LG Shine showing up in AT&T stores

by Chris Ziegler posted Nov 19th 2007 at 3:28PM

We'd heard that AT&T wanted its own LG Shine in stores before Thanksgiving, and it looks like those hopes and dreams are coming true. A tipster hooked us up today with this shot of a Shine in all its AT&T-branded glory chilling in one of the carrier's brick and mortar stores, suggesting that they're already ready to buy if you happen to be near a store that stocks 'em -- if you've got $150 (after $50 rebate) and a signature on the dotted line to spare, anyway.

[Thanks, anonymous tipster]

Filed under: Handsets, LG, ATT, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS

Tags: att, lg, shine

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derX @ Nov 19th 2007 3:39PM

It's lovely that AT&T and LG are now bffls, but seriously, $150 for that? Methinks not.

Also, was I the only person who thought the scroll wheel-thing on the original Shine was cool? This phone looks too ordinary.

I'll just wait for the Vu.

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shaliron @ Nov 20th 2007 12:12AM

There were a lot of complaints about the scroll wheel on the original Shine, so they must have replaced it with a more responsive joystick.

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bc2188 @ Nov 20th 2007 9:26AM

You do realize that the CDMA Shine clamshell that Verizon sells is $179.99 right now after a $50 MIR and has been out for months. I think $150.00 is reasonable for a HSDPA phone housed in metal.

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derX @ Nov 21st 2007 1:21AM

Just because the CDMA shine sells for that much (btw, it's just Shine in reference, this one's a slider, the other, a flip) doesn't mean it's worth it. Like you said, it's a "HSDPA phone housed in metal," I don't think it's reasonable to pay $150.
The phone really doesn't stand out besides the fact that speaking on it during a lightning storm will be much more dangerous.

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bigbmc26 @ Nov 21st 2007 9:32AM

But $399 for a garbage 2G iPhone is worth it? Less more, $599 when launched. People are so slow sometimes. What's special about the Motorola V9 at $299? Nothing! $150 is a great price for fashion slider with more features than everyones beloved iPhone that can't record video or send/recieve MMS.

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