- Messaging-centric 3G-enabled phone in silver with slide-out full QWERTY keyboard and 2.8-inch touchscreen
- Compatible with AT&T Navigator GPS, AT&T Mobile Music, and streaming video from Cellular Video service
- 1.3-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth stereo music streaming, MicroSD expansion to 8 GB, access to personal email and instant messaging
- Up to 3 hours of talk time, up to 300 hours (12.5 days) of standby time
- What’s in the Box: handset, battery, charger, user manual, quick start guide
Amazon.com Product Description
Designed to make messaging faster and easier than ever before, the AT&T Quickfire messaging-focused phone is great for everyone from newbie messengers to textaholics to send text, picture, video and instant messages with ease. It boasts an interactive touch screen that can read messages in portrait or landscape mode, and it slides up to reveal a QWERTY keyboard for easy typing. You’ll be able to quickly download video, music and more over AT&T’s lightning quick HSPDA 3G network. Additionally, this GPS-enabled phone can access the AT&T Navigator service for turn-by-turn directions. Other features include a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth for handfree devices and stereo music streaming, MicroSD memory expansion to 8 GB, access to instant messaging via popular services, and up to 3 hours of talk time.
The full QWERTY keypad makes it easy to send text, picture, video and instant messages. |
AT&T Service
This AT&T phone can handle high-speed data connectivity via AT&T’s 3G mobile broadband data network, which is available in most major metropolitan areas. The AT&T 3G network uses the dual-band UMTS 850/1900 MHz network, which provides download speeds ranging from 700 Kbps to 1.7 Mbps, and upload speeds ranging from 500 Kbps to 1.2 Mbps. This makes it possible to enjoy a variety of feature-rich wireless multimedia services, and it gives you the advantage of offering simultaneous voice and data services.
In areas where the 3G network is not available, you’ll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways. Providing average data speeds between 75-135Kbps, it’s fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services, including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go. You’ll also enjoy quad-band GSM connectivity, which allows you to make calls in more than 190 countries and access data applications in the more than 135 countries where AT&T offers international data roaming.
You can take advantage of the AT&T Navigator GPS software and service, a full-featured premium navigation application that includes audible turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic updates and re-routing options, and 3D moving maps (additional charges applicable). AT&T Navigator offers several other features to make your commute more enjoyable and reliable, including mobile access to Yellowpages.com. Additionally, AT&T Navigator is the only mobile phone-based GPS service that provides integrated speech recognition for address entry and points of interest search.
With 3G connectivity, you’ll be able to access AT&T’s Cellular Video (CV) service and the Internet while on the go. Cellular Video features content from CNN, The Weather Channel, iFilm, Comedy Central and exclusive premium content from HBO and much more. And you get access to AT&T Mobile Music, which enables you to buy tracks while on the, access the Napster and eMusic subscription music services, stream music video, discover what’s playing with Music ID song-recognition software, and find out what’s hot with The Buzz music news portal. (A MEdia Max subscription bundle is recommended for accessing AT&T’s Internet, video, and music services.)
The 2.8-inch touchscreen reads messages in portrait or landscape mode. |
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The phone has a built-in web browser for MEdia Net downloads and mobile web browsing. AT&T’s MEdia Net service enables you to receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more.
Phone Features
The Quickfire has a large 2.8-inch touchscreen (240 x 320 pixels, 262K colors) that offers an optimized messaging interface that automatically rotates to landscape (and back to portrait). It sits above standard send/end keys and a single multi-tasking shortcut key, and the screen slides up (when in landscape mode) to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. The phone has an internal 35 MB memory, which can be expanded via optional MicroSD memory cards (up to 8 GB in size)
Handsfree communication is easy thanks to the integrated speakerphone. This phone also provides Bluetooth wireless connectivity (version 2.0), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and file transfer. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking–surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server.
The Quickfire offers a full range of email, text, and multimedia messaging options. It includes support for mobile email services such as AOL, Yahoo!, and Windows Live. You can also keep up with your instant messaging buddies using the built-in IM application that connects to those same services. T9 text entry, a technology that makes it easier for entering text on handsets, is built into the unit–a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.
Other features include:
- Integrated 1.3-megapixel camera with video capture capabilities
- Personalize with downloadable music ringtones, games, graphics and applications
- Digital audio player with support for MP3 files
- Organizer tools: calendar, alarm, to-do list
- Voice commands
Vital Statistics
The AT&T Quickfire weighs 4.8 ounces and measures 4.3 x 2.2 x 0.7 inches. Its 1200 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3 hours of talk time, and up to 300 hours (12.5 days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies as well as AT&T’s 850/1900 MHz 3G network (UMTS/HSDPA).
I have this phone for about a week now. Overall, it’s not bad. You can dial/type either with the touch screen key pads or use the full keyboard. Texting is so easy now. This is one of the few phone with full keyboard where you don’t have to purchase the data plan! It can connect to your computer via bluetooth, but i haven’t try that yet.
Now, the not so great things: 1) I haven’t been able to find away to turn of the 3G. Doing so will extend battery talk time. So for now, I have to charge it every other day based on average use. 2) It is a bit heavier than what I would like. 3) Being a new phone, not much assessories are available yet. I’m still waiting a car charger and a stereo headset (not bluetooth). 4) Camera is a bit weak, but i don’t really use it so that’s ok.
Rating: 4 / 5
Being an Iphone 3g owner for the past 6months- let me tell you why the quickfire is better choice than the Iphone 3g
The Iphones touch screen keyboard is a pain to use for text and emails and the autocorrect feature has the brain of a pre-schooler so you constantly have to delete the filled in words making long texts and emails unpractical. Second- receiving and sending MMS is not possible yet there are apps to pay for that do a subpar job- but in essence it does not work effectively. Having bluetooth headphones you have to have a separate adaptor to sync with the iphone such as the motorola S9 with the quickfire easy sync and pair and great control over volume and songs. The Iphone requires a $30 a month data plan the quickfire does not and if you want unlimited it is only $15 a month. The quickfire has a decently responsive touchscreen close to the iphones with a quick portrait landscape switch when opening the slide out keyboard. The keyboard lights up nicely and fits even above average fingers. Negatives with the quickfire 1.3 camera, however the pics look good on the screen not so good if you upload to computer- but iphones 2mega is not much better. The camera is bulky, however it is curved nicely and is more durable than other texting phones such as the pantech line which feels as if they are going to break in my hand. Battery life given the features and 3g phone is good- as well as the 2.8 inch screen in terms of resolution and color. Overall for getting the phone for nearly $200 less than the iphone its a steal not to mention that this phone is better than the sidekick for the touchscreen and higher quality screen with more features-
Rating: 5 / 5
I got this phone as a replacement for my Impression. Upon opening it, I realized right away that it was an extremely cheap and poorly assembled phone. I was fooled by the pictures, making the Quickfire look sleek and attractive, yet when I fiddled with the device I noticed that the touch screen wasnt responding to my fingers. No matter how hard I pressed or how many times I pressed the phone just wouldnt respond, and on the odd chance it did, it would go to the option or number below or above the one I touched.
Also the internet navigation was painfully slow. It took me 8 minutes to download a 90 second video, so I checked to see what others said about the phone and it turns out everyone who had it seems to hate it. It was even recalled about two months ago for overheating and catching on fire.
Please… dont waste your time with this phone. It may be cheap but its not worth the trouble.
Rating: 1 / 5
I bought this phone for my son shortly after it released. The design is nice and it seems pretty durable. He has dropped it a few times and the phone is still in perfect shape. The keyboard is pretty comfortable to use and the size/weight of the phone is about as expected for a slide out.
The major downfall of this phone is that alot of times the screen doesn’t recognize your touch, or it activates a different function, as if you touched slightly higher, or slightly lower. Very annoying when trying to go through your text message list and choose one or something like that.
Response time is slow as well. It is an ok phone for a kid/tween/teen, but I couldn’t see using it myself. I just don’t like the sluggishness and I don’t like the lack of response or incorrect response of a touch command.
Call quality seems to be good and there are a good amount of features (for a teen). The camera is not that great in my opinion, but I am used to Nokia camera phones and I do believe they have the best cameras on their phones.
The other problem with this phone is with the charger. If anyone is unaware, they overheat and supposedly can catch fire. AT&T has sent replacement chargers to anyone who purchased a QuickFire. We received ours a few weeks ago. We did not contact AT&T about it, they just sent it on their own. We had no idea it was even being sent to us. It just showed up in the mail one day. I did not purchase the phone from AT&T either. Actually, I never purchase any of our phones from the carrier. You always get better phones either free or at least a heck of alot cheaper through 3rd parties.
Rating: 3 / 5
I just received my AT&T Quickfire Phone today… and haven’t really toyed around with it that much.. but from reading the specs on the phone and using it for texting for the past hour or so. I think it’s a nice phone, for a free upgrade from AT&T. But I don’t think I would shell out the 300+ $$ they are asking for this phone. I upgraded from my Samsung Blackjack 2 – which is all honesty is basically a downgrade. The Blackjack beats out the Quickfire in all categories except screen size and color contrast (the Quickfire having 18bit color and the Blackjack with 16bit) not a big difference at all.
The one thing I noticed is that the keyboard is pretty small.. and it’s tough to get the buttons in the corners. If anyone has larger hands then this is going to be a problem when texting. The Blackjack is a lot easier to maneuver around with, while the Quickfire is a bit bulkier.
Like I said, for a free upgrade.. you can’t beat a touchscreen phone with these features! But if you were going to purchase a phone – I would go with the Blackjack & or a Blackberry.
Rating: 4 / 5