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It seems Sprint users have something to look forward to, a new selection of phones to choose from. A selection of new phones are expected to be launched on April 16 and seem to offer a nice selection.

First up is the LG LX400, a clamshell phone with Qchat push-to-talk network compatibility. Next up are a few models from Sanyo, the PRO-200 which is a slim clamshell that is expected to retail for $249.99, the PRO-700 which is a rugged phone that is dust and shock resistant that is expected to retail for $269.99 and the Katana LX which is a budget minded phone that will show up in pink, black and blue. Wrapping the new additions is the BlackBerry Curve 8830 in a new titanium color, which will join the existing black version.

In addition to the phones Sprint is also expected to add the Sierra Wireless 597 data card, which is also expected to hit the lineup as of April 16.

Via [SlashPhone]

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Verizon becomes the latest with another red offering, this time its the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition. The newly colored BlackBerry will carry the standard features of the 8830 and include EV-DO/GPRS, GSM/GPRS, auto-selection of CDMA/GSM mode, VZ Navigator support, Bluetooth, voice recognition, voice dialing, a media player and microSD/SDHC card slot.

The 8830 World Edition (in red) will retail for $299.99 after a $100 rebate along with a 2-year agreement, which in no surprise is the same price as the standard color. With about two weeks still left till Valentines Day it makes me wonder which device will be next.

Read [Verizon]

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Bell is currently running a new promotion, offering four BlackBerry 8703e smartphones with the purchase of either a BlackBerry 8830 World Edition or BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone. This offer also extends to sharing the monthly data plans, for an additional $20 per user the data plans can be shared. The data plans range in size from 4MB per month for $25 up to 1GB per month for $100. This buy-one-get-four offer is available through March 31, 2008.

Read [Bell] Via [WirelessInfo.com]

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