14 DAY TRIAL // AT&T will soon offer a new Nokia mobile phone in the US, but before getting too excited you should know that we're only talking about an entry-level device: Nokia 2600 Classic. The handset is already on sale in other parts of the world (in India, for example), and now it's time for the US to get it too.
For the moment, there's no official statement from AT&T to confirm the release of the new Nokia, but the handset will surely be available from the double T carrier and we're presenting the proof below.
FCC has recently approved the 850 / 1900 GSM version of the 2600 Classic, unveiling its User Manual where, besides funny maintenance pieces of advice like "do not paint the device", we can also see that the phone comes with MEdia Net and MEdia Mall - two features that are exclusively offered by the largest North American mobile operator. Thus, only AT&T can carry the 2600 Classic in the US.
The new 2600 Classic is probably intended to replace the Nokia 2610, currently offered by AT&T for free with a two-year contract agreement. Like the 2610, the 2600 Classic is a simple candybar that should have the same "free-of-charge fate" with a 2-year AT&T contract.
Nokia 2600 Classic brings the following features: a 128 x 160 pixel TFT display with 65K colors, a VGA photo camera with video recording, FM radio, Mobile email, Instant Messaging, Voice recorder, Voice mail, alarm clock, calendar, To Do lists, 10MB of internal memory that cannot be expanded and an 870 mAh battery capable of providing up to 6 hours of talk-time or up to 580 hours of stand-by time.
Besides the above-mentioned 2610, AT&T has only two other Nokia phones in its line-up of products: 6085 and 6555, both clamshells and both more advanced than the upcoming 2600 Classic model.
