I was an early adopter of the AT&T Wireless OGO when it was released in September 2004. Though I was late to the party with all of my friends shelling out the bucks for unlimited sms plans for their phone, the OGO was the cheapest way for me to hop onto the bandwagon. Cute and fun, simple yet proprietary, the OGO was a perfect for what it did; email, sms, and chat.
Unfortunately the world of AT&T Wireless in late Q4 of 2004, didn’t treat the OGO too kindly. As AT&T Wireless was acquired by SBC and re-branded to Cingular, the OGO became a product that wasn’t in the purview of the new regime. I clutched my OGO, as accounts were changed, services became spotty, hardware became faulty, and new handsets were rolled out. It wasn’t until mid 2006 where I just gave up and bought myself a SideKick 3.
With still no plans of ever coming back to the US, IXI Communications has previewed the new OGO 2.0 for the Swiss market. Originally neutered in the Swiss market, the defacto named OGO 1.0, didn’t have all the fun features that we enjoyed here in the States, but this new OGO 2.0 has the promise of a fun new sporty handy.
OMG I also had an OGO. I loved it. It was such a great tool. I used it all the time and it actually got passed to my brother who used it for years. I even started a Tribe for it on Tribe.net!
I also moved to the Sidekick… however I miss my Ogo. It was such a cool little clam shell device.
Seeing the picture of yours… makes me nostaligic. Thanks 🙂