Bankruptcy, shmankruptcy: VK Mobile gets i230 through FCC

by Chris Ziegler, posted Feb 18th 2007 at 8:02PM

Hey, Helio, maybe you guys can help us out with this one: just what the heck is VK, maker of your Kickflip, doing with a new phone in the FCC's hallowed halls? Isn't the luxury of FCC approval reserved for companies with, oh, we don't know... solvency? Granted, last time we heard from these folks it sounded like they were going to be allowed to continue on their merry way in some capacity, so maybe this is all part of that grand recovery scheme. Anyhoo, what we've got here is the "verykool"-branded (verykool, VK... get it?) i230, a quadband GSM unit that we'd wager bears the candybar form factor. Other than that, details are nonexistent -- including whether any American carrier is looking to pick this thing up -- but we'll be keeping an eagle eye on the sitch.

Filed under: Handsets, Others, GSM, GPRS

Tags: fcc, i230, korea, vk, vk mobile, VkMobile

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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KC @ Feb 19th 2007 11:50AM

As long as they are allowed to spend a little money on more naked body painted spokes models I am glad they are still around.

More unique phones like ala Kickflip and less SLVR knockoffs and they could get themselves back in the black

Advertising on naked women is something the world needs more of not less of - so hurry up and get back on your feet VK!

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dave @ Feb 19th 2007 5:21PM

if i'm not mistaken, this is the first time VK has gotten FCC approval for a GSM handset. and maybe it's a swivel phone, maybe even an updated version of the VK 650 (the GSM phone in korea that was/is identical on the outside to the Kickflip) or just a way for VK to get their name known in the US before a more full-on launch. Like how Pantech (also Korean) only released one phone with their name on it and a few re-branded phones that they OEM'ed (coincidentally, one of them by Helio) before a full-on US release.

if it was CDMA, I would say Helio, but it's not, so nobody knows until an official announcement is made, or if a service provider got their name stamped on the FCC's test sample, whenever photos of the front of the phone are released.

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kipfoot @ Feb 20th 2007 3:43PM

more about the 'verykool' branding can be found at verykool.net.

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