AT&T Wireless offers first EDGE smartphone, the Nokia 6620

So a few weeks after they introduce their new high-speed 3G wireless service, AT&T has finally started carrying the Nokia 6620, the first smartphone that'll work with their slower, but more widespread, EDGE network. For those keeping score at home, EDGE is like a faster version of GPRS that manages to get download speeds around 50 to 155 kbps, while the 6620 is pretty much the same as the 6600 (which is available here in the States from T-Mobile), just with an added EDGE.

[Via PhoneScoop

[Biff Smitty @ Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

My pal Clankton says that EDGE offers marginal increases in a increasingly "digital" world. I'm not really impressed, because I've done this sort of things. Back in '88, when Zentech was first going public, I named a set of three technologies / producers I thought would make it. EDGE was nowhere to be found, though I'd hedged my bets as to the propinquity of the ubiquitous B45 / bItNET format (anyone remember that? taking you way back to the days of CPM!). But a lot, even among my associates and co-workers, felt that bItNET wasn't going to work, because of low threshold times. Fast forward thirteen years, and we've got an entirely dedicated server running at work. I'm talking an old RAID box next to one of those old Digital machines we managed to con out of Requisitions (which I'm sure we can all sympathize about). Thirteen separate data paths, and people from accounting one floor down are declaring it some sort of miracle. For me, Clankton, and a few other in the know, we linked it more to a hybrid SPARC server we ran from 1983-85 - and we sure as heck refused to put vital discpacs on it!

[Jason @ Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

I currently use ATT and the Nokia 6820 was told that this phone

http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,,47814,00.html

was also EDGE compatible. I have been using this for over 3 months. So I guess I am a little confused by the comment "ATT offers first EDGE Smartphone". Isn't the 6820 the first?

[From Peter: The 6820 is NOT a smartphone, it is considered just a cellphone.]

[Jason @ Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

Hey Peter can you break down the key differences?

Cell vs. Smart?

Thanks

[raymond amtt @ Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

i will like to know trhe cost of the nokia 6620 thanks,,,,,

[fendi joanna @ Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

I'm from Indonesia . I have nokia 6620 from my old friend's gift. I would asking about :
1. How to activeted my phone If I used GSM services.
2. When I press ' unlock key ' there is show : sim card registration failed .what's this ??
3. What should I do ? May be I must unlock GSM connection with my nokia 6620 ??

thanks

[ryan @ Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

i have a 6620 but its lock. i wouldike to know if it could be unlocked and if i can get a black shell , with white dobble ear phones for it.

[Sylvester @ Dec 27th 2005 5:27AM]

The phone ranks 8.5 on my scale of 10. Although a little bulkky, it is compensated with its enormous amount of features. the GPRS is fast and the sound is very good with using a stereo headset.



For me, the only problem i have with my 6620 machine is the fact that i have 2 take off my battery 2 get to the MMC. Apart from that, its just perfect for a student, mp3s, videos and others. The camera can't be compared to most sony ericsson phones like s700 or even k700i, all the same if u need a good camera buy a carmcorder.