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If you are looking around for some great, new cell phones you may want to consider checking out what T-Mobile has to offer this holiday season.  A few notable deals T-Mobile has going on are the availability of the new MOTOZINE ZN5, the T-Mobile Cameo, the Samsung Behold, the Samsung Gravity, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220, the T-Mobile G1 (as expected), and they are even offering free plane tickets to any destination within the United States. 

First, let’s begin with the new MOTOZINE ZN5 cell phone.  The ZN5 is just like any other cell phone, but what makes this phone different than others is the type of camera built-into the device.  It comes with a 5 megapixel camera with auto focus and Xenon flash.  In addition, it comes with Kodak technology as well as Imaging Technology.  Furthermore, the pictures that you take from your phone can be easily uploaded to the Kodak Gallery, meaning you can instantly share the pictures you take with your family and friends.  A nice piece of technology that is sure to come in handy around the holiday season. 

Another way to share the pictures you take is by purchasing the Cameo from T-Mobile.  The Cameo isn’t a phone, rather a digital picture frame in which you can send the pictures you take from your phone straight to the digital frame.  The Cameo comes with its own special number with which you can send pictures from your phone to the frame’s number via text message or e-mail.  For example, if you want to send pictures back home to your family, you can just send the picture to their frame number and they will receive it instantly. 
Moving back to cell phones, we have the Samsung Behold.  The Behold comes with a full QWERTY keypad on its touch screen, slim form factor, a built-in 5MP camera, voice recorder, and 3G Internet connectivity.  Next, we have the Samsung Gravity, which one of the main features is a slide-out QWERTY keyboard - great for people who text, IM, and send e-mails a lot. 

In addition, we have the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220.  The “Flip” in the name of the BlackBerry cell phone indicates, if you haven’t already guessed, that it is a flip phone - the first ever by RIM.  Like all other BlackBerry’s, this phone is great for those who text, send Emails, and IM a lot.  Lastly, we have the most hyped phone from T-Mobile, the G1.  The phone, as you probably already know, supports Google Android - an open source platform, a full QWERTY keyboard, 3G Internet connectivity, and many of Google’s popular services - Gmail, YouTube, and Google Maps, just to name a few. 
The MOTOZINE ZN5, BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220, and the G1 are already available for purchase.  The Samsung Behold will be available by November 10 and the Samsung Gravity coming a week later on November 17.  Unfortunately, no specific date on the launch of the T-Mobile Cameo is available, but expect it to be available in several weeks. 

The last part of T-Mobile’s holiday deals is a free trip to anywhere within the United States, which includes over 100 different cities.  Starting from November 19 through December 24, new and old customers who pick up a new 2 year contract are eligible to receive free tickets.  Also, those who sign up for a new family plan will receive a ticket for each member of their family that they sign up.  However, the limit is 5 tickets per family.

Wendy Piñero-DePencier, Vice President of brand marketing, had this to say about T-Mobile’s latest offers:

“T-Mobile realizes the holidays are about family and special friends, and are a time for making memories together.  Our mission is to deliver products and services that help enrich relationships, and while we understand that not all loved ones can spend the holidays together, our new holiday offerings will help bring people closer regardless of distance.”

All in all, T-Mobile is coming out with a bunch of nice, new phones to accompany the G1 as well as some special holiday deals; all of these deals are sure to attract some new customers. 

Here is a copy of the press release:

New Offerings From T-Mobile Make It Easy to Stay Close
With Family and Friends During the Holidays and Beyond
Exclusive Devices, Free Companion Flight Focus on Sharing Moments
With Those Most Important
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Nov. 6, 2008 — This holiday season, T-Mobile USA, Inc. is making sure its customers do not miss out on a single memorable moment. To ensure special times with loved ones are captured, shared and remembered, T-Mobile is announcing new products and promotions that enable customers to stay in touch and connected more richly than ever, whether near or far.
T-Mobile’s latest offerings place family and friends just a click away and provide the lasting benefit of traveling together. New, high-quality and affordable camera phones — such as the
MOTOZINE™ ZN5 — allow for the quick snap and send of photos, and an innovative digital photo frame — the T-Mobile cameo™ — displays pictures sent to it via multimedia messaging (MMS) or e-mail.* And T-Mobile’s Free Companion Flight program will offer the opportunity to create new memories together in the coming year.**
“T-Mobile realizes the holidays are about family and special friends, and are a time for making memories together,” said Wendy Piñero-DePencier, vice president, brand marketing, T-Mobile USA. “Our mission is to deliver products and services that help enrich relationships, and while we understand that not all loved ones can spend the holidays together, our new holiday offerings will help bring people closer regardless of distance.”
Capture Memories
The MOTOZINE ZN5, exclusively from T-Mobile, is a true camera replacement with the ability to capture and share photos before the moment passes. The ZN5 has a 5-megapixel camera with auto focus and Xenon flash plus built-in KODAK Imaging Technology and KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology. Images can be quickly uploaded to the KODAK Gallery with one click, enabling special moments to be shared with friends and family across the country.
Share Memories
The T-Mobile cameo manufactured by Parrot, Inc. is a groundbreaking digital picture frame, with its own dedicated T-Mobile phone number, that provides a fun and easy way to immediately share spontaneous moments with friends and family by sending photos to the photo frame via MMS or e-mail. Photos can be sent directly from family and friends in the midst of their holiday fun without the step of uploading photos to a computer or memory stick, since the cameo accepts photos directly from camera phones.
Create Memories
Beyond the holidays, T-Mobile wants to make it easy for customers to take a memorable trip in 2009 — whether to unwind, see long-lost friends or take the family on vacation. With the Free Companion Flight promotion, T-Mobile is offering complimentary companion plane tickets from Nov. 19 through Dec. 24, 2008 to new and existing customers who sign up for a two-year service agreement. Those on a family plan will receive a companion ticket for each line of their family plan, up to five tickets, so it’s easy for the whole family to enjoy a trip together.
Companion tickets have no blackout dates, provide travel to and from more than 100 origination and destination cities, and are good for a year (travel must be completed by Feb. 15, 2010). With a wide array of exciting possibilities, trips could include a visit to see the hustle and bustle of Times Square, going skiing in the Rockies, soaking up the sun in Miami, or winning big in Las Vegas.
More Perfect Gifts:  Touch Screens, Mobile Web and Easy Text Communication
T-Mobile also has an array of the latest products for that perfect gift, which include mobile Web and touch screen technology and phones with QWERTY keyboards that make staying in touch via text or e-mail quick and simple.
- The highly sought-after T-Mobile G1 with Google, featuring the Android Market and an intuitive design with a touch screen, QWERTY keyboard and trackball, as well as a mobile Web experience that integrates popular Google services such as Google Maps Street View™, Gmail™, YouTube™ and others.
- The Samsung Behold™, offering a compelling mobile Web experience, an ultra-thin design, a large touch-screen display, a full-QWERTY on-screen keypad with vibrating feedback, a 5-megapixel camera and a video recorder, making this phone an ideal all-in-one device.
- The BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8220, which is the first flip BlackBerry that delivers a great balance of style, helping manage a budding professional career and personal life whether using text, e-mail, instant messaging or voice calling.
- The Samsung Gravity™, featuring a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard and support for IM, text, multimedia and video messaging.
Availability

  * MOTOZINE ZN5, T-Mobile G1 with Google, and BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 are currently available at select T-Mobile retail stores and online at http://www.t-mobile.com
  * The Samsung Behold will be available beginning Nov. 10.
  * The Samsung Gravity will be available beginning Nov. 17.
  * The T-Mobile cameo will be available beginning in the coming weeks.

For more information on all products, services and promotions as they become available, visit http://www.t-mobile.com.