Motorola Sholes Battery Cover Hints Verizon Isn’t Alone
| by Rob Jackson on October 7th, 2009 |
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Pretty much every knowledgeable Verizon customer is eagerly anticipating the announcement of the Motorola Sholes. We haven’t heard anything specific except a promise from Verizon/Google that something is coming, but the interwebz is working hard trying to dig up whatever dirt is possible. Take this for example: pictures of the Moto Sholes battery covers from EngadgetMobile:
Notice that we said “covers” and you see a Verizon branded version and a non-branded version, suggesting that Verizon Wireless won’t be the only one to carry the device. I would expect Verizon to have some sort of immediate exclusivity with an overseas rollout coming a tad later. But of course I’m just speculating.
1. Santamoose wrote on October 7, 2009
I’d prefer they just friggin’ release it here first, or at least just announce the damn phone already. It’s getting pretty tiresome.
2. Jerry wrote on October 7, 2009
Sprint please…
3. The GMG wrote on October 7, 2009
T-Mobile? *crosses fingers*
4. StephenSaurusRex wrote on October 7, 2009
@Santamoose, I hear ya!
5. jerry (but a different jerry) wrote on October 7, 2009
Sprint please…!!
6. tallperson117 wrote on October 7, 2009
OMG ANNOUNCE THE FUCKING PHONE ALREADY!
7. Cthulhu wrote on October 8, 2009
The unbranded cover could be for Europe. Luckily we aren’t as closely bound to our carriers over here.
8. Ken wrote on October 8, 2009
Will someone just send the damn thing over the water please – Mine needs to make it’s way to the UK!!! :-)
9. Dennis wrote on October 8, 2009
Considering that Verizon is CDMA, the cover is the least of the issues in sending it “overseas”.. but maybe they are making a GSM version, that would be interesting.. Or maybe someone photo-shopped over the Verizon label because they want them to make a GSM version, and somehow believe this will make it so… If I cut one image of the two covers and paste it onto the other, amazingly it is the exact same angles, whereas the longer cover image is slightly off the same angle.. but it could just be really good photography.
10. Holly wrote on October 8, 2009
Oh… I didn’t think about the CDMA/GSM problem. Does that make it unlikely it’ll come here then?
I seriously wish they’d make an announcement about this phone, it’s starting to get ridiculous.
11. Holly wrote on October 8, 2009
Sorry, by “here” I mean the UK.
12. vincent wrote on October 8, 2009
When will t be sold in europe ? if it’s before sony x3 or archos phone, count me in !
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I doubt motorola would make a cdma only version: traveling with that phone would prove impossible, and verizon only represents 1% of the total mobile world market. There is hope for a 3G version. That you my american friends will probably wanna try and snatch before me and import it to your usa unloved carrier :D
13. Phroghollow wrote on October 8, 2009
Really, Really want this phone, bring it on in Australia. Otherwise its off to Ebay
14. Steel wrote on October 8, 2009
Seriously, how much longer can they draw this out? Every week of delay means lots of moula lost from data plans!
15. Rob wrote on October 8, 2009
Could we just at least admit that the phone exists, Verizon? Oh, and a final name would be nice too.
16. Hypnoboon wrote on October 8, 2009
Come on Moto! This is now just getting ridiculous! We all know the phone exists! Just tell us when it’s out and what to call it! And please do a GSM version!
17. tauran wrote on October 8, 2009
I really hope AT&T gets some decent Andoid phones. I dont want a damn Dell phone. I have enough problems with my Dell computer. Any HTC or Samsung Android (high end) would due.
18. poopiepants wrote on October 8, 2009
Or an unbranded version could mean that if people ( like ME :) ) don’t want to see ‘Verizon’ on their battery cover, they can replace it with a blank one?!?!? Common sense guys…
19. poopiepants wrote on October 8, 2009
@vincent, Verizon is 3G…. I haven’t seen specs for the Sholes, but a lot of their new pda’s that are coming out are global ( CDMA/GSM ).
20. MotoZine wrote on October 8, 2009
Motorola CDMA Sholes / Tao / Droid will realase in Verizon US around 30 October 2009. If that’s true, so earlier 2 months than first time release date 1 December 2009. Motorola GSM Sholes will release in the early of 2010. About battery cover; I think “Sholes Verizon” will release only for Verizon, “Sholes Unbranded” will release to international market.
21. Ahmed wrote on October 9, 2009
The unbranded cover could be someone trying to stir up some trouble by photoshopping out the Verizon logo. And it looks like it’s working.
22. vincent wrote on October 9, 2009
@ poopiepants
My bad, i meant 3.5g or HSDPA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5G
What you call gsm is 1G or 2G for text messaging only ?
23. vincent wrote on October 9, 2009
By that i meant i knew verizon offered 3G. Correct me if i am wrong, verizon plan to go straight from 3G to 4G (LTE) bypassing 3.5G alltogether ? If so, would make a lot of sense.
An american friend from ny couldn’t use 3G web browsing with an iphone 3gs over here and only texted. I guess international roaming is not part of the standard att plan…
24. Alan wrote on October 14, 2009
A little bit of good news for us across the pond! A UK website has unearthed this:
http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/blog/2009/10/14/motorolas-comeback-plan-revealed/
25. Rob wrote on November 8, 2009
I need some help closing browser and apps on the android, can anyone help?