Pantech Slate starts trickling into AT&T stores, beauty not included

Personally, we're feeling that gray version we saw a few days ago more than the retail trim of black and blue, but either way, there's one thing Pantech didn't manage to squeeze into the Slate's supposedly world's-thinnest QWERTY shell: good looks. Or are we just feeling particularly jaded today, and this is actually the most attractive phone of 2008? Physical design aside, the Slate packs a pretty powerful textual punch for its sub-$50 price point on contract, so we'll let it slide -- we just don't expect to see many screen grabs with this thing.

[Thanks, Kal]

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 28th 2008 3:00PM]

Well, you've got to admit they included a wealth of ugly...in fact, it's a ton of ugly for under $50.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 28th 2008 3:43PM]

Worst part is beyond the look. It has a 1.3 meg pix camera but no sd slot.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 28th 2008 3:44PM]

i dont think its all that bad, kinda reminds me of the motorola Q's little dumber brother that is never taken seriously.

id rock one.

[surly Posted Oct 28th 2008 5:04PM]

...Moto Q's retarded younger brother.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 28th 2008 3:57PM]

Im glad the phone companies are making phones like this so people dont have to buy their kids black jacks, tilts, and iphones just to text. it pains me to see a parent buying a child an iphone 3g.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 28th 2008 4:17PM]

people that buy mac stuff will buy their kids anything anyway.

but yes it is dumb when kids buy smartphones just for a keyboard and then return it cuz it confuses them

but wheres the fuze?! i hate waiting

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 28th 2008 4:34PM]

Just called a local store, they have no clue of price or release date for the Fuze.

[rapkiid Posted Oct 28th 2008 7:22PM]

hell yeah this thing is ugly.
i wouldnt rock this for a second.
it has no card slot and the screen is small.
crap.
and yeah i hate it to
when i see 10yr olds kids
with better phones than me.

[superklye Posted Oct 28th 2008 8:04PM]

Was this post SUPPOSED to be a free-form poem? Or did it just kinda happen?

[Orangecat Posted Oct 29th 2008 9:39PM]

I just hate it when I see 10 yr. old kids with cell phones!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 29th 2008 11:20PM]

I COMPLETELY DISAGREE
i think this black and blue one is wayyy better than the gray one.
(and it was announced before the gray was seen in the wild)
i mean, its still a does-nothing-at-all-but-call-and-text phone.
but i think the silver made it look like such a cheap ass Q wannabe.

im too lazy to check, but if this does email (& internet) too then it makes the peek pointless.
$100 + $20/mo for an email only peek
or
$50 + $10/mo for an additional phone line + $15/mo for unlimited internet and email
for $5 extra per month you get internet + a phone and the device is half the price

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 9th 2008 11:54PM]

I like it. It's SLIM. LIGHTWEIGHT , nice size screen, has bluetooth, nice camera, 1.3, nice video, nice and easy QWERTY board, ear sound very good, great battery life, blue and black color is nice (better than the gray) simple to use phone. Pantech targeted 11-16 year olds but I'm 45, all I do is text (not talk) and I love it for the price. only 2 things they coulda added:: 1.Mp3 player and SD card slot , 2. Speakerphone. Otherwise....great phone.