Following up on Verizon’s forthcoming rate plan changes, AT&T has announced nearly identical rate plans for individual and FamilyTalk plans set to go into effect on January 18th.

Plans now start at unlimited talk for $69.99 with Family Talk unlimited talk for $119.99 per month on two lines. Messaging add-onsremain unchanged at $20 for unlimited plans for individuals and $30 for Family Talk plans with Feature Phone activations.

Customers that purchase a Quick Messaging Device can also take advantage of the above rates, but they now require the addition of a mandatory data/messaging add-on at a minimum of $20 per month for individual plans and $30 per month for Family Talk plans for new and upgrading customers.
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HTC fans it looks like AT&T is starting to get its first shipments of the HTC Fuze. We got a hold of some of pictures showing the Fuze sitting pretty in its AT&T packaging, just waiting for its launch date so it can officially go on sale. It’s so close you can practically taste it. How many of you will be hitting AT&T tomorrow morning to see if you score one of these bad boys for yourself?
Take a look to shots of the Fuze!

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So far we have been staying out of the speculation field on different Bold release dates that have been floating around. On the other hand I just got some hard evidence from one of our readers Oren that the Bold will be released on Vodaphone on July 30th. I know this is later than the rumored Rogers or AT&T release but so far I can’t confirm or deny that. Hopefully Vodaphone readers will be happy about the news.

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Though it’s not a free 3G iPhone as O2 is offering, T-Mobile Germany will be offering their 8GB 3G iPhone for as low as 1 euro with a 69 euro contract. The 16GB model will go for as low as 39.95 euro or 19.95 euro with the 69 or 89 euro plan.

Over on the US side, AT&T will sell the 8GB 3G iPhone for a fixed price of $199 no matter which plan the customer picks.

Retailers have drastically dropped the price of the previous iPhone in anticipation for the 3G iPhone and carriers are heavily subsidizing it in order to woo more customers.

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Rumor though this may be, we wouldn’t be too surprised to see the Samsung i788 hitting AT&T sometime in the near future. The handset is essentially a Blackjack III, sporting a form factor that will be more than familiar to current Blackjack I and II owners. The i788 is a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional device, complete with touch screen, GPS, HSDPA, WiFi, Samsung’s bizarro optical mouse pointer, and more.

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Like many BlackBerry smartphones, the BlackBerry Curve continues to make its rounds with US carriers after two GSM versions paved the way: the BlackBerry Curve 8300 came out last summer on AT&T and the Curve 8320 with Wi-Fi came out on T-Mobile later last year.

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The Pantech Breeze takes into account many of the design principles set forth in AT&T’s approach to Universal Design:

* 1-2-3 Quick-Call Keys — Three preprogrammable quick-call buttons are located below the screen — users can easily select one of the three quick-call contacts and press the send button to start a call.
* Simplified Menu — Navigating the phone’s features is trouble-free with the simplified “breeze menu,” which prioritizes the features that customers want to access most.
* Large Font — Menu screens on the Pantech Breeze use a highly visible large font. Additionally, the font of SMS messages is enlarged and the date and time of messages sent is at the beginning rather than at the end of a message.
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AT&T Inc. and Pantech Wireless Inc. today announced the Pantech Breeze from AT&T. Available in all company-owned stores and online beginning May 27, the Pantech Breeze is an ideal device for a wide range of users, from novice or first-time mobile phone owners to customers looking to simplify the overall user experience.

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