FCC Approves 3G Nokias, Cingular Does Not
Why these versions got FCC approval
Someones asked this by email, but I thought other might be wondering the same thing, so I'm reposting the question and answer here with permission:
...because it is a many-month process that was almost certainly started by Nokia before Cingular told them to go back and add WCDMA 850.
Plus the N80 also has WCDMA 2100 and will be released overseas in that version, with WCDMA 1900 potentially for 3G roaming...
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Just read your news article bout the n80 and 6282. From your article it seems Nokia is creating another version of these phones for cingular. But it would also seem as if this original version is still going to be put out by nokia, as why else would they have gone thru the process of having them fcc certified?
...because it is a many-month process that was almost certainly started by Nokia before Cingular told them to go back and add WCDMA 850.
Plus the N80 also has WCDMA 2100 and will be released overseas in that version, with WCDMA 1900 potentially for 3G roaming...
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So does that mean there's a limited supply of these that will reach the market, as they would have probably stopped production after realizing they needed to make another version?
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http://www.mobilewhack.com/reviews/cingular_to_offer ... »
"A little birdie told us that we can soon expect both Nokia N80 and 6282 cell phones from Cingular in the US. How soon? Well, we are awaiting the "official" press release from Cingular on this."
So... who's right? 😁
"A little birdie told us that we can soon expect both Nokia N80 and 6282 cell phones from Cingular in the US. How soon? Well, we are awaiting the "official" press release from Cingular on this."
So... who's right? 😁
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We are, of course! 😉
I would have assumed the same thing as MobileWhack. Both phones appear on an official, internal (but slightly dated) Cingular roadmap we happen to have a copy of, and both phones appeared on the FCC web site today with Cingular logos on them.
However, we had a conversation with an unusually open and candid Cingular spokesperson at CES, who provided the information we posted in this news item. What he told us explains it all: both phones were slated for Cingular's 3G launch lineup. They were designed, Nokia started the FCC approval process, and they were announced by Nokia... then someone realized these phones needed WCDMA 850...
I would have assumed the same thing as MobileWhack. Both phones appear on an official, internal (but slightly dated) Cingular roadmap we happen to have a copy of, and both phones appeared on the FCC web site today with Cingular logos on them.
However, we had a conversation with an unusually open and candid Cingular spokesperson at CES, who provided the information we posted in this news item. What he told us explains it all: both phones were slated for Cingular's 3G launch lineup. They were designed, Nokia started the FCC approval process, and they were announced by Nokia... then someone realized these phones needed WCDMA 850...
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No. Nokia wouldn't start mass production of a phone without a green light from the carrier, which clearly did not happen in this case.
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