The race to get 4G data access continues as MetroPCS has launched another high-speed LTE network in Detroit.
MetroPCS 4G LTE services in Detroit can be accessed with monthly plans starting at $55.
Detroit is the third U.S. city where MetroPCS is offering commercial 4G LTE service, with additional major metropolitan areas to follow later this year and into early 2011.
MetroPCS suggests the Samsung Craft for $299 plus tax, after a $50 instant rebate. The Craft has a 3.3-inch AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) screen, and it comes with a 2GB MicroSD card pre-loaded with Paramount Pictures' hit movie "Star Trek-The Future Begins." The device also includes a combination touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Samsung's TouchWiz user interface to surf and text messages, a 3.2-megapixel camera with flash and camcorder, and Wi-Fi.
Detroit customers will now have access to new applications and features that take advantage of MetroPCS' 4G LTE network, including:
- MetroStudio powered by RealNetworks, available on the $60 service plan, includes access to entertainment content that consumers demand, such as full-track downloads, ringtones and ring-back tones, as well as premium video content from NBC Universal, Black Entertainment Television (BET) and Univision, available on-demand and on-the-go from one easy-to-use application.
- A new social networking and instant-messaging application, which harnesses notifications, friends and content from Facebook, MySpace and Twitter social networks and AIM, MSN and Yahoo! IM clients into a single interface that consumers can access with one click.
- Upgraded MetroNavigator feature with the addition of voice-activated GPS and turn-by-turn directions.