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Nokia Corporation debuts their newest model E63 full Qwerty mobile phone during the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on January 8, 2009. Nokia E63 model announced at CES will cost MSRP $279, unlocked with no contract and is intended to compete with Blackberry Qwerty models in USA. The E63 was previously introduced in Europe in 2008. The 2009 CES opened to the public on Thursday and continues through the weekend. (UPI Photo/Tom Theobald) 
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Published: Nov. 19, 2009 at 9:36 AM
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BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- National telephone service carrier T-Mobile said it would offer U.S. customers a smartphone that is not connected to a service contract.

The firm said the deals will include Blackberry phones for $59.99 that include one month of phone service. After that, customers pay $50 per month for additional service, the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday.

Lacking a long-term obligation, the phones are available without consumers going through a credit check.

The plan is the first in the country to include a smartphone with a prepaid service arrangement, the newspaper said. It will be available at Best Buy and some Wal-Mart locations.

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