I can't imagine the FCC allowing a device to pass certification without testing all the transmitters within the device at all frequencies, and this would include WiMax... Nokia could keep quiet about the FM Radio because it's a receiver. What would Nokia do if they decided to enable WiMax and failed FCC certification - there would be shed loads of product sold which have WiMax capability which can't be used, and the firmware would need to differentiate between "good" devices and "bad" devices. Nah, can't see the Easter Egg being WiMax!
A capacitive circuit, so the battery can be hot swapped?
That would be really cool -- some old Powerbooks have that, I think -- but would it not be noticed already by people who have gone over the FCC filings?
That would be really cool -- some old Powerbooks have that, I think -- but would it not be noticed already by people who have gone over the FCC filings?
not sure since a charge/battery circuit probably isn't covered in the testing the FCC did..
I liked Millhouse's idea re: the magnetic lock/sleep switch.
Yep, Milhouse is right. Nokia (or anyone else for that matter) can not sell any transmitting device without FCC approval. That means that there will be no hidden WiMax or FM transmitter capability. The FM receiver was able to be hidden because the FCC certification is not necessary for something that only receives radio.
We've got to look elsewhere for the 'easter egg', assuming it is a hardware feature at all.
Didn't the FCC testing include the gps receiver? Why did they have to test that, considering the above argument?
