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Filed under: Handsets , Features , Multimedia , LG , Samsung , ATT , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS These days, voice is the tip of the iceberg. Carriers are always -- and we do mean always -- looking for crafty ways to boost their average revenue per user, and with everyone and their brother offering an unlimited voice plan at this point, it's about data and value-add services more than it ever has been before. To that end, Verizon and AT&T have embraced MediaFLO as a way to keep their subscribers entertained on the road to the tune of a few extra bucks per month. AT&T's service, simply christened Mobile TV, has just launched with a pair of devices from Samsung and LG; naturally, we wanted to know whether the phones were worth the $199 and $299 AT&T's asking, respectively -- but perhaps more importantly, we had to figure out whether the service was worth sucking another $15 a month out of our already-strained wallets. Gallery: Hands-on with the LG Vu, Samsung Access, and AT&T Mobile TV Continue reading Hands-on with the LG Vu, Samsung Access, and AT&T Mobile TV Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Handsets , Features , Multimedia , Samsung , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS The Vu is going to end up stealing the bulk of the spotlight when AT&T's initial Mobile TV devices launch in May, but the Samsung Access has one key advantage over its sexier stablemate: aggressive pricing. The wide-load candybar (thanks to the landscape display) will run $100 less than the Vu while offering the same quantity and quality of brainpower-sapping television. In fact, we imagine there'll be a contingent of folks who actually prefer the physical keypad (gasp!). We wish Samsung had put just a little bit more thought and energy into the Access' physical design -- there's no rule saying a $199 phone has to be ugly, last time we checked -- but it's functional, looks and feels solid, and you'll still manage to impress the neighbors when you fire up CNN. AT&T had a functional MediaFLO node in Las Vegas, as evidenced by the glorious footage we took in while hanging out at the Access' kiosk; hit the gallery for some more visuals of the device in action. %Gallery-19916% Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

AT&T has revealed it will be bringing Qualcomm’s MediaFLO mobile TV technology to users’ phones by May. FLO will launch on AT&T’s network this May on two new devices, the LG Vu and the Samsung Access. AT&T said the service will feature two exclusive TV channels, but didn’t give any more information on their content. The [...]

It looks like AT&T is going to be offering a MediaFLO TV -compatible handset in a range of price-points . What you see here is the newly announced Samsung A827 Access, complete with a dedicated “TV” button to “access” all that MediaFLO TV goodness. With a 1.3 megapixel shooter, small display, and fairly unremarkable design, the quad-band Samsung Access looks to be firmly planted in the lower-end of AT&T MediaFLO lineup. We’re expecting a likewise low-end price-point for this handset as well. ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:AT&T MediaFLO Mobile TV coming ASAP in 2008Samsung drops SGH-J200 candybar - the lower end E590Samsung Katalyst t739 for T-Mobile HotSpot@Home service?MetroPCS launches the Samsung R410Samsung SPH-M800 getting primped for Sprint