Handspring Treo 600 Gets FCC Approval

[Ed Hardy]

Handspring’s FCC filing gives the first glimpse of the differences between the CDMA and GSM/GPRS versions of this upcoming smart phone.

Read more at http://www.brighthand.com/article/Tr...s_FCC_Approval

[treynolds]

Ya know, I'd probably be jumping all over this thing IF it had a 320x320 screen, but 160x160 sucks. I'll NEVER go back to low res, I don't care if it IS color...

Tony

[Ed Hardy]

Silly trivia: The GSM/GPRS version is codenamed Batman, while the codename for the CDMA version is Robin.

[cecina]

Handspring?s gains FCC approval for its dynamic duo, the GPRS and CDMA Treo 600
Editor, Taipei [Wednesday 30 July 2003]

According to the US Federal Communication Commission?s (FCC) website, Handspring?s newest GPRS and CDMA Treo 600 smart phones were given approval on July 21. Based on their application documentation, it appears that the test devices were given codenames ?Batman? for the GPRS version and ?Robin? for the CDMA 1x version.

(excerpt)

The high hopes that Handspring and Palm (as Palm is in the process of acquiring Handspring) have on the success of this model may be one of the reasons investors have flocked to Sierra Wireless, the new owner of Airprime, whose EM3420 module is being used in the CDMA version. Sierra?s stock in the last few months has skyrocketed from around US$3.50 in May to over US$9.80 now.

Rumor has it that Sierra may have bought Airprime because its module is based on the Qualcomm 5100 chipset, which supports FCC mandated 9-11 emergency call rules. The MSM5100 comes with Qualcomm?s GPSOne hardware/firmware already built-in and is a key technology for selling CDMA handsets in the US market. The chip also features embedded Bluetooth, Qtunes and MP3 support, but it is unknown if Handspring will utilize these features.

more
http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Ar...ges=PR&seq=207

Handspring? selects AirPrime? Helium 1x EM3400 Series for the all-new Treo? 600
Advanced CDMA2000 1x module facilitates exciting features in cutting edge device: AirPrime?s EM3420, the dual band variant in the EM3400 product series, has enabled Handspring to design the advanced and feature-rich smartphone in an impressively compact size.
http://www.airprime.com/news07_14_03_release.html

[Day tripper]

Originally posted by treynolds
Ya know, I'd probably be jumping all over this thing IF it had a 320x320 screen, but 160x160 sucks. I'll NEVER go back to low res, I don't care if it IS color...

Tony

It uses the radio module made by the same company as before. All previous treo has weak reception.

[Pedro]

I'm slightly disappointed by the look of the CDMA phone. Why does this have to look so different? Why must Sprint screw everything up? What do you guys think? I will really want separate reviews of both models--the Sprint model just looks bloated and dysmorphic. Oh brother.

-Pedro