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By: BlackBerry Cool » FCC Auction Bidding Exceeds $10 Billion

BlackBerry Cool » FCC Auction Bidding Exceeds $10 Billion — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 13:07:39 +0000

[...] When we told you that the bidding between telecomms for the 1,122 licenses in the 2100 MHz spectrum would be fierce, we really didn’t have a number to put to that; now we do. The FCC is reporting that, as of Wednesday, the total cost of bidding for the wireless auction has reached 10.3 billion USD. [...]

By: BlackBerry Cool » T-Mobile launches Vario II

BlackBerry Cool » T-Mobile launches Vario II — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:26:45 +0000

[...] For all our readers in North America wondering why we never really see devices like this on our shores, there are a couple of reasons. First, we don’t quite yet offer the band frequencies that these devices are designed for (but we’re working on it). Second, just look at this report coming out of Germany, where the Vario II was co-launched. Now that’s the type of mobile penetration that deserves bleeding edge devices. [...]

By: BlackBerry Cool » BlackBerry 8707g coming this week

BlackBerry Cool » BlackBerry 8707g coming this week — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:32:49 +0000

[...] While not necessarily a show-stopper like its little cousin, the full QWERTY, UMTS enabled BlackBerry 8707g is nothing to sniff at. Because its sweet 3G core operates in the 2100MHz band range, however, we sadly won’t be seeing it in North America any time soon (unless T-Mobile gets its way). Pinstack is saying that the 8707g will be making its debut sometime this week, so look for it on a European carrier that doesn’t want to pay the extra money for their own branded BlackBerry (02, we’re looking in your direction). [...]