AT&T starts to hawk Samsung Eternity online

by Chris Ziegler, posted Nov 14th 2008 at 8:33AM

If there's some pressing matter that's preventing you from making it out to an AT&T store, there's a plan B you might want to investigate now that the carrier's website has started offering the Samsung Eternity for sale. It'll run you the same $149.99 on contract after rebate that it's going for in-store -- or $379.99 commitment-free if your life is too awesome and chaotic to sign it away for two years. Any Vu owners planning on caving to temptation?

[Thanks, rlamontjr]

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

Tags: a867, att, eternity, samsung, sgh-a867

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Michael @ Nov 14th 2008 9:39AM

I might be interested in this phone if Sammy and ATT hadn't decided it would be better to remove WinMo. My guess is that they didn't want to have to write a WinMo MobileTV app since they already have one on the Access. Oh, and they could keep costs down (and profits up) by avoiding MS licensing fees.

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zephxiii @ Nov 14th 2008 10:10AM

Um, this isn't an Omnia, nor was it supposed to be.......

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me @ Nov 14th 2008 1:26PM

if you go to Walmart.com the phone is FREE after rebates!

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James Bond @ Nov 14th 2008 10:27AM

Maybe it is because Windows Mobile sucks. Besides, AT&T has too many Windows Mobiles phones anyways...

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MobileMonkey @ Nov 14th 2008 10:05AM

The Access isn't WinMo either.

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Andy @ Nov 14th 2008 10:20AM

The worst thing is No WIFI dam att !!!!!!

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badqat @ Nov 14th 2008 11:03AM

Agreed...the exclusion of wi-fi is the biggest sin this phone makes.

However, as far as leaving out Window Mobile - that just means you get a better OS, as well as $15 unlimited MediaNet v. a $30 smartphone package.

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carcomptoy @ Nov 14th 2008 10:51AM

I really don't understand Samsung's naming philosophy. Behold, Eternity, Renown, Gravity, Delve, Sway...what next??

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the undude @ Nov 15th 2008 10:42AM

I think these are AT&T names.

Also, to the person who thinks there are too many WinMo phones on AT&T,go to your local store and say taht. You'll not see so many. Thewre are only 2 new phones in the last year or so. Since the iPhone, AT&T has been far behind the bell-curve on WimNo phones. Verizon has the juice now.

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chase @ Nov 14th 2008 3:17PM

I think its the service providers that create the names. cuz that behold pretty much the tocco (which means touch in italian i believe).

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Myke @ Nov 15th 2008 1:34PM

Yeah, I have the Vu and I most likely be switching now. When i saw The phone, i enjoyed it. The phone is bigger, better QWERTY keyboard, the headphone port, auto-rotation, and etc. This is a nice phone. I can't wait to own this phone. PEACE!

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Ashley @ Nov 15th 2008 10:47PM

I am a LG Vu owner and i'm deff buying a Samsung Eternity. I just checked it out at my local AT&T store and i absolutely love it! The touchscreen is to much easier to use than the Vu. The Vu when scolling a page you have to press down hard and drag and with the Eternity it is pretty much as responsive as the itouch i own. Oh and the Eternity has a accleometer(however you spell it) and the Vu doesnt have it. You can text in landscape mode but the keysare so close together i always have so many errors, and i have real small hands and if i have trouble i know everyone else is to. Plus to go to landscape mode on the Vu you have to press the landscape mode button you cant just turn your phone to the side as you can with the Eternity. Long story short.....Vu not good / Eternity good and cheap! :-)

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