3:31 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Nokia 900 > Titan II. From a hardware design aspect. So why the $100 difference?
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 3:34 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Nokia is most likely subsidizing it more in order to entice more folks to buy. And I bet it will work.
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 3:35 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Microsoft is likely also involved – probably removing the licensing fee for Nokia’s phones as part of the deal they made last year. Though, we can’t exactly judge the hardware differences between these two phones on the very little data we have on the Titan II.
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 5:22 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
You pretty much nailed it. Microsoft is paying Nokia to sell phones. Just like they are suing Android makers into building WP7 phones.
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 6:51 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
correction “threatening”, not “suing”
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 6:54 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Don’t you mean contract instead of contact?
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 3:44 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
Yes, thanks for pointing that out. I’ve fixed the typo.
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 3:52 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Say no to carrier controlled phones.
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 3:49 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
does it even matter with all the effed up US carrier frequencies, basically each phone is stuck on one network whether you like it or not
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 6:56 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
I don’t live in the US.. but I’m sure that if i was living there, I would never pay more than $100 on a locked phone with two years contract…
I’d happily pay 600-700 dollars and get it unlocked instead.
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 3:57 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Fyi, in the US there is no difference in your monthly fees, whether you are on a contract or not. Unless you are on T-mobile. So you might as well get a subsidized phone!
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 4:24 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Yeah, maybe cause i live in Europe/Middle East area where prepaid prices are actually good.
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 5:16 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
The difference is now you’re free from the 2 year contract and now don’t have to pay an ETF if you decide to walk.
Have you Americans ever thought of that?*
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 7:17 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
I’m actually from Europe :) In any case, it doesn’t make sense to do what you suggest. What you are saying is pay the cost of a retail device which can be anywhere between $300-400 more expensive than the subsidized price, in order to keep the option open of MAYBE moving to a new device before the 2 years are over. It seems to me more cost-efficient to just pay the ETF anyway, if you decide you want to get a new phone, which starts at $325 and goes $10 down every month.
Posted on Jan 27, 2012 | 11:00 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
If things line up nicely I might be making the switch from Android. Can’t upgrade till December and I’m hoping there will be a new Samsung WP phone around then with a nice price, obviously won’t be as cheap as this but if I can snatch it at a reasonable price for 12months then I will.
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 | 4:23 PM EST via mobile reply Recommend Flag actions
You might well be in luck. Apollo (major update) is expected to be released around November, and should bring a whole host of new handsets (probably a Samsung included) with it.
Posted on Jan 26, 2012 | 7:51 AM EST via mobile reply Recommend Flag actions
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