Consumer Cellular Expands its Smartphone Line Up with the Huawei 8800 for $175

July 11th, 2012

Andrew Campbell

Consumer Cellular is the #1 rated and exclusive carrier for AARP member is adding an Android Smartphone to its lineup. The Huawei 8800 is an entry-level phone with specs that will appeal to users who don’t need a phone than can fly the space shuttle. Hit the break for more information.

Our customers tell us they want feature-rich phones without being tied to expensive, long-term contracts,” said John Marick, CEO of Consumer Cellular. “The Huawei 8800 provides another affordable option to our customers who need a robust smartphone and want the ease and convenience of our no-contract service.”

The Huawei has:

Large 3.8 inch touch screen, easily customizable for favorites, widgets and shortcuts to apps
Wi-Fi capability for easy access to the Internet, email, news and data-driven apps
5-megapixel autofocus camera and camcorder with LED flash
Android operating system
GPS navigation
MP3 music player
Access to the Android Market and thousands of free and paid apps
Preloaded subscribers-only app “My Consumer Cellular,” which allows users to quickly access billing and account information, usage stats and scan-capable AARP information for member benefits

Consumer Cellular offers five accompanying “Connect!” data plans for consumers in a range from light use (10MB/month) to heavy use (500MB/month). The plans can be viewed in detail at http://www.consumercellular.com/Info/Services.

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Andrew Campbell

Andrew is the Asst. Editor in Chief and product reviewer for AndroidNerds. Formerly an editor for NerdBerry he became and Android guy back in 2011 and never looked back. He loves talking tech to people so feel free to contact him at andrew@androidnerds.net or Gtalk at ajcampbell31(at)gmail.com or any other social networking sites.