http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/21/palms-gsm-centro-tested-for-fcc-a-long-long-time-ago/ Engadget Mobile Comments for Palm's GSM Centro tested for FCC a long, long time ago http://www.engadgetmobile.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgetmobile.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/21/palms-gsm-centro-tested-for-fcc-a-long-long-time-ago/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/21/palms-gsm-centro-tested-for-fcc-a-long-long-time-ago/Feb 21st 2008 3:24PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/21/palms-gsm-centro-tested-for-fcc-a-long-long-time-ago/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/21/palms-gsm-centro-tested-for-fcc-a-long-long-time-ago/Feb 21st 2008 3:39PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/21/palms-gsm-centro-tested-for-fcc-a-long-long-time-ago/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/21/palms-gsm-centro-tested-for-fcc-a-long-long-time-ago/
The GSM Centro completed FCC testing in Jun 2007 with the review on Jun 28th.

Palm had a confidentiality request--when they market the device, they are supposed to notify the FCC to take the docs out of confidentiality--which is what happened and why all the "submitted" + "available" dates are 2/20.]]>Feb 21st 2008 5:47PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/21/palms-gsm-centro-tested-for-fcc-a-long-long-time-ago/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/21/palms-gsm-centro-tested-for-fcc-a-long-long-time-ago/
That's not how it looks to me. Right on the grant it says:

Date of Grant: 02/20/2008
Application Dated: 02/20/2008

It may have completed testing a while ago, but the FCC didn't finish reviewing that testing and actually grant the approval until this week. As soon as they issue the grant, a listing shows up in the public database no matter what confidentiality the company requested.

In fact, Palm DID request confidentiality for the detailed docs, and THAT doesn't expire until April 5, 2008. (Which, as you noted, shouldn't happen once the device goes on sale, so again they are breaking the rules.)]]>Feb 21st 2008 5:57PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/21/palms-gsm-centro-tested-for-fcc-a-long-long-time-ago/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/21/palms-gsm-centro-tested-for-fcc-a-long-long-time-ago/
--James]]>Feb 21st 2008 3:59PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/21/palms-gsm-centro-tested-for-fcc-a-long-long-time-ago/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/02/21/palms-gsm-centro-tested-for-fcc-a-long-long-time-ago/
"...though the label shows a first revision of December 11 of frickin' 2006"

Palm no doubt has devices in the works at least 12 months out from projected released as most manufactures are on a 12-16 month cycle..

However, what was actually submitted on Dec 11 was merely the FCC label + Location (Items 7 + 8 on their required list)--the FCC ID though wasn't added till May 06, 2007--which is right before testing started.

So the physical Centro was not submitted till May 07.

In other words, Palm submitted the most generic of "paperwork" to the FCC when getting ready to submit a device--equivalent to pre-labeling all of your homework assignments, without doing any actual work.]]>Feb 21st 2008 5:34PM