Sprint to sell CDMA Motorola ATRIX and the Motorola XOOM?
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That's right, the Motorola ATRIX 4G in CDMA form is rumored to be heading to Sprint. Along with the handset, the lapdock is also expected to be made available to Sprint customers. The announcement is expected next month.
The Sprint/Motorola combo has only had one Android phone launched, the rugged Motorola i1, but with Verizon possibly pre-occupied with other high-end handsets, Motorola apparently has turned to Sprint for a CDMA version of the ATRIX 4G. And with the carrier getting ready to introduce the EVO 3D as we reported, this announcement had to be set back one month, to April.
If you are a Sprint customer, would the launch of the Motorola ATRIX 4G (or a similar phone with a different name) and the XOOM be enough to put that smile back on your face?
source: AndroidandMe
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2. JWil (unregistered) posted on 17 Mar 2011, 17:58 0 0
I'm a 10yr customer of Sprint and it would be nice to see them step it up and add some real high end devices to there line up which they are lacking compared to Verizon and at&t
26. Droid_X_Doug posted on 18 Mar 2011, 06:07 0 0
What was the EVO? That had some pretty good specs when it was first available. If the Atrix comes to Sprint, that will interest me less than an EVO 3D (or whatever they end up calling it). Moto are recognizing that the Atrix is getting dated pretty quick and the new top-of-the-line handset is supposed to feature 4 cores.... Now if that were to be available on Sprint....
3. AndroidTroll posted on 17 Mar 2011, 18:29 1 1
My girlfriend's dad has an atrix and it is quite nice. Motoblur hangs it up sometimes, but the hdmi UI is really cool. Too bad you can't load custom roms on it. At least Sprint's version will be able to install non market apps unlike lame ATT, which blocks it. I will wait for the superior EVO 3D...
24. Fanboys Suck posted on 18 Mar 2011, 00:31 0 0
You drunk? I loaded plenty of non-market apps on mine already...
4. belovedson posted on 17 Mar 2011, 18:43 0 0
If the phone is not locked down then yes welcome Atrix. Just saying
5. yungmel0 (unregistered) posted on 17 Mar 2011, 18:56 0 0
Thank you Sprint!!!!!!!! I think someone in the offices are finally starting to listen to the consumers!!! This is just the spark needed to recover from the echo and compete with big red and AT&T. The people love the latest tech and the next best thing. The atrix is already a beast of a phone but with one or two tweaks from Sprint it SHOULD top the mobile community as the worlds most powerful mobile phone. Now Sprint if your reading this have some employee GO GET THE ATRIX AND BREAK IT DOWN!!!!!! Decide what features can be added threw sprint and not just the droid market. I will be very impressed and pleased if this story becomes true. And if we merge with T-Mobile I bet many customers will switch to this phone. And make sure the XOOM HAS 4G SUPPORT!!!!!!!! .........that is all lol.
6. thats_odd (unregistered) posted on 17 Mar 2011, 19:01 2 0
I'm confused. "Atrix 4G in CDMA"? CDMA would not be 4G, right? Do they mean "Atrix 4G in WiMax"?
8. damienh28 posted on 17 Mar 2011, 19:19 0 1
Atrix 4g in CDMA, becuase on att its Atrix 4g in MSG(meaning it uses sim cards) has nothing to do with 4g just whether it takes sim cards or not
9. AndroidTroll posted on 17 Mar 2011, 19:25 2 1
wow both of you guys are noobs. It refers to the 3G aspect of the phone. Sprint (and verizon) use CDMA technology for 3G and ATT (and Tmo) use GSM for their 3G tech.
Lolol damien said MSG instead of GSM. Hopefully they ATT doesn't put monosodium glutamate in their phones!
11. damienh28 posted on 17 Mar 2011, 19:38 1 1
lol im playin nba 2k 11 and i going against the knicks and it the commetator said msg lmao....
nah not noob bro like i know what they are i just wanted to dumb it down for him cuase he doesnt even know what hes talking bout so if u say what you said hell be quite confused... and thats the main diffrence Sim Card or No Sim card bro
13. AndroidTroll posted on 17 Mar 2011, 19:47 1 1
Oh yeah Madison Square Garden lol! I guess I won't confuse him anymore with EVDO or UMTS lololol. I am such a know it all asshole troll son of a bitch!
15. Juke Box Hero (unregistered) posted on 17 Mar 2011, 20:13 2 1
@AndroidTroll
Umm, no. CDMA is for the voice and 1x. For 3G, it would use EVDO. For 4G (on Sprint), it would use WiMax. BUT, with the latest Sprint LTE rumors, maybe this will be Sprint's first LTE phone?? Highly unlikely, but one can dream.
The Atrix is a nice piece of hardware, but too bad about the locked bootloader, I like loading custom ROMs on my Epic.
18. AndroidTroll posted on 17 Mar 2011, 20:34 2 3
@Juke Box Doucho
You don't need to explain this shit to me, I know wtf you are talking about. Clearly you didn't read my posts. Plus I already mentioned about the locked bootloader. I know it sucks. And so does Samsung! No official cyanogen mod support for Epic lololol you should have bought an EVO!
22. Juke Box Hero (unregistered) posted on 17 Mar 2011, 22:43 0 0
LOL, you're so funny with your comments. Keep up the good fight to "not confuse" people anymore.
21. p0rkguy posted on 17 Mar 2011, 22:31 0 0
Umm, no. CDMA is not for the voice and 1x. 1x IS the voice for CDMA.
23. Juke Box Hero (unregistered) posted on 17 Mar 2011, 22:52 0 0
Yeah, sorry about that, you're right. I usually refer to 1x as just the data usage of 1xrtt...if that makes any sense.
7. downphoenix posted on 17 Mar 2011, 19:04 1 0
If so this would be a pleasant surprise, Motorola hasnt released a sprint branded phone since the Motorola Renegade back during the launch of the failed Sprint Direct Connect in mid 2008. I guess with Verizon getting the Iphone, Motorola realzies Verizon wont baby them anymore and has to release great phones for all 4 major carriers now.
29. jbash posted on 19 Mar 2011, 17:54 0 0
If you count iDen devices they have had the Brute and the i1. But CDMA dept definetly needs to bring back a few moto devices
