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T-Mobile's entire 3G lineup gets handled
T-Mobile's still doing its darndest to keep its fragmented 3G network launch on the DL -- the carrier can't deliver a wide footprint just yet, and it look like it doesn't want to put customers under the false impression that it can. A great way to make sure no one cares about your high-speed handsets is to make sure they're all totally anonymous, low- to midrange devices with minimum shelf appeal, and what can we say, T-Mobile? Mission accomplished! PC Magazine has devoted some quality time to checking out all four of the 3G models currently offered -- the 3555 and 6263 from Nokia along with the t819 and t639 from Samsung -- and it looks like they've managed to develop a really potent power user repellent with the lineup. The 6263 scrapes by with the most generous review of the review, but even it is hampered by a lack of HSDPA (meaning 3G data's capped at a theoretical 384kbps) and a measly 1.3 megapixel camera. Clearly, T-Mobile wants these phones viewed in exactly the same light as the remainder of its consumer-class models, and we'll give 'em that much, they've done a bang-up job in that regard. Maybe too good, in fact.Read - Nokia 3555Read - Samsung t819Read - Nokia 6263Read - Samsung t639
Lowly (but 3G) Nokia 3555 hits retail for T-Mobile
Right on time, the Nokia 3555 flip has come to add precisely zero spice or flair to T-Mobile's nascent 3G lineup, a ragtag group of middling phones that currently includes the Samsung t639 and t819 along with the Nokia 6263. To be fair, the $50 price on contract is plenty easy on the pocketbook, but we don't see anyone getting too excited about the VGA camera or bland styling -- and it's not like there's an expansive display here to take advantage of mobile browsing atop T-Mobile's AWS UMTS network or anything cool like that. Alas, you can get this blue bundle of joy starting today.
Nokia 3555 on tap for T-Mobile next month?
It's no secret that Nokia's waiting in the wings with its low-end 3555 flip for T-Mobile, but here's the thing: as low-end as it may be, it's still 3G, which makes it a blockbuster by T-Mobile standards. The latest intelligence indicate that T-Mob's liking March 17 as the retail release date for the phone, featuring myFaves support, stereo Bluetooth, microSD slot, speakerphone, and a VGA cam -- not bad, considering the fact that it'll almost certainly be within a few bucks of free on contract. Perhaps the best part of this whole document, though, is the verbiage directed at sales staff imploring that the 3555 be sold "without any reference to UMTS," and if the customer specifically asks about the phone's 3G capabilities, there are a few canned responses (nothing we don't already know, really) designed to shut the customer up and get 'em out the door with a smile on their face and a 3555 in their pocket.[Thanks, Mumbo]
Nokia 3555 breaks cover at CES
Every once in a while -- and when we say "every once in a while" we mean "quite often" -- a major manufacturer's booth will feature a totally unannounced device tucked away in some dark corner without an announcement, without fanfare, and without reason. This time around, Nokia takes the honor with the 3555, a low end 3G piece that the FCC tells us will hit both AT&T and T-Mobile at some point down the road. The particular example shown at Nokia's CES booth here was unbranded, so we don't know what bands lied under hood, but it's cool that someone besides some sterile FCC lab gets to touch it finally. We guess.%Gallery-13172%
Nokia 3555 coming to T-Mobile too, sez FCC
It's awesome how Nokia's 3555 looks like a giant beatin' stick when it's unfurled, but rest assured, it's little more than a low-end 3G flip. We'd heard a while back that the phone would be finding its way to AT&T to slot in underneath the midrange 6555, and it turns out they're going to try to kill two birds with one clamshell by offering it on T-Mobile, too. Like we said, AT&T's 3555 is 3G ready, and happily, the FCC documentation for this version shows the presence of 1700MHz support implying that it'll rock out on T-Mobile's 3G network just the same -- what few slivers of it are up and running, anyhow. Then again, exactly what is it that we're going to be doing with 3G on that cute little display?%Gallery-12964%
FCC greets the Nokia 3555, 6555's little buddy
The Nokia 6555 isn't a particularly high end device, so when you consider that this one's looking ripe to slot in underneath it, that's really saying something about the direction 3G's going in the US -- down to the masses -- and we're pretty sure that's a good thing. The 3555 flip hit the FCC in full detail this week, revealing a phone that looks like a cheaper version of the 6555, which makes sense considering the sheer number of 5's both model numbers share. The test reports indicate the presence of WCDMA 850 and 1900, making the 3555 a perfect fit for AT&T's 3G network, though the manual's unbranded. Could Nokia be planning on pushing this thing carrier-free on the cheap through its online and brick-and-mortar stores? Actually, maybe the better question is: why the heck did they bother putting autofocus in the VGA cam?[Via Mobilewhack]
