AT&T Brings Handspring's Treo 270 to Their Customers

Handspring, Inc. has announced the availability of Treo 270 on the AT&T Wireless nationwide GSM/GPRS network, bringing greater carrier choice to Treo customers and a leading converged smartphone product for AT&T Wireless customers. New and current AT&T Wireless customers can purchase Treo 270 for a starting price of $399, or for as little as $249 when adding an optional AT&T Wireless Mobile Internet (GPRS data) plan to a voice plan. With Treo and the optional Wireless Mobile Internet plan, customers can browse the Web or with third party software, access existing personal or corporate email accounts quickly and easily on AT&T Wireless' network in thousands of cities across the U.S. and around the world. Treo 270 with AT&T Wireless service is available exclusively at Handspring.com.

The Handspring Treo 270 features a built-in thumb keyboard that makes sending email, text messages, and dialing the phone fast and easy. Treo 270 also features a dual-band GSM radio so customers can use it worldwide. Combined with AT&T Wireless' next generation GSM/GPRS network, Treo enhances data applications such as web browsing through Handspring's Blazer browser.

"Since its introduction last year, Treo 270 has set the bar for customers looking to consolidate multiple devices into one compact and powerful wireless phone and data product," said Joe Sipher, vice president of worldwide marketing for Handspring. "With the addition of AT&T Wireless, we are giving customers yet another choice in service when purchasing our award-winning Treo 270 smartphone. We are excited to join with such a recognized brand to expand Treo's reach to customers looking for world-class data services from AT&T Wireless."

Treo 270 with AT&T Wireless service is available now from Handspring. New and current subscribers can buy Treo 270 for $399 with any basic voice plan. For those customers wishing to take advantage of Treo's enhanced data experience and one of AT&T Wireless' Mobile Internet offerings, Treo 270 can be purchased for as little as $249 with the selection of a 20MB data plan. These offers are valid only through Handpsring. Pricing for AT&T Wireless voice and data plans can also be found there.