MetroPCS pairs Samsung Messenger with $40 voice/text plan

By Kevin C. Tofel | Monday, August 11, 2008 | 9:15 AM CT | 1 comment | Tweet This

What’s so good about an unlimited text messaging plan if you don’t have a device that can handle your bionic thumbs? MetroPCS thinks that such a plan would benefit from… no, demands… a handset made for texting. Maybe that’s why they’ve added the Samsung SCH-r450, aka: the Samsung Messenger, to their lineup.

Although MetroPCS coverage is limited, folks in these areas might want to pair up the Messenger with a $40 all-can-say-and-text-plan. The Messenger isn’t all keyboard: it offers a 1.3 megapixel shooter, stereo Bluetooth support, and micro-SD support. The keyboard looks pretty good for a feature-phone, but it’ll cost you: $199 is the price on the Metro PCS website.

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Comments (1)

Is a machine churning out these endless posts? You and James have miraculously developed a corporate sound-alike style.

KIp — 12:22 AM on August 12, 2008 Reply