Dell Mini 5 gets FCC approval again, this time with T-Mobile flavoring

Whether it's branded the Mini 5, the Streak, the Streak 5, or something else entirely, we can say with certainty that Dell's going to be hitting the Android market hard in 2010 -- but we didn't realize it'd be hitting this hard. It looks like the company might be taking a tack similar to Google's with the Nexus One, because a second variant of product code M01M just garnered FCC approval -- this time featuring WCDMA Band IV in place of Bands II and V, which means it'll work on T-Mobile's airwaves instead of AT&T's. In lieu of a carrier deal, could Dell be looking to blow this out on as many carriers as it possibly can? We hope so -- as long as our wallets can stomach the unsubsidized hit.

[darthgault Posted Apr 19th 2010 4:22PM]

This is great news ... Being a t-mobile customer i am always bummed because we always get a lame choice of phones. I am a motorola cliq user and love android ... T-mobile won't cripple the mini 5 or add a crap ton of crap ware like ATT. I just hope I can get my hands on this phone when it launches .... T-mobile usually doesn't let the more plus uncontracted plan users have access to the cool phones. They only give access to the new phones to new customers first and leave the crappy phones no one wants in the "upgrade" section for us.

[Johnny Rockets Posted Apr 19th 2010 5:13PM]

Too little, too late.

The EVO will be out before this will, and then no one will care.

Should have learned a lesson from the X10. Constant delays = failure

[bachviet Posted Apr 19th 2010 5:29PM]

@Johnny Rockets Too bad I don't have Sprint and don't care for it either. I'll stick with GSM and don't want to be gouged by AT&T.

[zbot Posted Apr 19th 2010 5:40PM]

hell yes! now give us a tmo release date!

[bluh Posted Apr 19th 2010 5:41PM]

If this is true...if the Dell Mini 5 will be available on T-Mobile...then I will be ditching Verizon Wireless. The Incredible looks amazing and I'm sure I would be happy with it, but Verizon's smartphone plans are just waaaaay too expensive.

[zbot Posted Apr 19th 2010 6:32PM]

@bluh

i agree. verizon = highway robbery. the only way i might leave tmo is for the EVO on sprint.

[mingkee Posted Apr 20th 2010 11:03PM]

@bluh
+1 for that
VZW is the utmost stingy on mobile internet!
Remember who made 5GB limit on data card plans?
It's Verizon Wireless!

[jayayess1190 Posted Apr 19th 2010 5:52PM]

This will still be available without a phone contract, right?

[bustafone Posted Apr 19th 2010 6:00PM]

Screw the iPhone 4G and the Incredible, this will replace my Nexus One.

[bustafone Posted Apr 19th 2010 6:25PM]

F the iPhone 4G and the Incredible, This will replace my Nexi.

[Hussain Rahim Posted Apr 19th 2010 6:40PM]

Anyone want an HD2?

[bachviet Posted Apr 20th 2010 1:36AM]

@Hussain Rahim For free, I am willing to suffer the WM 6.5 O.S. ;-)

[MangoPants Posted Apr 19th 2010 6:56PM]

hopefully it will be able to keep up with android's breakneck release cycle. kind of exciting to see t-mobile (best tethering plans around) getting some android love.

[Plazmic Flame Posted Apr 20th 2010 12:56AM]

@MangoPants

that is one of my fears with this thing. As we've seen with other companies, updates lag behind...

[MangoPants Posted Apr 20th 2010 9:43AM]

@Plazmic Flame
This device would probably kill as a Google Experience device... whatever that means.

[Inspector Gadget80 Posted Apr 19th 2010 8:50PM]

I'm just glad Dell didn't go to AT&T way I could care less for a Dell Tablet rather something else AS LONG IT'S NOT PANTECH OR ANY OTHER BRAND. First of all I HATE THE DELL AERO it should of gone too T-Mobile too instead of AT&T. ATT have a crappy Maketing MNGR. AND I'm still looking for that good ANDROID phone. Upgrade May 15th and counting down.

[JakeInDC Posted Apr 20th 2010 1:47AM]

This thing is going to be outdated by the time it's released.

[zboot Posted Apr 20th 2010 1:01PM]

Yes baby. I'm on T-Mo. Contractless and with my job discount, pay ~$50/mo for 500 mins, unlim txt and web. I started on the iphone (got stolen), now on my BB, but cannot wait for this Streak!

Michael Dell. I've said it before. I will be your Dellvangelist. Heck, I'm already your Dellvangelist (at least for the streak 5!). Hook me up!

[mingkee Posted Apr 20th 2010 10:55PM]

T-Mobile 3G is fast and reliable in NYC and I am pretty happy with it, but a friend of mine, who lives in Ditmas Ave, experienced an outage past weekend. I filed a ticket for him (he's in my family plan) and the service was back after that.
He also loves the service, it's lightyear better than metroPOS!

[AWBrisebois Posted May 9th 2010 8:30PM]

So, is this gonna require a date plan? If so, it better not also require a talk plan, that'll ruin the point for me to get this thing.

[AWBrisebois Posted May 9th 2010 8:38PM]

@AWBrisebois *Data, not date