Nokia E71 finally coming to AT&T as E71x

by Chris Ziegler posted Nov 19th 2008 at 3:39PM

We've been hearing for ages that there was a super-special version of the E71 with an AT&T ROM floating around somewhere in Nokia's skunkworks, but solid evidence of its existence has been scarce to say the least; some said it was canceled, some said it was just taking its sweet time going through the testing process, and some put a hand over our mouth and told us never to speak "AT&T" and "E71" in the same sentence again lest an agent overhear us. New in-the-wild shots give us -- and the North American S60-loving public -- newfound hope that the phone's gonna actually happen, but it'll emerge as the "E71x." That's a new suffix for Nokia, so we really have no idea what it might mean -- more internal memory would be cool, but we're not really counting on it. Word is that it'll be available for something in the $150 range when it finally hits, so if the 6650 isn't your cup o' tea, hang tight. (And by the way, guys, we're totally digging the black.)

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

Tags: att, e71, e71x, nokia

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Will @ Nov 19th 2008 3:44PM

Bye Bye iPhone

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wediddoit @ Nov 19th 2008 3:48PM

This is very good news, since I'm an AT&T customer. I had actually been considering buying an unlocked E71.

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rekkid @ Nov 19th 2008 4:03PM

ooh... interesting news. I was thinking of getting the 6650 last weekend, but I might just wait. Being used to a qwerty phone for the last two years was the only that kept me from the 6650. I use gmail and a lot of pop3 services, and not being able to use them on AT&T's crippled phones, and tired of Smartphone jacked prices, this might be great (if they keep this S60 on the plain jane medianet plans.)

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lankyR @ Nov 19th 2008 4:17PM

Damn... im not a Nokia guy, but that is one sexy looking phone!

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snowenloe @ Nov 19th 2008 4:55PM

Nice hair, even better device. Why am I still with Verizon?

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Travis @ Nov 19th 2008 5:18PM

I love Nokia phones but cannot stand the S60 as a phone OS. It does not 'feel' like a legitimate OS to me. But hey, it is personal opinion. I have handled one in real life and they are fantastic as far as the build goes.

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Wil @ Nov 19th 2008 5:25PM

Wow, I did not think it would actually hit ATT. Need to see what features ATT crippled. I held an unbranded one last month, very solid and high end. Better than the N series I would say in construction. This was the only phone I was considering before iPhone.

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Restoration @ Nov 19th 2008 6:10PM

I definitely thought the plastic E63 was headed to at&t instead of a version of the E71

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RCC2k8 @ Nov 19th 2008 7:01PM

Knowing AT&T, they'll fill the phone with tons of bloatware, cripple tethering, and who knows if they chop off Wi-Fi. Remember the Nokia E61 and E62?

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Al @ Nov 19th 2008 8:40PM

Plus, at&t will charge customers $30 for data. If you have the unbranded E71, data is $15

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Galen20K @ Nov 19th 2008 7:56PM

I don't have ATT I have Magenta currently but I really think this looks like an Attractive, Solid device - D

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CarlosO @ Nov 19th 2008 9:05PM

"Plus, at&t will charge customers $30 for data. If you have the unbranded E71, data is $15"
How do you get this?

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badqat @ Nov 20th 2008 9:24AM

Simply add a MediaNET unlimited package to the phone number you plan on rocking the phone on. $15 for all you can eat data, as opposed to $30 a month for all you can eat data.

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addictedtoeris @ Nov 20th 2008 12:28PM

son of a B*TCH... i'd been scoping out this phone for months... waiting patiently for it to hit stores... couldn't find it (until i saw it on display at best buy) for $459 - no way i was going to spend that much on a phone. and now at&t is going to be selling it for about $150, right after i'd finally given up hope and bought the iphone instead? that sucks nuts.

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