Nokia's E61 QWERTY phone scores FCC approval

by Paul Miller posted Mar 2nd 2006 at 11:45AM

Plenty has been said about Nokia's E61 and its various Blackberry or Treo-killing endeavors, but what we'd really like to know is when it's coming stateside so we can see for ourselves. Well the QWERTY smartphone just got a go-ahead from the FCC, in all its 3G and S60 Symbian glory, so hopefully it'll be making its way here soon. Congratulations E61, you're now one step closer to the US and your destiny of overdramatized showdowns and stretched-thin battle metaphors.

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Symbian, GSM, EDGE, UMTS

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Nick @ Mar 2nd 2006 12:36PM

Oh hell yes. This is my next phone!

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CullerClassik @ Mar 2nd 2006 12:43PM

Now this is a phone I could get some lovin on with! What has taken Nokia so long to keep up? These companies have the tech... have had the tech for years... and now it's finally coming our way? Weak Sauce... but still... gimme!

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david @ Mar 2nd 2006 1:00PM

You guys should give this one away!!

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John @ Mar 2nd 2006 5:38PM

Hmmm... This phone looks like the offspring of a MOTO Q and an HP HW6515.

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Todd M. @ Mar 2nd 2006 5:46PM

This phone is already stateside. Anyone who lives in Los Angeles and knows the Beverly Center in Beverly Hills can go to the Nokia store there and get their greasy mitts on this bad boy. I was playing with it yesterday and it's a pretty sweet little machine, albeit slightly bulky.

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Donald @ Mar 2nd 2006 6:52PM

#5: That's all well and good, but can you actually BUY the bloody thing?

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Nick @ Mar 2nd 2006 7:02PM

"This phone is already stateside." Except not for sale. :(

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John K @ Mar 2nd 2006 8:53PM

#5, can you purchase it at the Nokia store in LA?

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Matt @ Mar 3rd 2006 1:36AM

I hunger...

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Matt @ Mar 3rd 2006 9:31AM

Get your E61 now!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Nokia-E61-Brand-NEW-PDA-UNLOCKED-GSM-BLUETOOTH-CELL_W0QQitemZ5865968093QQcategoryZ64355QQcmdZViewItem

=)

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