What's Motorola planning for AT&T?
by Chris Ziegler 
posted Oct 12th 2007 at 3:18PM
Alright, as far as AT&T goes, we know what LG's got in the pipe, Samsung has a new handset out seemingly every few minutes, Sony Ericsson's mostly missing in action as usual, and Nokia fans are better off hitting up the flagship stores at the moment. What's up with Moto, then? Glad you asked! We've heard a few rumors flying around that seem newsworthy enough to pass on. First and foremost, everyone and their grandmother seems to be waiting on the launch of the Q9 Global, and it looks like AT&T is now targeting late November to launch that bad boy (seriously, can some carrier please just launch a hot handset on time for once?). Within 60 days of said launch, it'll add BlackBerry Connect support, a feature the Tilt currently enjoys. Meanwhile over in dumbphone land, the V9 can expect a hardware refresh early next year to add GPS and a second camera for Video Share capability. The V3xx is still kicking around, too, and it looks like the gold version will be phased out in favor of "lavender" in the next few months. Wondering why AT&T never picked up the RIZR Z3? Turns out it passed on the phone (too much like the RAZR, perhaps?) in favor of a much hotter model -- we don't know which model yet, exactly, but we can expect it in the first quarter of '08. Finally, Motorola's self-admitted king of signal strength, the v365, should be replaced with a new model that features an external antenna. Unfortunate, yeah, but when "more bars in more places" is priority one, it should be a solid option.[Thanks, anonymous tipster]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Lance K. @ Oct 12th 2007 4:13PM
rizr z9, looks like razr v9...wierd buttons though. saw it first when i saw the bgr hands-on gallery with razr v9, and it compared it. i knew it was a rizr from the camera on the back. and it has att brandings...so i looked around a bit on bgr and found it a while back.
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2007/07/07/motorola-z9-unveiled-can-ya-feel-it-huh-huh/
Lance K. @ Oct 12th 2007 4:14PM
aghh! spelled weird wrong, my b.
ppcmd @ Oct 12th 2007 5:07PM
why exactly is the Q9 delayed yet another 60 days when it's on sale in Canada and Europe without issues. So Moto this explains why you stock is in the toilet you just cannot deliver anything on time. Oh and blackberry connect 60 days later why bother. It would be nearly 1 year since announcement at that point.
ppcmd @ Oct 12th 2007 7:42PM
I am tired of the rumors and if its delayed the done so be it I will wait, get another phone or not move to ATT at all. So I called the local ATT store and typically you get garbage in garbage out. First off they knew what the Q9 Global was, that yes its due out and the date they have is 10/18 (subject to change) but they have not been told of any delays. So the next two weeks will tell the story.