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Quartet of Dell Streaks spotted in the wild in Seattle, testing for AT&T
Image credit: Seattle Times It's not often you see four unreleased gadgets rather unceremoniously attached to a plank of wood on the sidewalk, but that's exactly what Seattle Times blogger Brier Dudley spotted: four Dell Streaks all in a row. AT&T network technicians were apparently verifying performance of the devices on the company's 3G network and also ensuring their ability to send accurate e-911 information. Among the four was a bright crimson model, but sadly the pink and orange versions we're holding out for were not present on this particular piece of timber. We should be just a few weeks away from the Streak going fully public, at which point you can hopefully find something a little more suitable to which to attach yours. [Thanks, Kris Hill]
Verizon first to hit FCC's 95 percent standard for E-911
It's been a long time coming, but Verizon Wireless has just announced that they've matched the FCC's 95 percent requirement of users with E-911 capable handsets, making them the first national carrier to complete a handset-based E-911 rollout. The actual deadline, through many delays, was set for December 31, 2005, but Verizon told the FCC it'd take them until about June to finish up. The FCC still hasn't granted a waiver to the request, but Verizon is in much better shape than Sprint-Nextel and Alltel, who have both stated it will take them a while longer to hit 95 percent.
