Sprint’s Q In The Queue, Due Later This Month
When we last spoke about Sprint’s impending Motorola Q handset rollout, we said it might happen in December, or it might happen in January.
Update: Forget about December. Think January. Sprint now says its Motorola Q will be available online and through its business channels later this month. If you want to see it in a Sprint retail store, think February.
Sprint’s version offers NFL Mobile capability, the Sprint Powerdeck and its On Demand web content services. It’ll also have the same Microsoft push email, Windows Mobile features and EV-DO third-generation broadband capabilities as the Verizon Wireless Q has.
LAPTOP Magazine got a review version of the Sprint Moto Q and gripes that it runs a tad slower than Verizon’s, and that it’s not quite as snazzy as Cingular Wireless’ Samsung Blackjack. But - and this is a big but - Sprint’s unlimited monthly data package at $15 is way cheaper than Cingular’s $39 or Verizon’s $40. For Sprint customers looking for a smartphone, Laptop says it’s the ”best option for the money”.
According to Laptop Sprint will sell the Q for about $200 with incentives and 2-year commitment, which is $50 more than Verizon wants for a similar Black Motorola Q, and $100 more than Verizon’s original silver Motorola Q.
But with much-cheaper unlimited data prices, you’ll save big bucks in the long run with Sprint’s version.
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[via Sprint, Brighthand, Laptop]
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