MPx Approved By FCC

[Janak Parekh]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/oet/forms/reports/Search_Form.hts?mode=Edit&form=Exhibits&application_id=699206&fcc_id=GKRMPX001' target='_blank'>https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/w...cc_id=GKRMPX001</a><br /><br /></div>For those of you who have been patiently waiting, even <a href="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=35071">despite the 32MB RAM limitation</a>, the MPx is slowly nearing release in the US -- it received FCC certification last week. There's a fair number of documents, including a user manual, on the linked FCC filing page. Unfortunately (or fortunately?) the user manual doesn't seem to list the device's specifications. Also, I have no data on when carriers will actually be offering the device. :|<br /><br />The good news is that <a href="http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=479">Phone Scoop's info page</a> suggests that there will be two versions: a triband version including 800MHz for the Americas, and an international version using 900MHz instead of 800MHz. While it's not as useful as a single quad-band device, at least GSM 850 looks to be supported. If Motorola releases a 64MB Americas version, I'll be all over it. ;)

[webdaemon]

Motorola's phone looks awesome! Too bad there probably wont be a Nextel version.

Although, the screen is a but small for my tastes, I guess you compromise for convergience...

[Birdman]

I saw a reference to 800 but not 850.

My current XDAI only has 32 mg (with a big SD card) and it works o.k. but I am constantly looking for more memory. Of course, the XDAI does not have Wi-Fi and/or BT and I am sure that on 32mg RAM with the small program mem. it would be next to impossible to Wi-Fi using PIE and receive an incoming call.

[rbrome]

800 = 850. Two names for the same frequency band. (Unless you're talking about Nextel, they use a different "800" band.)

When talking about CDMA, TDMA, or AMPS (analog), it's 800, when talking about GSM, it's 850. But it's the same exact frequency band, so Phone Scoop just uses "800" to be consistent across technologies.

[possmann]

this is really a neat concept phone - hopefully Moto will take the time to do it right and fix issue - unlike what they are experiencing with their MPx220 now (ew)...

Price point for this is going to be a ton too - hopefully they will mark it very competitively

[Janak Parekh]

800 = 850. Two names for the same frequency band. (Unless you're talking about Nextel, they use a different "800" band.)
Don't people refer to the GSM 800MHz frequency band as "GSM 850"? That's how I read it somewhere (possibly Phone Scoop once upon a time. ;))

But yes, it's confusing and needlessly complex. 800MHz GSM would have been just fine. ;)

--janak

[Birdman]

Thanx for the clarification. Now if the damn thing would only be released so people can provide some real world context and comments on how it works with 32mg RAM.

[Pat Logsdon]

This phone gives new meaning to the phrase "Too little, too late". :roll:

[jonathanchoo]

The good news out of the whole 32Mb mess is hopefully this god ugly mobile will now fail. :twisted:

[jonathanchoo]

800 = 850. Two names for the same frequency band. (Unless you're talking about Nextel, they use a different "800" band.)

When talking about CDMA, TDMA, or AMPS (analog), it's 800, when talking about GSM, it's 850. But it's the same exact frequency band, so Phone Scoop just uses "800" to be consistent across technologies.

I am lucky to be in a country that only deals with two GSM frequencies 900 and 1800 (PCN). Phew...!

[Janak Parekh]

I am lucky to be in a country that only deals with two GSM frequencies 900 and 1800 (PCN). Phew...!
North America only has two frequencies as well -- 800 and 1900. The GSM association just doesn't know what they want to call the former. ;)

--janak

[yslee]

How about "Ugly Stepchild"? :wink:

[bkerrins]

I admit I do like the way it looks. But like Pat Logsdon said earlier...too little, too late. I feel like it's 1980 and someone asking, "who would ever need more than 64K?"

[webdaemon]

I know what you mean. It seems that in cellular options, the US is WAY behind the rest of the world.

[rzanology]

being that this will not be a 1900 phone...does that mean it wont work for tmobile?

[Phoenix]

being that this will not be a 1900 phone...does that mean it wont work for tmobile?

The MPx is a tri-band phone and will work with T-Mobile.

The North American version will have 800, 1800, and 1900, and the European version will have 900, 1800, and 1900.

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As I've mentioned on other occasions, Motorola should stop playing around and just make the MPx quad-band. It would end the confusion people rightfully have, and allow the thing to work anywhere it's taken.

I can't figure out why they worked quad-band capability into the MPx 220 but not their flagship MPx. Makes no sense. People are going to pay a lot for the MPx anyway, so it's not an expense issue (as people would pay whatever it would cost to obtain it, providing the processor and memory issues are ironed out), and it's not a size issue - they could have integrated a quad-band radio into the Mpx like they did the smaller MPx 220. So why didn't they do it? Who knows?

[jlp]

... they could have integrated a quad-band radio into the Mpx like they did the smaller MPx 220. So why didn't they do it? Who knows?

Probably was the same dumb@ss who thought 32 MB RAM is enough 8O

:twisted: