Veer for Europe hits FCC 16
by Dieter Bohn Thu, 24 Feb 2011 7:41 pm EST
While the US version of the Veer has already arrived in the FCC's database, you didn't really think that HP would let their worldwide reach go to waste by ignoring Europe, did you? Enter the P160UEU, where the UEU stands for Europe instead of North America's "UNA."
As with the Veer before it, it's filed under Palm's FCC ID as O8F-BROY (instead of BROU) and it looks like GSM 850, GSM 1900, and WCDMA Band II (1900) got the once-over.
Source: FCC; Thanks Arthur!
16 Comments
Yay for France...... They get all the cool WebOS toys.
I've got a strange feeling that the Veer is actually going to do really well. REALLY well. When it gets into stores and people get to hold it in their hands they're not going to want to put it down.
I have a strange feeling that you are wrong. REALLY wrong. People are going to say, "Wait, you need an attachment to listen to music?" Oh, F*ck!
"Wait, you need a bluetooth headset to listen to music? Cool!"
The people who buy a cheap, little phone are not the same people who will shell out much money for a fancy Bluetooth headset.
I have to agree with aewilliams. Wired is legacy; wireless is hip. You could easily build a marketing campaign around "a world without wires".
This might be a good idea if HP wants to bundle a good Bluetooth stereo headset with this phone but I don't think they will. And in that case people will just see a headset as one more thing to buy.
I'd offer a bundle of the Veer with a touchstone and a bluetooth headset, but I would also sell a bare device for consumers who don't need or want the accessories.
One of the obvious markets for this form factor is as a premium option for the texting and social networking crowd, which doesn't necessarily care about using it as a music device. Think of it as something like the Microsoft Kin, but hopefully executed better.
Of course I think one of the big issues there was the data plan pricing. Mom and Dad might probably won't balk at spending $50-100 getting their kids a cell phone for their birthday, or even the $20/mo to add a talk+text line under Verizon's family line, but shelling out $30 on top of that to add an unlimited data plan is ridiculous. So if they /do/ have that in mind, I expect they push on Sprint, where an Everything Data Family line is $20/mo. (Unless they negotiate a special deal with Verizon.)
I think you are right.
WCDMA? Does that mean there is a shot at a cdma device in the states?
WCDMA is GSM's 3G. So, no.
No, W-CDMA is the 3G technology underlying HSPA. We would need an EVDO Rev A (or B!), and the hardware just isn't in there. I'm pretty sure it's very tight quarters in this unit already, so they'll probably never release an EVDO Veer.
For more info, check out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3G
Isn't EU 3G frequency is 2100?
Let me guess...it's going to be released overseas months before the U.S. right? Smooth HP, real smooth.
Are you sure this is a European version & not a USA one? I am confused. I thought the FCC (Federal Communications Commissions) was for registering devices to be released in the US to make sure they pass all Federal requirements, such as safety, before being sold in the USA. It is not an International organization, hence the word Federal. European countries have their own agencies that new devices must be registered with. The FCC is also not a patent office. Are you sure this is a European version & not a US one? Am I missing something?