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Affordable LG Apex Heading To US Cellular

December 1st, 2010 admin

After an onslaught of new phones flooding the market and the shelves at US Cellular, more is on the way. The newest phone being added is the Android powered LG Apex. It will be an affordable choice at only $80 after an $80 mail-in-rebate.

LG Apex

This is a device aimed towards people just delving into the smartphone or Android market, but any phone with the Android app is no slouch. It still has a full QWERTY keyboard, GPS, bluetooth, Google apps, camera with a flash, and a camcorder. The phone came out on Nov. 19th in the US Cellular stores.

It looks as though this will be the lowest priced Android phone for the holiday season, and should make for a great gift. Bundling this with the new enhancements to the US Cellular Belief Program makes it one of the best deals on the market.

With the slide out keyboard, it almost seems like a light version of the droid and that’s probably a pretty good comparison. It won’t be quite as fast, but for the most part, all of the other features are there. Reviews so far have been promising but we’ll have to follow-up in a month or two to get a good feel for the customers overall satisfaction.

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HTC Desire – Video Introduction

September 2nd, 2010 admin

Now that US Cellular has released the HTC Desire I figured this would be a good time to post up the intro video from HTC. This is only part 1 so here are the other videos in the series.

Part 2 – Make It Mine
Part 3 – Stay Close
Part 4 – Discover The Unexpected

The videos are top notch, which isn’t a surprise to anyone that owns an HTC product. Since the release, US Cellular has gotten a huge boost in sales, and quite a bit of good press. It looks like the migration into smartphones has gone well so far, and I think the trend will continue.

The HTC Desire is only one of five Android enabled phones US Cellular will introduce this year, but it may end up being the most popular. When they first announced the phone, I figured the Samsung Galaxy phone would most likely overshadow the Desire, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Reviews have been outstanding, and many US Cellular customers are rushing into stores wondering if they are eligible for the new iPhone competitor.

Yes, you read it right. Many consumers are actually calling this HTC phone a serious contender to the iPhone, and even though that seems to be a long shot judging by the lesser features, the ease of use and ergonomics seem to be keeping the race respectable. Don’t expect the Desire to overtake the iPhone in sales anytime soon, but the fact that it’s even in the discussion is a huge compliment.

As always, we will keep you up to date on Desire updates and upgrades that come along.

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Using An iPhone With US Cellular

August 24th, 2010 admin

It’s what a lot of US Cellular customers ask for, but right now it’s just not happening.  I’ll try to explain why you can’t unlock it, and how long it might be before you can use an iPhone with US Cellular.

Iphone US Cellular

The iPhone runs on a GSM network, but US Cellular works on a CDMA based network.  It’s not a bad thing, just an issue because Apple hasn’t made a CDMA version yet.  Another carrier with this same issue is Verizon.  If you’re wondering why there has been such a boom in the Android and Samsung Galaxy style phones, it’s because these CDMA carriers needed an iPhone competitor.

At this point, Verizon is the largest cell phone carrier in the country so Apple is under major pressure to create a version that would be compatible.  When this happens, chances are the iPhone will work with US Cellular even if they don’t officially carry it.  Right now, people on the gsm network can crack the iPhone and unlock it by switching out the sim card inside and it’s then usable even if their provider doesn’t carry the phone.

We are all hoping that the iPhone eventually makes its way to US Cellular, but the competition has caught up and luckily US Cellular has decided to start bringing in the newest and hottest phones available to them.

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