Moto Milestone reaching Telus February 18th for $199?
updated 04:20 pm EST, Thu February 4, 2010
Milestone due at Telus mid-February, says leak
A new leak reveals that the Motorola Milestone handset will arrive at Canada's Telus by February 18th, after it missed its previously believed January 16th launch date. The internal employee memo leaked with the date has been pre-empted with a Best Buy catalog image and Telus has also updated their site, indicating the handset is coming soon. Best Buy should begin taking deposits for the device on February 5th.
The handset should be priced at $200 when paired with a three-year voice and data contract, or $550 contract-free, though either price is not official nor confirmed.
The Milestone is nearly identical to the Droid offered in the US, save for its GSM/HSPA network support and multi-touch support for default apps. The same 3.7-inch touchscreen with 480x854 resolution is there, along with a 5-megapixel camera and Android 2.0. Data speeds should reach between 3 and 5 Mbps on Telus' fairly recent HSPA+ network. [via MobileSyrup]
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What bands does this phone support?
That question really is "Will it work on US carriers?"