In July, T-Mobile announced a new partnership with RadioShack that looked to bring more of its cell phones and smartphones to more customers. Now, these T-Mobile products are available at RadioShack starting Aug. 19. These handsets include the HTC myTouch 3G, which is based on Google Android, as well as new Samsung models.T-Mobile is bringing a new line of cell phones and smartphones, including the
Android-based HTC myTouch 3G handset, to RadioShack starting Aug. 19.
In July, T-Mobile
and RadioShack announced the new partnership, which looked to expand the
audience for T-Mobiles line of smartphones and other handset devices. In
addition to the much-anticipated myTouch 3G, T-Mobile is bringing other devices
to RadioShack, including ones from Samsung and Sony Ericsson, as well as
Research In Motions BlackBerry.
The partnership also allows T-Mobile to bring more customers onto its new 3G
network, which is facing competition from the likes of Verizon Wireless,
AT&T and Sprint. In addition, it allows T-Mobile to dive deeper into retail
with access to more than 4,000 RadioShack stores. This is an area where AT&T,
which has more than 2,000 retail outlets, has had a district advantage.
At the same time, Google and its open-source Android operating system is
given a much bigger stage and more access to potential customers.
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more information on the Android-based myTouch 3G smartphone, please click here.
The Android platform, with its broad array of unique applications, offers
our customers another exciting option for their mobile lifestyle, Peter
Whitsett, an executive vice president with RadioShack, said in an Aug. 19
statement.
Besides the myTouch 3G, RadioShack now has several other brands on its
shelves, including the BlackBerry Curve 8900, the Samsung T239, the Samsung
Comeback, the Samsung Gravity 2, the Samsung Behold and the Sony Ericsson
TM506.
In addition to the RadioShack deal, T-Mobile
announced that the Samsung Gravity 2 is now available for a price of $30 after
the rebate and a new service contract. The Gravity 2, a horizontal slider
phone, is available through T-Mobiles 3G network and offers a full QWERTY
keypad, multiple messaging options, a 2-megapixel camera and camcorder, and
16GB of additional memory.