Motorola MOTOROI almost certainly bound for T-Mobile (thanks, FCC!)

We needed to independently connect and verify a few dots before sounding the alarm here, but sure enough, it looks like Cell Phone Signal has unearthed the best smoking gun yet suggesting Motorola's MOTOROI -- the phone formerly known as the Sholes Tablet -- is destined for T-Mobile USA. The evidence comes in the form of an FCC filing, a Motorola device with ID IHDP56KC6, that's certified for quadband EDGE plus T-Mobile-friendly 1700 / 2100MHz HSPA humming at a peak of 10.2Mbps down and 5.6Mbps up (not too shabby) with Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, and magnetic compass. By and large, Moto managed to paint over revealing portions of spectrum analyzer screen shots that contained the product's codename, but there are a couple they forgot to touch -- and sure enough, the part they didn't want you to see reads in part "SHOLES."

So why are we so sure this is the keyboardless MOTOROI as opposed to an AWS-compliant form of the Droid / Milestone, which shared the Sholes name internally? The answer lies in the SAR report, which didn't test the phone's radiated power in both "slider up" and "slider down" configurations like we saw in the Droid's documentation -- there's just one set of figures here. That, of course, means no slider, which in turn means no QWERTY, which ultimately means MOTOROI. Now if you'll excuse us, we need to close fourteen sets of FCC filings, restart our computer, and grab a quick drink -- but in the meantime, T-Mobile folks, take comfort in knowing that your Moto rollercoaster doesn't start and end with the CLIQ. Don't suppose this would be a March release, would it?

[jayy337 Posted Jan 24th 2010 2:08PM]

so this makes 1) Nexus One (though thats going to VZW too)
2) MytouchSlide
3) possibly the X10
4) a better version of the HD2 (according to tmonews)
5) the diamond3 (thats being shared w/ AT&T)
6) MOTOROI.

to think that this time last year T-Mobile had a pretty crap selection of phones, now lets work on that coverage a little more :). Now to think of which one to upgrade to.

[SParklingCYaNide Posted Jan 24th 2010 2:17PM]

@jayy337 http://www.htc.com/us/products/t-mobile-hd2?view=0-12&sort=0#overview There's the direct link to the htc USA website for the T-Mobile USA HD2 specs, this is very exciting! It's going to be dropping VERY soon also.

[DaUrbanNerd Posted Jan 24th 2010 2:10PM]

@domopod - Me and you both, T-Mob gets much Respect in Philly!

[csmitty Posted Jan 24th 2010 3:20PM]

Damn, why can't VZW or ATT get some decent new phones.

I was gonna get the N1 but waiting till spring I might as well wait and see what the 4G iPhone looks like.

I really want to switch to Android though.

[ready 2 rumble Posted Jan 24th 2010 7:39PM]

*While Sprint sits in corner with their thumbs up their ass*

[ready 2 rumble Posted Jan 24th 2010 7:40PM]

@ready 2 rumble
*a corner*

I really wish there was an edit button

[asswrench Posted Jan 24th 2010 9:37PM]

Hey that's awesome, the FCC uses Agilent's MXA series spectrum analyzers.!

[shellscape Posted Jan 24th 2010 11:13PM]

damnit. damnit. damnit.

I was so hoping for Verizon. I have no need for a physical keyboard but I want me all them goodies the moto droid carries around in it's belly.

damnit I say, damnit.

[TrumanHW Posted Jan 24th 2010 11:49PM]

I am SO fucking SICK of NO-KEYBOARD phones going to tmo. Two simple fucking criteria!! Snapdragon and keyboard! That's. IT! What the HELL Tmo?? Manufactures? Why can't they do ONE? The droid kicks ASS. My G1 is a slow-ass antique. And one replica after another going to tmobile.. then they probably won't get any more phones for a while because they got so many. Beyond lame.