vB Easy Archive - EDGE Disappears From High End Motorolas

Pages: 1

EDGE Disappears From High End Motorolas
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)

Posted by: shortyd999

Motorola has been quietly revising the specs on many of the high end models they've announced but haven't yet released. Well publicized phones including new design models such as the PEBL and SLVR, as well as the E895 and A910 will no longer launch with EDGE data. They will be GPRS only. A Motorola spokesperson explained that the chipset Motorola choose for their top of the line models does not have a stable EDGE implementation, and does not meet Motorola's quality standards. It is too late for Motorola to swap out chips, so the company has been forced to disable EDGE on the new phones despite their high end placement in their lineup.
Source

This suck *** big time.

Posted by: ~W~

yea, the v6 im using does not have edge... hmm but you mentioned that it was disabled? perhaps one can seem edit it out. I did not have vibe and ring on the v6 either but was able to seem edit that out.

Posted by: ivwshane

How can motorola, one of the largest, chip manufactures, not come up with a "stable" edge chip?

What a dissappointment.

Posted by: HF 1 Is Yo Daddy

Did not meet Moto's "strict" quality control???

Whoa, I guess we should be seeing exploding V551's if the EDGE chips were that bad.

Posted by: ~W~

scary..... i guess that is what happens when you are selling phones like hot cakes, you begin to cut cost

to make more $$$

Posted by: FullStrength

UMTS maybe? They probably dont want to waste developement on edge, with umts right around the corner.

Posted by: nskgti23

Hmmm... This seems like a cingular topic if I've ever heard one...

Posted by: CA

The CEO of Moto was on Crazy money(CNBC) and said they have completly updated quality control. I guess my Q will have to wait.

Posted by: Moderator HF 11

This has already been posted in the Motorola forum as well. Please do not cross post.