After first being made available via selected Walmart locations in the past few weeks as well as through its online store as a timed exclusive, StraightTalk has launched the phone through its online store for $229.99. The Huawei W1 is the Chinese manufacturer’s first Windows Phone 8 device and features the following:
The W1 marks a departure for StraightTalk’s GSM as it’s a brand new device powered by AT&T despite the virtual operator’s falling out with the carrier earlier this year regarding BYOD, with AT&T pulling support and subsequently forcing Straight Talk to transition to T-Mobile for BYOD support while drastically reducing AT&T powered smartphone availability to markets that were not served by any other carriers as well as ceasing sales of AT&T SIM cards.
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