We told you a few days ago that the Quickfire has been rapidly removed from the shelves and floors of AT&T stores. We didn’t know it then but the handsets can be really dangerous for you. Apparently if you plug in the Quickfire the wrong way it might blow away. No explosions occurred yet, but I’m sure people do charge the phone the wrong way. Here’s AT&T’s text message sent to Quickfire owners:

The clearly marked, embossed arrow on the AC Charger adapter should always be face-up on the same side as the display screen of the Quickfire when it is inserted into the phone. See the diagram below for proper positioning and insertion of the AC Charger adapter into the phone. You should never force the AC Charger adapter into the phone.

If you have any questions, please call 1-800-801-1101.

Sincerely,

AT&T

I’d be really careful with get rid off that device if I were you.

via Gizmodo

In case you purchased a Quickfire handset from AT&T, make sure you call them and ask what’s wrong with it. It must be something wrong with it otherwise AT&T wouldn’t have issued a notice to all managers to stop selling Quickfires. Even the demo handsets have been removed from the floors which means there are some problems with it. You might consider returning your unit and have it replaced with something else.

via BGR

While AT&T has managed to conceal the Bold from the public for quite a few months they didn’t go though all that trouble with the Quickfire, or the Knick. The handset was rumored to be released on November 10th. Instead of delaying the launch, AT&T has actually launched the handset two days earlier. The price is $149.99 with a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract. The phone was purchased in small U.S. town in an AT&T store. Is anyone able to verify the story?

via Engadget

AT&T is ready to release the Quickfire sometime in November. The phone will cost $99.99 after a two-year agreement and some mail-in rebate. The main features of the phone are the 3G support and the full QWERTY keyboard which will let you unleash the hidden heavy SMS texter in you. AT&T Mobile Music is also going to be available with this Quickfire handset which means you can listen to some music while sending those emails away.

AT&T seems ready to launch a new device but it’s not the BlackBerry Bold. It’s the Quickfire, a slider phone made by UTStarcom for AT&T. From the pictures it looks pretty good and it will certainly make an impression with hardcore texters and not only.

The phone is going to be launched sometime later this month and it’s rumored to cost $99.99 if purchased with a two-year plan. We’re going to get you some features by the time it launches. For now we know it has a GPS chip and it comes in orange, silver and white

via engadgetmobile