Attempting to hitch on to the Facebook mania is the INQ 1. I must admit I am impressed with their idea of making a handset that caters specifically to Facebook users. Heaven knows there are more than enough to keep several companies in business if the concept picks up.

While you could use just any handset to access Facebook (provided it has internet) ; but with the Facebook phone, they can get Facebook notifications direct to their INQ1 including status updates, on-screen profile pics and loads more, straight to their address book. Users can upload photos and message their friends with super fast access to Facebook on their mobile. For those that love to chat Windows Live Messenger has never been easier to use. Even free Skype-to-Skype calls are just a button away.

Seems like the INQ people sat down with the yuppies and asked them to make a wish list of the stuff they need in a phone. So far its got everything that a youngster wants including music capability. Features of the new INQ 1 include a 3.2 Megapixel camera, large screen, Bluetooth and an MP3 music player.

Dialaphone even dug deep enough to find out that the INQ1 has built-in support for Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo web-based email accounts, plus it can even integrate with business networks Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino too. My only qualms are the lack of Wifi and GPS , while I can live without GPS , having WiFi would have been great. But I guess having a good plan should solve that problem. The INQ1 gets 50 megs of space on board with a 1 GB micro SD card (included).

Besides , its fun to see the profile of the person who is calling instead of their picture as is the norm. The Facebook phone from INQ is unique enough to hold its own amongst the competition.

The new INQ1 Facebook phone has been initially released as a Pay As You Go mobile phone but is expected to be offered as a pay monthly contract phone in the very near future, for those that struggle to pass the network credit checks the pay as you go option is perfect as there are no checks involved.

INQ 1 on Pay As You Go:

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