Mythical SMT5700 finally near launch on AT&T?

We like to rag on the SMT5700 every so often -- not because it's low-end, not because it lacks 3G, not because it's not the prettiest smartphone we've ever seen. No, we give the SMT5700 a well-earned dose of crap because it earned FCC approval over a year ago. That's pretty insane even by US carrier standards, and new intel over at Boy Genius Reports indicates that AT&T may finally be ramping up to sell this thing. As we mentioned, it'll be pretty low-end on account of its EDGE data and 2 megapixel cam, but hey -- in the year 2008, there's no good reason folks shouldn't be able to get a capable smartphone for next to nothing on any major carrier, in our humblest of opinions. The site doesn't seem to know when exactly it'll launch, but they've posted a few puzzle piece-like press shots of the phone to whet our appetite (or get us to gag, depending on your disposition toward these kinds of phones).

[(Unverified) Posted May 5th 2008 8:11PM]

Will launch with WM6.1 :)

[(Unverified) Posted May 5th 2008 11:17PM]

interesting, because it was originally set to launch with winmo 5...even though 6 had been out for several months

[(Unverified) Posted May 6th 2008 8:14AM]

Why even bother with it unless it is free and you don't mind adding the 2 years to your contract?

Whomever they have running testing and product lineup over there needs to be spanked and sent to bed without supper.

[(Unverified) Posted May 6th 2008 11:18AM]

Testing wasn't the problem. The device is crap! Everytime there was a new software load for that device for the past year, it had major problems. T

he testers did their job by rejecting it so many times. Don't blame the testers, blame Amoi for a horriable smartphone!