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November 14, 2008

AT&T, Samsung Intro Touch-Screen Phone With Support for AT&T Mobile TV

By Jessica Kostek, TMCnet Channel Editor


From recent wireless news, it seems that cell phone providers are coming out of the woodworks just in time for the holiday season. Yesterday, TMC reported the arrival of Sony Ericsson’s (News - Alert) Xperia X1.
 
Now AT&T Inc. partnered with Samsung Telecommunications America announced the availability of their Samsung Eternity, a touch-screen phone with support for AT&T (News - Alert) Mobile TV, with complimentary 30-day free trial period for new subscribers. The service is $15 a month afterwards.
 
What stations come with the service? There’s programming from CBS Mobile, CNBC, Comedy Central, ESPN (News - Alert) Mobile TV, FOX News, FOX Mobile, NBC 2Go, MSNBC, MTV, Nickelodeon, CNN Mobile and PIX.
 
Also included with the purchase of the phone is AT&T’s Navigator that also is equipped with a 30-day free trial period, paying $9.99 monthly when it’s over.
 
Priced at $149.99 with a two-year service agreement after a $50 mail-in rebate, the Eternity has a full-touch QWERTY keypad, mobile broadband Web, AT&T Mobile Music with Napster Mobile, a 3.2-inch touch screen and a 3 megapixel camera.
 
Other features include, Video Share(SM) calling, advanced messaging capabilities, including Mobile Email and instant messaging provided by Yahoo!, Windows Live, and AOL (News - Alert), Bluetooth technology and a microSD memory card slot supporting up to 8GB.
 
"Eternity can provide endless entertainment options for AT&T customers," said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Devices for AT&T's Mobility and Consumer operations. "Our customers are looking for mobile phones to be a remote control for their life, bringing music, the Internet, GPS navigation and even TV with them on the go."

Jessica Kostek is a channel editor for TMCnet, covering VoIP, CRM, call center and wireless technologies. To read more of Jessica’s articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Jessica Kostek


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