November 10, 2008 10:35 AM PST
AT&T Quickfire now on sale
AT&T Quickfire
(Credit: AT&T)In case you've forgotten, the AT&T Quickfire is officially on sale Monday. Made by PCD, the Sidekick wanna-be was actually unofficially in stores a couple days ago, so some of you might have gotten yours already. The touch-screen phone comes with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and features 3G/HSDPA, GPS, a music player, and a 1.3-megapixel camera.
The Quickfire is available for $99 with a mail-in rebate and a two-year contract. We're trying to get our hands on a review unit soon, and we will let you know when we're done.
Nicole Lee is an associate editor for CNET, covering cell phones, Bluetooth headsets, and all things mobile. She's also pretty geeky--she likes World of Warcraft, comic books, and shiny gadgets. E-mail Nicole. 
What a lame!
There's a Quickfire fans site http://www.AllQuickFire.com Share your opinions there.
- by vizsla435 February 28, 2009 6:12 AM PST
- Appalling phone, appalling service. I bought a Quickfire in late November 2008. Within a couple of weeks, the phone wouldn't charge. Went back to the store and they gave me a new charger (but it took a week). Phone still wouldn't charge. I was then told to call the AT&T warranty number. They sent a new phone in January. Within a few weeks, the touch screen on the replacement malfunctioned. We called AT&T again and this time they sent us a refurbished phone. Within 3 days that malfunctioned (try to change the wallpaper, the phone shuts down). I've spent literally hours on hold with AT&T Customer Service and hours at their at their authorized phone store (Apex Telecom) trying to get a refund on this phone and they refuse to refund my money, even though the reps have admitted that there have been lots of complaints with this phone. I paid $99.99 for the Quickfire with a 2-yr contract. AT&T will only give me a Propel or Matrix ($49.99 and 79.99 with a 2 yr contract, respectively) and won't let me end the contract. Additionally, if I accept one of these "replacement" phones, the warranty on it will start from the date I first purchased the Quickfire (Nov 2008).
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