Call it the Carrier Devices i-mate Smartphone2. Call it the O2 XPhone. Call it the Orange SPV e200. Or the HTC Voyager.

You wanted it? Go get it - the i-mate Smartphone2!

Matt M at mtekk  rushes to get his order in for the latest MS Smartphone ...

Call it whatever you like - since Carrier Devices announced the i-mate Smartphone 2 for Australia, we've been scouring Telstra shops and various sites for availability. No luck with Telstra, other than being advised that "it's in their catalog, so it should arrive soon, but we don't know when."  Those were the good responses. Those assistants who heard only the word "i-mate" and proceeded to try to sell me an i-mate Pocket PC Phone weren't greatly appreciated. A number of other retailers seem to have committed to the O2 XPhone, which is still being listed as 31st March 2004. I wonder how long that will last when they find out that the device is already on the market...

At last we can advise that at least two retailers have stock of the device. More retailers are sure to follow, but for all those who've been bursting to get their hands on the first Windows Mobile  2003 based Smartphone in Australia, the wait is over.

The two retailers in question are Calculator King and Press Digital . Special thanks to forum user randallc, who let us know about Calculator King as soon as he'd secured his own.

Calculator King primarily sell via their store in Melbourne, although they will accept fax orders. Press Digital, however, is a purely online store, and have previously had mention in our forums for an i-mate Pocket PC Phone bundle that included Destinator and a Bluetooth GPS device. I feel Press Digital deserve special mention though, because of my very pleasant dealings with them today and their obvious commitment to the support of these devices - as detailed on their main website :