Making a Dash for T-Mobile?

Posted on 11 October 2006 by


The HTC Excalibur, AKA T-Mobile Dash has been announced today; Engadget already has a review. 

engadget-dash
Photo from Engadget

Pricing will be set at $199.99 with a two-year contract, $249.99 with a one year contract, and $349 with no contract – quite reasonable!

If any of you pick one up – be sure to post your impressions. :-)

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From the press release:

Key features of the T-Mobile Dash include:
• Thin, soft-touch design with full QWERTY keyboard
• Access to personal and business e-mail as well as calendar,
and contacts with Microsoft Office Outlook Mobile
• Use personal and business e-mail with accounts from Microsoft
Hotmail, AOL, Yahoo Mail Plus, Comcast, EarthLink, and many more
• Support for personal e-mail and all four major instant
messaging providers: AOL, Yahoo!, MSN and ICQ*
• Access to high-speed data connections virtually anywhere — at
home, at work, around town or abroad with quad-band GSM, GPRS, EDGE
and (with a separate add-on plan) Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
• Speakerphone and stereo Bluetooth wireless technology for
reliable hands-free use
• Windows Media Player 10 Mobile to play audio and video files
from the Internet, e-mail or transferred from a PC
• A 1.3-megapixel camera for capturing still images and video
• Ability to make use of MicroSD expandable memory, purchased
separately, to allow users to store a multitude of personal
multimedia, including songs, photos and videos
• Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 platform with Microsoft Direct
Push Technology: receive e-mails in real-time and conveniently access
the calendar and address book
• T-Mobile myFaves-enabled, so users can sign up for service
that gives them unlimited nationwide calling to any five U.S. numbers
(excluding toll-free and 900 numbers), with no domestic roaming or
long-distance charges, and that lets them display these five contacts
on a customizable myFaves home screen
• Large color display (2.4-inch screen with 65K colors and
320×240 pixels)
• Dimensions: 4.4 inches by 2.5 inches by 0.51 inches; 4.2
ounces with standard battery
• Battery life: up to five hours of talk time and up to nine
days of standby

The T-Mobile Dash will be available exclusively to T-Mobile customers
beginning Oct. 25 at
T-Mobile retail stores and online at www.t-mobile.com.

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  • http://blogs.zdnet.com/mobile-gadgeteer/ palmsolo

    I was all set to go pick one up today and then read the small detail at the bottom about the 25 October date. Why do all these companies make a big announcement and then have nothing to show for it? People’s interest could wear off in 2 weeks and something more enticing could come along. Why not be like Apple and have the product available when you announce it? It looks like I’ll be sticking with my Nokia E61 and may even pass the Dash by now.

  • http://www.geardiary.com Judie

    I totally agree!

    I had originally written “is available” and then had to edit it about four more times trying to figure out what it was…exactly. Other than a big fat teaser! :-P

    I still want to play with one, though! ;-)

  • MitchellO

    Thats a pretty sweet device, but I don’t understand why these high end devices still ommit 3G!!!

  • questionfear

    t-mobile doesn’t have 3g yet. They JUST bought the bandwith for their rollout this past summer, and announced the plans about a week ago.