AT&T Wireless to offer Microsoft Smartphone from Motorola

AT&T Wireless to offer Microsoft Smartphone from Motorola

Published by NewsGuy
09-15-2003

AT&T Wireless to offer Microsoft Smartphone from Motorola

According to a c/net story, AT&T Wireless will announce today that they will be offering a Microsoft Smartphone powered pdaPhone from Motorola. The Motorola MPx200 will be available from the carrier before the end of the year for their GSM/GPRS network. The MPx200 will be available next month in Europe from carrier Orange. While Microsoft's Smartphone OS has done pretty well in Europe, no major US carriers have yet to offer the devices in the US.

The MPx200 is a clamshell design and powered by a 200Mhz XScale processor with 32MB of RAM. It has a tri-band radio (900/1800/1900Mhz) which should allow worldwide usage on any GSM/GPRS network. The MPx200 also has an SD/MMC memory slot (not SD/IO). The device measures 1.88 x 3.50 x 1.06 inches. It has 270 minutes of talk time, and 112 hours of standby time.

Rumors indicate that Orange will again lock the device so that only applications certified by Orange can be used. No word on whether AT&T Wireless will follow the same strategy. I do know that AT&T Wireless phones in the US are carrier locked, and the do not give unlock codes like other carriers will do.

Read the source articles at c/net News and Infosync.

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By Convergent on 09-15-2003, 01:42 PM

another picture

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By robcorn on 09-15-2003, 04:37 PM

That second picture looks an awful lot like SmartPhone 2003....SMS is broken out as separate from email....is that right???

Last edited by robcorn : 09-16-2003 at 06:29 AM.

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By brianworkman on 09-15-2003, 09:48 PM

I am excited about a possible Motorola PPC.

I would be REALLY excited about a Motorola PPCPE! The phone intergration, I would expect, would set a new standard.

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By ppcmd on 09-15-2003, 10:21 PM

Until the I700 I only had Motorola phones from my first bag phone to my T720. This could be good things especially since they make and use their own processors too. I plan to keep my I700 for a year or more, but if Moto comes out with a nice product say with WMPE2004 late next year then I am on board.

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By eagle on 09-16-2003, 05:51 AM

About $400 according to this article.

Cheaper than the Siemens SX56 we were looking at with ATT Wireless.

Everything I've read so far says it can synch with Outlook. Just wondering though if it can also synch with Outlook Express.

Thanks,
eagle

Last edited by eagle : 09-16-2003 at 06:20 AM.

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By Convergent on 09-16-2003, 06:22 AM

Well, I'm assuming that since its Microsoft, then it will use ActiveSync. There is a way to sync ActiveSync with Outlook Express, but you have to do some extra stuff to set it up. I'm not sure why you'd want to do that, however, if they give you a copy of Outlook with the phone?

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By eagle on 09-16-2003, 06:54 AM

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the info on Activesynch.

My wife and I actually like Outlook a lot but from what I've found so far, it cannot take on multiple identities as Express.

So, we've been using Express for her multiple accounts and the same in my case.

I think you can do same using profile. I'll give that a shot and see what happens.

Sorry for the off topic nature of the post.

Thanks,
eagle

Last edited by eagle : 09-16-2003 at 06:57 AM.

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By ppcmd on 09-16-2003, 12:42 PM

What about setting up multiple users for the PC, or won't that allow you to have multiple users defined in outlook?

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By jakilw on 09-17-2003, 01:51 AM

attws gsm phones

attws gsm phones are all locked. I would assume that this one will be as well. Attws makes no bones about telling you they will not unlock it, either.

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By Lazarus on 09-22-2003, 04:26 PM

Device will be SIM locked but....

We will not be doing application lock. So you will be able to use whatever programs you want on it.

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By Convergent on 09-22-2003, 06:18 PM

Hey... good to see you Brian. How's it been going?

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By Lazarus on 09-22-2003, 06:27 PM

Busy busy busy busy busy busy and...
Did I mention I been busy?

I had to have my galbladder out.. getting old before my time!

I am back to normal everything went well and as you cna imagine the Moto SP is my project. Not much more I can say about it at this point though.

It is a pretty good device, it is of course first gen so... I do like the form factor though.

Hope all is well here!

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By hashemc on 09-23-2003, 10:28 AM

I love the form factor as well, this is an attractive looking phone. The only problem I have is that it doesn't run the 2003 software and doesn't have Bluetooth. Lazarus, do you know if a model with these features will be coming shortly?

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By Lazarus on 09-23-2003, 12:11 PM

We are looking at a couple of SP 2003 devices and yes they will have Bluetooth. As for shortly.... my guess right now is you will begin to see these sometime in the first or second quarter of 2004. Thats about all I have for info right now.

As always this is my guess for the time being and until I actually get a device in for "official" testing I never know for sure when they will launch.

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By techeval on 12-16-2003, 01:26 PM

SP 2002 Upgradable?

Will SP 2002 be upgradable to SP 2003 when its available?

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By Lazarus on 12-16-2003, 02:04 PM

That is still under discussion right now on whether we will be able to offer an upgrade to WM03 for the MPx200 or not. That's about all I can say for now.