Articles Tagged “FCC”

Nexus One desktop dock passes through the FCC

by Susan Ellery on Dec 28, 2009 5 Comments">5

An eagle eyed member of Android forums scanned the FCC and scooped the Nexus One desktop dock which received FCC approval last week. The outline drawing of the desktop dock is not revealing but the test report reveals a bit of an oddity – the desktop dock includes integrated Bluetooh 2.1+EDR, seemingly duplicating the Bluetooth functionality of the phone. Any guesses as to what extra functionality would be provided by the secondary Bluetooth in the desktop dock? Unless someone with inside information comes forward, this is one mystery that may have to wait for the official announcement before it is …

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Sony Ericsson X10 passes through the FCC, headed to T-Mobile?

by Susan Ellery on Dec 21, 2009 0 Comments">0

The Sony Ericsson X10 made its maiden voyage through the FCC and left behind a cornucopia of information. Some of the goodies include the full manual detailing the phone’s features and its custom Android interface, internal photos of the handset, external photos of the handset, and a test report chock full technical jargon. Inside the Declaration of FCC Conformity within the user manual, the folks over at BGR picked up on a brief reference to UMTS/HSPA Bands 1, 4, and 8 which corresponds to 2100/1700/900MHz. These three bands are known and loved by T-Mobile customers as they grace nearly every …

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Nexus One passes through the FCC with both AT&T and T-Mobile 3G support (updated)

by Susan Ellery on Dec 14, 2009 3 Comments">3

An HTC handset with FCC ID NM8PB99100 and the model name “NEXUSONE” has made its way though the revealing process of FCC approval. The documents posted by the FCC divulge the presence of cellular radios supporting quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSUPA (2Mbps up and 7.2Mbps down) on 850/1700/1900 frequencies. Savvy readers will immediately recognize that 1700MHz is used for T-Mobile’s 3G network and that 850/1900MHz are the bands used for AT&T’s special flavor of 3G. Excellent news for consumers in the US as an unlocked Nexus One could be used on either T-Mobile’s or AT&T’s high speed data network. Anyone on the fence about the Nexus One, ready to take …

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Acer Liquid A1 passes through the FCC with AT&T 3G support

by Susan Ellery on Dec 11, 2009 1 Comments">1

If FCC approval is any indication, then AT&T may finally be launching some Android devices in 2010. Two hot new handsets, the Dell Mini 3ix and the Acer Liquid A1, have recently received the FCC rubber stamp of approval, with both handsets including support for AT&T’s special flavor of 3G. We knew Dell had plans to launch their Android-powered smartphone in the US, but the recent discovery of a NAM variant of the Acer is exciting. Remember that approval is just one step of many that a manufacturer must take prior to releasing a device, it is not a guarantee …

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HTC Desire gets FCC and Wi-Fi approval, still heading to Verizon?

by James Tromans on Sep 29, 2009 0 Comments">0

Right at the start of the month we reported to you that the Android-powered HTC Desire may be heading to Verizon. The foundations of this news were based in the fact that PhoneArena received a leaked photo of the Verizon inventory system showing the device listed alongside others such as the BlackBerry Curve 8330 and similar devices. Now, we can confirm that the HTC Desire has not only gained FCC approval but it has also obtained a Wi-Fi Interoperability Certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance. Things are certainly starting to point in the same direction. With that said, this doesn’t really …

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HTC Click/Tattoo gets FCC approval, but not with U.S. 3G

by Michael Oryl on Sep 23, 2009 0 Comments">0

The FCC has just approved the HTC CLIC100, aka the Tattoo, for use in the United States. Hooray, you say? Well, not so fast. This is the Euro-spec version of the device that supports 3G only on the 900 and 2100MHz bands, not on bands supported by T-Mobile or AT&T. It is not uncommon for foreign market devices to get FCC approval even if they never show up for sale officially on these shores. Sometimes it is just done so that people can work with the device legally for R&D or software development purposes. So don’t get all giddy about …

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HTC Hero for Sprint approved by the FCC

by Michael Oryl on Aug 20, 2009 0 Comments">0

If there were any doubts left that the HTC Hero was heading to Sprint, they should be erased now. The FCC has just approved a CDMA version of the HTC Hero that sports EV-DO 3G data. You can take a look at some of the FCC documents here. In particular, the “Report DTS” link provides information on the CDMA testing that has been done. [via EngadgetMobile]

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HTC Hero approved by the FCC with AT&T 3G

by Michael Oryl on Jul 03, 2009 2 Comments">2

It appears as though EngadgetMobile has spotted a version of the HTC Hero with 850/1900MHz 3G support for AT&T’s network on the U.S. government’s FCC website. This does not necessarily mean that we will see that version of the device sold in this country, though. Often devices are approved by the FCC even when they don’t go on sale here. So while this is certainly cause for hope, we had heard already that an 850/1900MHz UMTS version of the device was going to be available, so it could certainly just be a version headed to Rogers in Canada, for example. We simply …

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HTC Magic / T-Mobile G2 gains FCC approval

by James Tromans on Mar 27, 2009 3 Comments">3

Another great day for T-Mobile and HTC; the FCC has recently passed the HTC Magic, making the device’s arrival in the United States now just a formality. This will be the second Android device for T-Mobile USA, leaving Sprint still pining for some Android love. In case you have just made it back from the moon, here are some of the important spec details for the HTC Magic. The soft styled, curved handset offers a 3.2-inch HVGA (320×480 pixels) TFT capacitive touchscreen display along with video recording provided by what appears to be an upgraded 5 megapixel camera. BlackBerry fans …

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HTC Magic shows up on FCC w/o T-Mobile USA 3G support

by Michael Oryl on Feb 25, 2009 0 Comments">0

Now before you get all in a tizzy about the ramifications of the Magic showing up on the FCC site w/o support for T-Mobile USA, bear in mind that it is dead common for foreign variants of U.S. bound devices to be tested by the FCC even though they won’t ever be sold here. This doesn’t mean, necessarily, that T-Mobile won’t be getting the Magic (G2), or that AT&T will. Chances are exceedingly high that the FCC will get a second version of the Magic/G2 to test that will include T-Mobile’s AWS 3G support. It does reinforce the expectation that …

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First Google Android phone bent? Wireframe of HTC G1 for T-Mobile says so

by Darcy LaCouvee on Aug 26, 2008 0 Comments">0

AndroidGuys.com has received a wire frame drawing from a “trusted source” that depicts the new T-Mobile G1 Android phone (AKA the HTC Dream). Two things in the drawing are particularly interesting: The phone sports T-Mobile and HTC logos, as expected, but also prominently displays a “with Google” logo in the middle of its rear cover. The phone is slightly bananna shaped, with its trackball and buttons located on a part of the phone that bends forward towards the user. That sounds great for voice quality during calls, but looks somewhat awkward for navigation. The rest of the depicted features fall …

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