http://www.phonescoop.com/ Phone Scoop is a comprehensive resource for mobile phone enthusiasts, professionals, shoppers, and users. This feed contains status updates and user reviews for the Alcatel Sparq. en-us Copyright 2013 Phone Scoop. All rights reserved. http://www.phonescoop.com/img/rss_badge.gif http://www.phonescoop.com/ 88 31 http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=9219#from-phone-2857 http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=9219#from-phone-2857 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:32:55 GMT <img src="http://img.phonescoop.com/img/a/f/9219_250_q_7d20dd28ce991f346a98937d3ddd184d.jpg?bhbavr=1" width="250" height="250" alt="" border="0" /> <p>Alcatel One Touch has landed its first phone with a Tier 1 US wireless carrier in the form of the Sparq messaging phone for T-Mobile's prepaid lineup. Originally introduced by Alcatel as the One Touch 606a, the phone sports a slide-out text keyboard, FM radio, memory card slot, music player, Bluetooth, and a VGA camera. Alcatel One Touch is the mobile brand for TCT Mobile, a division of TCL Corporation, based in Hong Kong. The Alcatel brand is used under license from Alcatel-Lucent. Alcatel One Touch launched in North America in 2007, and already does business with 30 regional carriers in the US and Canada, but the Sparq is the company's first phone with a Tier 1 national carrier. The phone is available now for $79.99.</p> <p><i>(Follow link to read.)</i></p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2857 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2857 http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=2857#carrier-release-5 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT <img src="http://img.phonescoop.com/img/c/5_250x80.jpg?bhbavr=1" width="250" height="80" alt="" border="0" /> <p>The Alcatel Sparq is now available for T-Mobile.</p> http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/p_forum.php?ff=2857