AT&T Quickfire Pro Reviews

The AT&T Quickfire misses its calling as a music phone by skipping a standard headphone jack and not including an adapter in the box. Still, it's an effective Sidekick clone for the AT&T set with a comfy keyboard, built-in Web browsing, IM, and e-mail capabilities.

Plenty of messaging phones have come our way lately, with clamshell models like the LG Lotus from Sprint to square slider models like the Verizon Wireless Blitz. All of them come with full QWERTY keyboards to facilitate easier texting, and some of them have more features than others. But the new AT&T Quickfire (made by UTStarcom and distributed by PCD) takes it up a notch with not only a full QWERTY keyboard, but a touch-screen interface as well. And not just any touch screen, either; the Quickfire uses a capacitive touch screen, similar to the one used on the Apple iPhone and the T-Mobile G1, which results in a very intuitive and responsive experience. Sure it loses a few style points here and there, but its functionality and feature set more than makes up for it. The AT&T Quickfire is available now for only $99.99 with a two-year service agreement.

Short Version: The $99-after-rebate Quickfire from AT&T is an appealing alternative for the Sidekick crowd, but the promotion of AT&T’s music features without ...

The AT&T Quickfire is a messaging focused device with a full QVGA resolution touchscreen display, a spacious QWERTY keyboard, and a very Sidekick-like form factor. The phone is built for AT&T by UTStarcom, and is quite interesting when one considers its inexpensive price. We've taken the Quickfire to the test track to see exactly how quick it is.

For so long it seems that T-Mobile’s line of Sidekick devices have become synonymous with the hip, young, and cultured teen age group. Heads definitely turn when someone takes one out of their pocket and swivel that screen upright. It’s the staple of a true and fashioned Sidekick. But AT&T now offers the Quickfire, which is manufactured by PCD, to woe some of those traditional Sidekick users. This text messaging device sports a capacitive touch screen which gives a different ...