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Motorola DEFY MINI takes a stroll through the FCC with AT&T bands

By Michael Crider
on 30 Jan, 2012

Here's a surprising turn of events: Wireless Goodness spotted the cute 'lil DEFY MINI going through the FCC at the behest of Motorola. The budget phone was revealed early this year for various international markets, but we didn't think it would be headed to the US any time soon (at least not with the same branding). The wireless bands that the test phone was sporting point to an AT&T release - or not, since those are the same HSPA+bands that are used in many countries around the world. Manufacturers often send phones and tablets through the FCC as a formality to show off to prospective carriers, or on their way north to Canada.

Samsung Galaxy Note takes a third spin around the FCC, headed for AT&T

By Michael Crider
on 20 Jan, 2012

Once more, with feeling. For the third time since its announcement at IFA last year, Samsung's Galaxy Note has passed through the hallowed halls of the Federal Communications Commission. But this time seems a little more pointed, since the latest model includes radio bands for AT&T's growing LTE network, which were missing on both previous occasions. The carrier announced their intention of selling the phone at CES after months of breathless anticipation on this side of the pond.

LG Connect 4G LTE for Verizon hits FCC

By Cory Gunther
on 20 Jan, 2012

If the recent FCC filing uncovered confirms anything it looks like Verizon is slated to get another mid-priced 4G LTE handset heading to their shelves. We've seen plenty of the 4" LG Connect 4G headed to MetroPCS as an LTE device, but the new filing also suggests it will be hitting Verizon too -- along with the LG Spectrum.

Verizon Wireless axes $2 convenience fee — that was fast

By Cory Gunther
on 30 Dec, 2011

I've tried not to use this word too many times but for this one we can say #winning. This is a score for all of us -- the good guys. After Verizon announced they'd start charging a ridiculous $2.00 fee as a "convenience fee" for customers paying their bill online and a few various other methods there was a huge backlash and plenty of bad PR that surrounded it. It appears that Verizon has listened because today they've already axed that plan.

FCC taking a look a Verizon’s $2 “convenience fee”

By Cory Gunther
on 30 Dec, 2011

The FCC, who has been busy dealing with plenty of cellphone carriers business as of late is now apparently looking into another pressing matter. Verizon's recently announced $2 convenience fee has caught the FCC's attention and they are now looking into the new plan and hopefully will report back.

Archos 35 Android-powered landline phone goes through the FCC

By Michael Crider
on 27 Dec, 2011

While mobile phones are advancing in leaps and bounds (due in no small part to Android), the biggest thing to happen to landline phones in the last few decades is losing the curly phone cords. Archos aims to change that with the model 35 smart home phone, which has been available in Europe for the last few months. The Android-powered landline phone recently made its way through the FCC.

AT&T purchases 700MHz LTE spectrum from Qualcomm for $1.9 Billion

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 22 Dec, 2011

While we can always use some comfort food for a pick-me-up after a bad day or event, AT&T just goes shopping for LTE frequencies; and who can blame them - after the T-Mobile merger failed they lost a pretty penny. Qualcomm will sell their 700MHz spectrum for $1.9 Billion, and the purchase should be finalized by the end of the year.

Huawei MediaPad clears the FCC en route to AT&T

By Cory Gunther
on 15 Dec, 2011

The Huawei MediaPad isn't anything new. It was spotted back in June on video and was quickly announced as a 7" Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet rocking a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm processor and some 3G/4G radios inside. We've seen it at the FCC a few times in the recent past on its way to T-Mobile but today's sighting showed the slate rocking AT&T US bands.

Sony Walkman Z-1000 Android-powered MP3 player lands at FCC

By Shane McGlaun
on 13 Dec, 2011

Sony launched the interesting looking Android-powered NW-Z1000 MP3 player in Japan a while back and the device looks really nice. It has a big 4.3-inch screen with 800 x 480 resolutions and a lot more. The Walkman branded player is a nice alternative to the iPod touch for Japanese music fans. That Z-1000 is now set to launch in the States reports WirelessGoodness with the device spied crossing the FCC test bench.

Pantech P4100 LTE tablet hits FCC and bound toward AT&T

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 12 Dec, 2011

Pantech recently had released the Breakout to Verizon earlier this year, and headed toward AT&T seems to be a tablet to run on their newly found 4G LTE network. The P4100 is only the model number of the device, but in due time we'll find out its proper name. AT&T hasn't advertised the P4100 officially, and if you hadn't carefully been paying attention to the news then you wouldn't know it existed.