FCC Outs Motorola World Phone for Verizon
Here's A Great Opportunity For Verizon
With the phone being quad-band, it conceivably could roam on domestic GSM networks. Since Verizon (CDMA in general) has such great coverage anyway, why not forge additional roaming agreements in the few areas where CDMA coverage isn't as good as GSM?
Can you imagine the PR backlash? The company prides itself on its network quality and coverage. If "the network" is so good, why would they need GSM roaming agreements? They'd get attacked, and perhaps even AT&T would mock them publicly with ads.
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Why is this news?
This phone has had FCC approval since 10/30/2008 according to the link. I have had a Napoleon test model since 12/19/2008 but they never will go into production. This information was provided to me straight from the engineer who designed the phone and worked at the Parsippany NJ, Motorola division which has now been closed.
Like most FCC approvals these days, it is approved on one date, but certain key documents (photos, user manual, etc.) are kept confidential until a later date, which the manufacturer specifies. This is supposed to let companies keep phon...
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Is it not possible VZW decided to release this phone afterall?
Seen it...
My cousin works for Motorola and he had an "Engineer sample" with him and it looks real sharp and "Plays" nice as well. Good looking phone.
jgreg said:
If you can't beat em......
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Imitation is also the sincerest form of Flattery 😁
