Motorola Milestone XT720 pops up stateside courtesy of Newegg

It may not look too appealing in the face of some of Motorola's more recent wares -- most notably the Droid X -- but if you're still looking to score that elusive Motorola Milestone XT720 in the US, it looks like retailer Newegg has you covered with an unlocked version (which they interestingly refer to as the "Milestone II") for $540. Sadly, there's no indication of the 3G bands supported, so far all we know, you're going to be brokenhearted when you discover that your AT&T (or T-Mobile) SIM tops out with EDGE data -- and for over half a grand, HSPA is the least we'd expect. Caveat emptor, eh?

[Thanks, Freddy]

[Eric77lv Posted Aug 5th 2010 8:26PM]

Come on T-Mobile, release this already! Pretty please?

[pavvy Posted Aug 5th 2010 8:30PM]

@Eric77lv -- I don't think they're going to, at this point; my guess is that it was planned and then scrapped... :/

[pavvy Posted Aug 5th 2010 8:32PM]

Someone pleez buy it and let us know which bands it supports, thnx (if the GPS works, I'd take this over the Vibrant)

[dpeters11 Posted Aug 6th 2010 10:07AM]

@pavvy Cincinnati Bell released this today, and they use phones that support TMobile 3G outside of Cincinnati. I'd think this would be the same.

[inurb Posted Aug 5th 2010 8:36PM]

If this has the 1900 wcdma band aka at&t 3g hsdpa then you should be fine on at&t 3g. Just call up at&t and confirm what 3g frequencies they broadcast in your area. The northeast is pretty much saturated with 850 and 1900. Down south its primarily 850.

I've been rockin the euro galaxy s on at&t 3g with only 1900 and I haven't seen the phone flip to edge yet.

[hZSoul Posted Aug 5th 2010 9:06PM]

http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/XW-EN/Consumer-Products-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/ci.MOTO-XT720-XW-EN.alt

check it there...

"3G
WCDMA 1700/2100, GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 10.2Mbps (Category 9/10)/7.2Mbps (Category 7/8), EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12, HSUPA 5.76Mbps"

looks like this isn't a NAM device :(

[hfm Posted Aug 5th 2010 9:44PM]

@hZSoul

ummm.. WCDMA 1700/2100 would be TMo 3G...

[pavvy Posted Aug 5th 2010 10:00PM]

@hZSoul -- what are the implications of it not being a NAM device?

[hZSoul Posted Aug 5th 2010 10:54PM]

@pavvy apologies... I'm on AT&T... sometimes I forget about TMobile... not a fan boy, just doesn't suit me. Was hoping to jump ship to Android, now I'm still with my 3Gs for a bit longer...

So yes it is NAM, but not all NAM Carriers for 3G Support at least...

[jul644 Posted Aug 5th 2010 9:34PM]

there you go its been on this site for months
http://www.newayci.com/detail/1131/Motorola_Milestone_XT720_NAM_3G_HSDPA_Quadband_Android_Wifi_GPS_Unlocked_GSM_Cell_Phone/

[hfm Posted Aug 5th 2010 9:46PM]

@jul644

Whoa! that *IS* TMo 3G... how did this slip past EVERYONE...

[jul644 Posted Aug 5th 2010 10:38PM]

@hfm i know what you mean i was shown that 2 months ago and that guy had it for a while already also theres another version that has the at&t 3g bands

[hfm Posted Aug 6th 2010 12:38AM]

@jul644
actually, though still exciting, I am bummed to discover it lacks keyboard of the droid/droid2.

I suppose it's at least an option for those that missed out on Nexus one. But i would rather keep my n1 and wait to see what project emerald is.

[jul644 Posted Aug 5th 2010 9:35PM]

btw thats the one with at&t bands specificaly 850/1900/2100

[hZSoul Posted Aug 5th 2010 10:56PM]

@jul644 but not 3G on AT&T. Only TMo 3G, and all GSM Carriers will support GSM Data and Voice...

[jul644 Posted Aug 5th 2010 11:02PM]

@hZSoul
ya i messed up im meant to link this one
http://www.newayci.com/detail/1084/Motorola_Milestone_2_XT701_NAM_3G_HSDPA_Quadband_Android_Wifi_GPS_Unlocked_GSM_Cell_Phone/

which is not as good but those 3g bands

[pavvy Posted Aug 5th 2010 10:01PM]

If you buy this, are you stuck on 2.1 forever, or theoretically can root/upgrade?

[raph986 Posted Aug 6th 2010 2:59AM]

Xenon flash!! \o/

[mingkee Posted Aug 6th 2010 8:58AM]

Even it has AWS 3G, lack of 2.2 and only 256 RAM makes it loses its appeal especially nexus one is back.