Maggie’s Pantech Matrix Pro

We just got word that Maggie, the winner of our AT&T Pantech Matrix Pro, has received her device and is she ever enjoying it. I have a feeling this device is going to get a lot of use. Congratulations Maggie, Enjoy the new phone!

Thanks to Pantech and AT&T for providing us, along with the 25 other websites, a Matrix Pro to giveaway, and thanks to everyone who entered the contest. For those that didn’t walk away with a new Matrix Pro, you can grab one from your local AT&T store for around $100 with a contract.

We Have a Winner for the Matrix Pro Giveaway!

Thanks to everyone that took the time to enter our AT&T Pantech Matrix Pro giveaway by posting a picture of their mother, either in a reply to the contest post or on Twitter. And thanks to AT&T and Pantech for making this event possible. Unfortunately, everyone can’t win. If you’re name was not selected, please remember that you can still enter for a chance to win on some of the other websites – check out this post for more details about which sites are still running their contest along with the start and end dates. You can also enter the Matrix Pro Tweetstakes over at PantechMatrixPro.com.

Enough talk about that, on to the winner! The randomly selected entry is from Maggie Bushway – Congratulations! Maggie gets a AT&T Pantech Matrix Pro smartphone along with a $100 gift card for AT&T.

AT&T Pantech Matrix Pro Giveaway!

Does everyone remember that giveaway we’ve talked about a couple times? Well, it’s now Mobile Jaw’s turn to giveaway a brand new Pantech Matrix Pro smartphone. The Matrix Pro is a Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard device (that means it doesn’t have a touch screen), that sports a regular 12-key slide-down number pad, as well as a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. If you’re not familiar with the Matrix Pro, I would suggest you take a couple minutes to read my review of it as well as the reviews from other popular mobility websites.

What do you need to do to enter and have a chance at winning this device? With Mother’s Day fast approaching, I thought it would be nice to include our mother’s in this contest. So, to enter, you need to post a picture of you and your mother. Since we don’t have the ability for you to upload your images, you have 2 choices on how to do this:

• Share you picture here on MobileJaw
  1. Login here at MobileJaw (If you don’t have an account, you can register here for free).
  2. Reply to this post with a link to a picture of you and your mother hosted on Flickr, ImageShack, or some other free image hosting service.

Or,

• Tweet your picture on Twitter
  1. Login into Twitter (If you don’t have an account, you can register for a free account at Twitter.com).
  2. Follow @MobileJaw
  3. Tweet the following message along with a TwitPic of your Mom – “Happy Mother’s Day Mom and thanks for the chance to win a Matrix Pro @MobileJaw”

And that’s it. The contest will run until the end of day May 11th. The winner will be randomly selected from all the entries and announced first thing on the 12th. They will get a Matrix Pro of their very own along with a $100 AT&T Gift Card! Please note, the Matrix Pro and gift card are for AT&T, so in order to win, you must be a US resident with a valid US shipping address. Please, only 1 entry per person. Good Luck!

Hopefully you’ve been following along with the giveaway event and have entered for a chance to win on the other websites. If not, you still have a chance to enter on about 7 out of the 26 websites. Each day will see a contest end and another one start. For a full list of the sites involved, check out our earlier post about the event.

Pantech Matrix Pro Giveaway in Full Swing

The Matix Pro giveaway is in full swing – there has already been 3 winners! Everyday there is a new contest kicking off and a winner selected from a previous site’s contest. You can’t win if you don’t enter! If you’re not familiar with the Matrix Pro, then you need to check out our review of it over here. There are also links at the end of the review to some of the other sites that have reviewed the Matrix Pro. Check those out and get familiar with this amazing device.

To enter, check out this post – The AT&T Pantech Matrix Pro Giveaway Event – to find out what site is currently running the promotion and who is up next.  And don’t forget, we’ll be kicking off our giveaway on May 7th. So stay tuned for the details.

Enter the Matrix Pro from Pantech

When looking for a new cell phone, one of the first things you need to decide is between the more traditional 12 key number pad that makes dialling a number so easy, or a full QWERTY keyboard for fast and easy messaging. If you want the traditional 12 key number pad, then you’ll enjoy a more narrow phone that fits nicely into your pocket and provides the ability to quickly place a call. However, you are pretty limited in the selection of smartphones to pick from. On the other hand, if you pick the QWERTY keyboard, then you have a significantly improved experience in terms of messaging and a much wider selection of phones to pick from. The trade off is a bigger, wider phone that’s not as easy to dial numbers on. With advantages on both sides, it can be difficult to pick, so don’t. Enter Pantech’s Matrix Pro – this device offers the best of both worlds by combining a full QWERTY keyboard with a 12 key number pad and a powerful Smartphone operating system.

The Matrix Pro offers a full QWERTY keyboard with a 12 key number pad in a unique dual slider format. Slide the phone up to expose the number pad, or slide it to the right to expose the QWERTY keyboard. And when closed, the Matrix Pro is an attractive and easily pocketable smartphone.

The Matrix Pro is the follow-up to last years Pantech Duo smartphone that featured the same unique design. This updated version has a much improved sliding mechanism – both sliders are spring loaded and easily pop open or close. The Matric Pro also boasts UMTS/HSDPA Tri-band (850, 1900, 2100 MHz), Quad-band GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900MHz), 256MBROM, 128 MB RAM, support for MicroSD expansion card, 2.4 inch QVGA non-touch screen, 1300 mAh battery, 2 Megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and aGPS. All of which is packed into a 4.17 x 2 x 0.85 inch (L x W x D) footprint.

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The AT&T Pantech Matrix Pro Giveaway Event

Starting tomorrow, MobileJaw, along with 25 other websites, will be participating in giving away a Matrix Pro smartphone. Each site will run their own competition with their own rules. You can enter as many of the giveaways at each individual sites as you want.

What can you win? You’ll get a brand new AT&T Pantech Matrix Pro smartphone and a $100 gift card that can be used towards your account or to purchase accessories from AT&T. Plus the admiration of your family, friends, co-workers, and online communities.

Check the list below for the complete details about when each site will be starting their contest and links to the respective sites. Subscribe to their RSS and Twitter feeds so you can keep on top of the contest details and know as soon as the contest goes live.

I’ll have my review of this device posted soon, so keep your browser pointed at MobileJaw for all there is to know about this cool new smartphone.

Since the Matrix Pro is locked to AT&T’s network, this promotion will only be open to our U.S. based readers. Good luck to everyone and keep trying, you may just end up the lucky winner of a Matrix Pro!

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Pantech and AT&T Launch Matrix Pro Smartphone

Pantech, along with AT&T, announced the release of the Matrix Pro – a follow-up to their original dual slider. The Matrix Pro is a member of AT&T’s 3G family of devices, which means you can expect some serious speed when surfing on this device. It also sports a 528MHz processor, 256MB ROM / 128 MB RAM, a Quad-band GSM – GPRS/Edge/UMTS/HSDPA radio, aGPS, Bluetooth, and a 2 mega pixel camera. Like the Duo before it, this device does not have a touch screen, which means it’s running Windows Mobile Standard. You can read all about this device over at AT&T’s Matrix Pro website.

The Matrix Pro is scheduled to be available on February 24th at AT&T stores for $179 after a rebate and with a 2 year contract.

The full press release along with more images can be found after the jump.

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