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Monday, December 8, 2003

MPx220 Rumors

Posted by Robert Levy in "THOUGHT" @ 08:03 PM

http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/010871.php

There are rumors being posted in our forums and lots of other sites around the web (I've linked this post to Brighthand's coverage) regarding the next phone from Motorola: the so-called MPx220. This is said to be running the latest version of the operating system plus Bluetooth and a camera built in. The latest ones even say it will have support for the new EDGE network. Most importantly, the rumors are also saying that this device will be released by AT&T Wireless in February.

Whether these things are true is really nothing more than speculation at this point. I have not been able to identify the original source of this information or get a confirmation of them from Microsoft. My personal opinion is that these rumors not be considered any more than just rumors.

Brighthand and a few other mobile news sites have suggested that Amazon is listing the MPx200 as free after rebates because they are trying to unload their inventory to make room for the new model. What they neglected to notice is that the Amazon base price and rebate amount have remained the same. What now makes the phone "free" is an increase in the subsidy (paid by AT&T Wireless) you get by signing up for a new service contract along with the phone. What I see happening here is AT&T Wireless pushing service plans more aggressively - not Amazon trying to unload their inventory. If this was a matter of an anticipated inventory surplus, the local AT&T Wireless stores would also be trying desperately to unload. That's not what we have happening.

Another reason to doubt these rumors is that the time line being suggested is inconsistent with what we've seen before. Roughly four months prior the MPx200 release, it's specifications were filed with the FCC. And now people are saying that a new phone will be released in two months when we have yet to even see drafts of the FCC filing for it? That just doesn't sound right to me.

I have no doubt that Motorola is working hard on new devices and the rumored specs (Smartphone 2003, Bluetooth, integrated camera) all make sense. But how similar it will be to the MPx200 and whether it will be available in only two months from now is not something I would bet on at this point.


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