Today Samsung and Sprint annouced the Samsung M320 and M220, the two phones are basically identical with the exception that the M220 does not have a built in camera and the M320 does.

The phone should be available now, and Radiris over at HardwareGeeks.com should have a review in the coming weeks on the M320. Pictured to the right is the M22.

ENTERTAINMENT
• Text and SMS Voice Messaging capable
• VGA camera with zoom (M320 by Samsung only)
• Downloadable Games, ringers and screen savers
• Picture Caller ID

PRODUCTIVITY
• Sprint Vision enabled offering Web and email access
• Integrated Bluetooth Wireless Technology
• Wireless Backup to manage contacts list in the event that the phone is lost, stolen or damaged
• High-quality speakerphone
• Internal phone book with 300 number capacity
• Speaker Independent voice-activated dialing
• Built-in productivity tools including a calendar, scheduler, to-do list, world clock, calculator, stopwatch and alarm clock
• Voice memo for up to 60 seconds with a maximum of 10 recordings (M320 by Samsung only)
• Sprint PCS Picture MailSM (M320 by Samsung only)
• PictBridge support direct image printing to a compatible printer (M320 by Samsung only)
• English and Spanish language options

M220 SPECIFICATIONS
• Dimensions: 3.6” x 1.86” x 0.85”; 2.68 ounces
• Main Display: 1.25” x 1.57” TFT (128 x 145 pixels)
• External Display: 65K CSTN (96 x 96 pixels)
• Standard Lithium (LiIon) battery: up to 3.5 hours continuous talk time*

M320 SPECIFICATIONS
• Dimensions: 3.7” x 1.85” x 0.75”; 3.1 ounces
• Main Display: 1.10” x 1.38” TFT (128 x 145 pixels)
• External Display: 65K CSTN (96 x 96 pixels)
• Standard Lithium (LiIon) battery: up to 4.4 hours continuous talk time*

Does T-Mobile not know what phones and plans their customers have?

I am not even out of contract and I am not eligable for an upgrade until Feb 2009. However for the past 3 weeks, I have recieved at least twice a week an offer from T-Mobil to upgrade now and extend my contract.

While I am all for staying with T-Mobile, th offer they are giving me is one I would not take. I am a smart phone user with an unlimited data plan. However they are offering me a Free Nokia flip phone.

Come on offering me something worth upgrading for even if I have to pay for it, offer me something equivalent to my T-Mobile dash but better, don’t offer me a downgrade to my current phone.

I think the marketing people at T-Mobile need to reserch their customers a bit better before sending them upgrade offers. 

I meant to post it on this site but I accidently posted it on HardwareGeeks.com.

We posted a fairly good review on the Palm Centro, although I personally wouldn’t use it I think it’s a great device for a teen or someone who needs more than just a cellphone but not the power of a 500 dollar Smartphone. 

HTC today released a software update for the HTC Touch for Sprint. The update is available here.

The Update gives the HTC Touch for Sprint EVDO Rev A functionality for faster downloads, a full keyboard for better texting, the Opera Web Browser will replace Internet Explorer, adds GPS Functionality with Sprint Navigation. Oh and of-course Windows 6.1 which will give users added benefits like threaded text messaging.

However this update does not give the HTC Touch for Sprint MMS which makes LaIndia really depressed. 

Monday Sprint and HTC will release an update for the HTC Touch that will give the phone Sprint Navigation and Windows 6.1 functionality.

So Monday visit: http://www.htc.com/us/FAQ_Detail.aspx?act=faq&p_id=76&cat=66

So is Apple and at&t doing enough to make it clear that 3G isn’t available to everyone? Mike doesn’t think so and he mentions how both companies are not advertising that the 3G network isn’t as large as one would thing.

3G only covers 300 Metro areas around the US and sure that may sound like a lot, it really isn’t when you take a closer look at their coverage map.

So two weeks ago I was in Hollywood Florida visiting my cousins and she has been an at&t customer for over 6 years and in those 6 years she has never upgraded any of the phones on her account. (She had 2 lines)

So while in Florida I convinced her to upgrade her two phones and we went to an at&t corporate store and found a phone for her. It was on sale for 1 penny so she bought 4 and added 2 more lines to her account.

A friendly guy named Michael Zeidman, helped us. Told us the two lines would be added to the account and everyone will share the minutes. My cousin questioned him time and time again if the phones will share minutes. He assured her that yes they would.

She was happy, Until she got her first bill.

Turns out Michael Zeidman lied to her, he added separate plans for each of the new phones so they were not sharing minutes like he said and he also added Road Side Assistance to each phone something he never told us he did nor my cousin wanted.

Whats also shocking is that the paperwork he gave my cousin and she signed indicated none of this.

So advice to everyone, if you go to an at&t store and order a new phone or upgrade. Dial 611 to your phone to make sure everything is set up the way you believe its set up and that no additional services were added to your account, because these in store reps like Michael Zeidman will appear to be the nicest of people but are really screwing you over, and if you don’t pay much attention to your bill you may be stuck with charges and features you did not want.

Nokia today announced the availability of the Nokia 6301 and Samsung SGH-t339. Both phones will support the T-Mobile @Home service (allows you to use your phone for T-Mobile VoIP service for unlimited calling at home).

“Since launching T-Mobile HotSpot @Home nearly a year ago, T-Mobile has remained committed to building our portfolio of handsets to support this innovative wireless service,” said Sajal Sahay, director of product marketing, T-Mobile USA. “These new phones are stylish offerings for our customers who want to take advantage of unlimited nationwide calling and great wireless coverage — all for an affordable price.”

Key Features Nokia 6301:

Wi-Fi-enabled; supports T-Mobile HotSpot @Home
T-Mobile myFavesSM-enabled
Music player (supports WMA, MP3, AAC and eAAC+)
Stereo Bluetooth connectivity
2.0 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and video capture
Expandable memory with microSD (support for up to 4GB)
Instant messaging; supports AIM, ICQ, Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live
Speakerphone
FM radio
Tri-band 850/1800/1900 MHz; GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMA
Display: 240 x 320 pixels, TFT, 16 million colors
Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.7 x 0.5 inches, 3.2 ounces
Key features of the Samsung t339:

Wi-Fi-enabled; supports T-Mobile HotSpot @Home
T-Mobile myFaves-enabled
Music player (supports MP3, AAC and AAC+)
Stereo Bluetooth connectivity
1.3 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and video capture
Expandable memory with microSD (support for up to 2GB)
Instant messaging; supports AIM, ICQ, Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live
Speakerphone
Tri-band 850/1800/1900 MHz; GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMA
Display: 176 x 220 pixels, TFT, 262k
Dimensions: 3.62 x 1.83 x 0.78 inches, 3.3 ounces

We have just posted some Unboxing pictures over at our Parent site HardwareGeeks.com. Just thought we let you know so you can check them out.

The phone is actually amazingly responsive to the touch of the finger and kind of pulses when you tap on something which is pretty cool. A lot of people who haven’t gotten an iPhone because it lacks that tactual sensation when you press a key will enjoy the Samsung Instinct.

I just reviewed the iPaq 910c for HardwareGeeks.com and I have to say I loved it a lot.

Click here to check out the review. It is also the fastest windows mobile phone I have ever used.

The phone I had for review was a prototype, but for a prototype it performed like the final version, It’s an amazing piece of equipment. The phone will be available on June 30th for $499.