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July 11, 2008 5:36 PM PDT

FCC gives HTC Touch Diamond, Touch Pro thumbs-up

Posted by Bonnie Cha

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HTC Touch Diamond

(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET Networks)

Yesterday, it was the RIM BlackBerry Bold, today it's the HTC Touch Diamond and the HTC Touch Pro. Both Windows Mobile smartphones got FCC approval today, and it looks like they will be headed to a CDMA carrier as rumored. No word on when and whether it will be Sprint or Verizon Wireless, or both. At least, it's a light at the end of the tunnel.

[Source: Engadget Mobile]

Bonnie Cha is a senior editor for CNET, covering smartphones and GPS. When she's not testing the latest gadgets, you can find her chasing after her crazy lab or surfing in the chilly waters of Northern California. E-mail Bonnie.

Topics:: Phones,; PDAs

Tags:: HTC Touch Diamond,; HTC Touch Pro,; BlackBerry Bold,; smartphones,; cell phones

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by orificeofobscenity July 12, 2008 6:33 AM PDT

All of HTC's other phones have been on T-Mobile. Odd that Sprint is branching out to this company. It must not have MMS capabilities.

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by tacobp27 July 13, 2008 8:02 AM PDT: Sprint has had HTC before duh, the mogul and the touch. You have no idea what your talking about obviously.


by albowwow July 17, 2008 7:58 PM PDT: Uhh Sprint has had both the Touch and Mogul and they both MMS, as does 90% of their smartphone/PDA's and most thread also (Centro Palms etc)


by Monsoon411 September 10, 2008 10:59 AM PDT: As stated Sprint has come out with more HTC phones than Tmobile and AT&T combined. Infact all of Sprint HTC phones have been modified with more RAM and outher resources, The mogul currently does not support MMS, however the new HTC Touch Pro and Diamond do....just a little FYI :) Have a good day


by RAFellows November 10, 2008 8:21 AM PST: I just purchased a HTC Touch Pro and it has Sprints Picture Mail, not standard MMS. The Picture Mail is only compatible with other Sprint Phones and is not supported by the other carriers. So, you get a quasi MMS that only works with Sprint. The Picture Mail web site states they are working to make the service compatible with other carriers but no guarantee or time frame. While the Touch Pro may be capable of MMS, Sprint appariently is not.


by MadLyb July 12, 2008 8:28 AM PDT: CDMA?!!! The Touch Pro was my planned replacement for my 8125 which is GSM.

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by turlachmacd July 12, 2008 5:23 PM PDT: give me, give me, give me.. Cant wait for this thing to finally hit verizon.; Reply to this comment

by ronasia July 12, 2008 5:48 PM PDT

The Diamond has a serious problem. When dialing a number the screen blanks after about 3 seconds. When asked by an automatic switchboard for further user input (say press 1 for tech support, 2 for sales etc.) The user must restart the screen by either switching on again or pulling out the stylus, then press the keypad button, then if the three second "sleep mode" gives you time, enter a number. The screen again blanks, so that any further user input requires you to go through the whole procedure again. Painful. HTC say the setting cannot be changed. Surely a firmware or software upgrade could put this serious flaw right!

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by olaurido July 15, 2008 5:41 PM PDT: To fix that modify the following registry entry as follows --> HKEY_Local_Machine\Drivers\BuiltIn\RIL\EnableFastDormantDisplayDuringCall to 0


by Monsoon411 September 10, 2008 12:28 PM PDT: Looks like its the GSM versions of this phone that have this problem. My Sprint Diamond (pilot) seems to be working just fine.

by CRACKnberry July 13, 2008 5:19 AM PDT

sprint will be relesing this beat soon im now testing a sprint diamond.

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by tacobp27 July 13, 2008 8:12 AM PDT: When is sprint officially going to start selling this phone? And when will it sell the Touch Pro?


by tckeyes July 23, 2008 11:39 AM PDT: Are you familar with the sprint instinct? if so, how does the diamond compare? which do you think is better?

by tacobp27 July 13, 2008 8:04 AM PDT

Sprint has had HTC before duh, the mogul and the touch. You have no idea what your talking about obviously. Its rumored that Sprint will be getting it, from an inside Sprint source. I'm super excited!!! I have the touch and I'm not getting the Instint so I can get this phone!

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by tacobp27 July 13, 2008 8:25 AM PDT: Here it is with the SPRINT logo on it!!!! http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=14170


by tacobp27 July 13, 2008 8:16 AM PDT: http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/23/htcs-raphael-and-diamond-coming-to-sprint-and-looking-good/ Article about Sprint getting the phone!!; Reply to this comment

by strykernyc July 13, 2008 4:13 PM PDT

WOOT!!!! sprint got the htc touch exclusive a longgggg time ago and it is logical for sprint to get the diamond. dude is just like all the palm treos. they always come out for sprint first then the others carrier. the t-mobile network is useless for any smart phone.

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by Monsoon411 September 10, 2008 12:31 PM PDT: I second that.


by Ako1pinoy July 20, 2008 3:26 PM PDT: This would be on the T-Mobile?

http://www.unwiredview.com/2008/05/28/htc-touch-pro-as-t-mobile-mda-vario-iv-full-specs-released/; Reply to this comment

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