Cingular to Offer Audiovox SMT 5600?

[marlof]

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000623021375/

After the initial fear that Cingular was dropping the originally AT&T branded Audiovox SMT 5600 alltogether, and with killed one of the few Smartphone offerings in the USA, now there's some good news. Peter Rojas over at Engadget is reporting that Cingular might rerelease the phone soon!

"The public relations rep we spoke to said that it is still possible to find the SMT 5600 at a few of the former AT&T Wireless stores and through their B2B channel, but that they aren’t selling it online anymore. When asked if that meant the phone was basically dead (or dying), he told us that actually Cingular was testing the phone on their network and would be reintroducing it soon, but how soon, he couldn’t say."

[marlof]

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000623021375/

After the initial fear that Cingular was dropping the originally AT&T branded Audiovox SMT 5600 alltogether, and with killed one of the few Smartphone offerings in the USA, now there's some good news. Peter Rojas over at Engadget is reporting that Cingular might rerelease the phone soon!

"The public relations rep we spoke to said that it is still possible to find the SMT 5600 at a few of the former AT&T Wireless stores and through their B2B channel, but that they aren’t selling it online anymore. When asked if that meant the phone was basically dead (or dying), he told us that actually Cingular was testing the phone on their network and would be reintroducing it soon, but how soon, he couldn’t say."

[Jerry Raia]

I sure hope Best Buy is going to carry it! I'll run to that store so fast and and.....

:crazyeyes:

[Mike Temporale]

Originally Posted by Jerry Raia

I sure hope Best Buy is going to carry it! I'll run to that store so fast and and.....

:crazyeyes:

I thought you said you wouldn't be running out to get a phone ever again? :wink:

[Jerry Raia]

Well just not at Best Buy. Of course I wouldn't run. Just a brisk walk.

[apeguero]

I hope I'm not the only SMT5600 whore out there but I swear by this little phone. Do rush out and get one but not from BB.

The only things I don't like about it is the memory management which could be Microsoft's fault, and the fact that it's not a flip phone. Also, the funky 4-way input device on this phone. It can be tricky to use at first but you will get used to it.

[Jerry Raia]

I'm such a flip phone junkie, but this one looks more and more interesting to me.

[PPCMD]

I like the flip phone style too. The SMT looks good but its not me.