What is AT&T’s “Project Charlie”?
A picture of Best Buy’s inventory database just surfaced and it has us seriously scratching our heads. Three new devices, known only as Charlie 1, Charlie 2 and Charlie 3 are listed with nothing but a description that reads “Project Charlie”. While it would be very easy (and fun) to get ahead of ourselves and speculate that something ultra-secret is coming to AT&T and soon, the tipster that sent in the pics seems to think the Charlie’s are nothing more than a way to get the new iPhone into the system without tipping people off. It’s either that or Best Buy has given up on fighting inventory system leaks and is just having a bit of fun at the expense of us bloggers. But they wouldn’t, would they?
Doubt its the i phone? Maybe USB Modem?
Oh yippie I was first!
First! I hope they’re iPhones!!
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Isn’t the item number a clue?
Look for an iPhone/iPod item number and compare.
Dead end – closest thing I found was “93126*” which turned up a couple refurbished Epson things.
first to fail
Looks like Android devices ….
it must be something good if they went through the trouble to give names/descriptions like that .
Although , there have been high hopes leading to letdowns … but I digress .
It may be the iPhone. This would be the third iteration of the iphone, charlie is the third whatever its called(alpha, bravo, charlie, delta….)
Not sure what it is, but it’s not epison related. Maybe netbooks? I know one thing I’ll be checking the price when I get to BBY
isn’t that the deceased war buddy of the at&t guile?
iPhone Edge = Alpha
iPhone 3G = Bravo
New iPhone, iPhone nano, and iPhone Tablet = Charlie 1, Charlie 2, and Charlie 3
Next year, look for Delta…
Why would ‘leaks’ be a problem for best buy? Its a retail store, that headache belongs to the manufacterur (apple) and carrier (att).
Then again, its possible that Apple codename’d it.
Iphone 8Gb, 16GB, 32 GB
@ahow628
That kind of makes sense. Thanks
yeah that’s just iphone crap.
I can guarantee you that they’re supsidized netbooks. AT&T corporate stores in the Atlanta area already carry about five different models.
So what.
I never understand why company’s want to keep a new awesome phone a secret….don’t they want to tell people the new Iphone is coming to create hype and so people dont go out and buy another phone cause they wanna wait for the new phone….I dont get keeping it secret…not just the iphone but any other big release as well…ie Pre, Storm, whatever….
The people at Best Buy Corporate aren’t that smart. Remember, they are soul-less, greedy fucks.
i believe it has something to do w/ the vietcong (it’s ok i’m asian). i’m voting iphone related w/ everyone else.
We read Boy Genius too.
This is the PRE, which is now coming to AT&T because Sprint is inept.
Project Genesis was TDMA to GSM
Project Charlie is GSM to LTE
DUH!!!
Ya’ll are IDIOTS
The iPhone spots on TV have been running a lot more lately. AT