AT&T to Brand UTStarcom Knick as Quickfire, Expected This Month

Humberto Saabedra

Pricing and tentative launch details have surfaced on a new messaging device we previously reported on for AT&T.

The Knick will now be branded as the AT&T Quickfire with a tentative launch window scheduled for late this month at $99.99 after new 2 year agreement and applicable rebates.  

The specifications for the device are fixed at quadband GSM/EDGE, dualband UMTS/HSDPA, QWERTY keyboard, microSDHC expansion slot, sliding QVGA display, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, speakerphone, 1.3 megapixel camera with video recorder, voice control, GPS access through AT&T Navigator, Polaris HTML web browser, and the full suite of AT&T services (Mail, IM, XM Radio, eMusic, Napster Mobile, Cellular Video, and mobiTV).

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Journalist since 2006, initially covering the retail wireless sector before pivoting to anime and manga trade reporting in 2008. Founder and publisher of AnimeNews.biz (2008–2017), followed by a 13-year tenure at Crunchyroll News (2011–2024) and launching K-Comics Beat with Comics Beat in 2024. Now stripping away consumer noise to build independent, data-backed intelligence desks focused on cross-border licensing telemetry, production committee balance sheets, and industrial supply-chain forensics.

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