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The Web browser is a handy feature to have on a lower-end phone, but it needs a little work. I couldn't test the video because I kept getting 'Fail to Connect' (sic) errors on my test handset. There's an onboard Web browser, plus icons to log in to AT&T MEdia Net and CV for streaming news, weather, and entertainment videos. The 1,200-mAh battery lasted 5 hours 51 minutes on a talk-time rundown test, an excellent figure for a 3G handset. The Quickfire's built-in speakerphone isn't loud enough and sounds tinny.

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(The Samsung Epix and numerous other AT&T phones I've reviewed in the same location had no problem locking on to 3G for the duration of testing.) Calls over a paired Aliph New Jawbone Bluetooth headset sounded good. Reception was a problem: The phone struggled to hold on to HSDPA, often dropping back to EDGE in what was, admittedly, a rural area. Voice calls sounded clear and loud, if a bit harsh, over 3G in both directions. The Quickfire is a quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900-MHz) and tri-band HSDPA (850/1,900/2,100-MHz) world phone with a Bluetooth 1.2 radio, though it has no Wi-Fi capability. To unlock it, you touch a button and then touch an animated, falling 'key' icon-a cute touch. When left alone for several seconds, the handset automatically locks the screen. The home screen contains four icons to bring up the menu, the dial pad, the music player (which I'll get to below), and a searchable address book. Frequently, I had to repeat button presses and scroll bar slides several times to get it to do what I wanted. I found it somewhat unresponsive, though. The roomy, bright 2.8-inch touch screen sports 240-by-320-pixel resolution and can display up to 260,000 colors. The stiff key resistance could use improvement, however, and I often bumped my fingers against the bottom portion of the screen whenever striking a key in the top row. The sliding keyboard mechanism feels smooth and solid, and the raised plastic QWERTY keys mimic a 1980s Casio pocket calculator, but that's not a bad thing. It's constructed of cheap-feeling matte silver plastic with lime-green accents (an all-silver version and one with orange accents are also available). The Quickfire isn't bad, despite some misfires with its user interface and call quality, but overall, it doesn't do much to set itself apart from the crowded pack.Ī dead ringer for the blocky PDA phones circa 2005, the 4.8-ounce Quickfire measures a not-so-small 4.3 by 2.2 by 0.7 inches (HWD).

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These handsets bring a full QWERTY keyboards, large screen, and built-in instant messaging, e-mail, and threaded texting capability to the masses.

Messaging fans on AT&T will want to check out the $99 Quickfire, the carrier's latest entry in a sea of T-Mobile Sidekick clones aimed at mainstream phone buyers and young folks, who bristle at the thought of paying $100 a month for a smartphone data plan.

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