Mobiles reviews - fcc

Nokia N96 gets the FCC approval

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:36:43 +0000

Nokia’s upcoming superphone, N96, has been spotted while passing the FCC hurdle. The device in question sports a quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and dual-band UMTS (WCDMA 2100/850; HSDPA) radios. No carrier partners are known at this stage, but even if we don’t see it hitting AT&T, which is known to carry some of the Nokia [...]

Leap moves to block Verizon-Alltel merger

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:59:43 +0000

It’s not just AT&T and the Rural Cellular Association that are asking the FCC to help muck-up competing wireless carriers’ merger deals. Leap Wireless has asked the FCC to block the $28.1 billion Verizon-Alltel merger deal that would have Verizon becoming the top wireless provider in the US. The merger between Sprint and Clearwire would give [...]

Nokia N85 NAM hits FCC - US spec Nokia N85 is near

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:01:21 +0000

The Nokia N85 has only just recently come to light as a Nokia N96-esque pseudo-slider bearing the same glossy-black finish and backlit slide-out media controls that we fell in love with on the N96. Last we heard, the device was that Nokia seemed to be aiming the Nokia N85 to be placed towards the high-end [...]

ZTE A139+ spotted at the FCC

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:18:16 +0000

ZTE is far from being known as a high-end handset maker. Usually, the phones made by the Chinese company are positioned at the very low-end of the spectrum. Recently unveiled by the FCC, ZTE A139+, is everything but an exception. The dual-band (850/1900 MHz) GSM device doesn’t impresses with its specs, at all. There’s a 1.3 [...]

Congress makes in-flight cellphone calling ban permanent

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:22:41 +0000

Score one for the sensible among us. Cellphone conversations in airborne cabins are now illegal! Call them slow to act, out of touch with reality, greedy politicians, liars, or practically useless civil servants if you want, but Congress comes through for the American public every now and again. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has made [...]

HTC Touch Diamond finally gets FCC approval with US 3G HSDPA support!

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:57:28 +0000

Well that sure took a while. As the rest of the world had the honor of being part of HTC’s launch markets for the up and coming HTC Touch Diamond, the US has had to wait for HTC to push their US-spec HTC Touch Diamond through the FCC. The HTC Touch Diamond already passed FCC [...]

Court orders Sprint to pay $73 million over ETF lawsuit

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:04:16 +0000

The ubiquitous early termination fee. It’s a fact of life in the US wireless world. In return for significant handset subsidies, carriers levy ETFs against customers that terminate their contract early in order to guarantee that costs can be recouped. But, just because ETFs help keep handset prices down in the US, doesn’t mean people [...]

HTC Touch Pro (Raphael) hits the FCC

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:40:34 +0000

HTC sure has the FCC keeping busy with their different variants of their flagship smartphones - when they’re not reviewing designer handsets, that is. While the rest of us wait for HTC to bring their US-spec HTC Touch Diamond with US-friendly 3G radios (850/1900Mhz) in tow, HTC has been busy pushing their HTC Touch Pro Raphael [...]

FCC breaks Christian Dior phone - Dior Mini on FCC

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:26:30 +0000

Just in case you haven’t had your fill of ridiculously expensive designer handsets passing through the FCC on their way to nouveau riche purses and pockets everywhere, the FCC has unveiled the Christian Dior phone. The Dior Mini, as it’s called, boasts (we’re using this term loosely) the barest of feature sets that would have [...]

FCC shows the Nokia 7610 Supernova

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:30:58 +0000

Nokia's new lineup of Supernova handsets is about to see the Nokia 7610 Supernova handset get real in the US. With the FCC's approval of the Nokia 7610 Supernova handset, it's likely only a matter of time before we see this affordable slider phone available to US customers. The fashion-oriented Nokia 7610 Supernova and it's swappable [...]

FCC unveils new T-Mobile 3G handset - Sony Ericsson TM506 Bella

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:56:34 +0000

With T-Mobile's 3G network up and running, we're eager to see T-Mobile bring some serious 1700Mhz 3G-compatible handsets into their stable. Some eagle-eyed detective work by Cellphonesignal has uncovered FCC documents that clue us in to a new T-Mobile 3G handset - the Sony Ericsson Bella. We're looking for T-Mobile to pick up the Sony Ericsson [...]

FCC unveils HTC CONV100 - T-Mobile Shadow II?

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:13:44 +0000

What do we have here? Could this blurry FCC-sourced picture be the successor to Windows Mobile-powered T-Mobile's Shadow? Well, judging by the looks of the HTC CONV100, we thinks this little gem is most likely the T-Mobile Shadow II that was leaked not too long ago (pictured on the left). The HTC Juno ended up [...]

Pantech C820 slips through FCC; Pantech Duo 2?

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:55:09 +0000

Let's see, the Pantech Duo is actually the model number C810, so what kind of a device would wear the C820 "badge?" Maybe Pantech Duo 2? We're not sure of course, but that certainly makes sense. To be fair, the "Duo 2" is kinda awkward name, but hey, if Intel could do it, Pantech can [...]

FCC mulling AWS III spectrum auction - 25Mhz swath may hit auction block

Sun, 25 May 2008 03:05:22 +0000

Just as we're all getting ready for Verizon Wireless and the other big winners of the recent 700Mhz spectrum auction to light-up their newly acquired spectrum for wireless broadband duty, the Federal Communications Commission is considering auctioning another 25Mhz swath of spectrum in the AWS III spectrum. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin put forth a proposal to [...]

Nokia E66 hits the FCC

Fri, 23 May 2008 22:49:20 +0000

With the Nokia E71 rumored to be getting glammed up for its launch on AT&T, it's not all that unexpected to see Nokia pushing their E-Series complement through the FCC's labs. As a slider-phone, the Nokia E66 is the successor to Nokia's first E-Series slider - the Nokia E65 - and it's sure to give [...]