Samsung Galaxy S III for T-Mobile hits FCC, brings future-proofed HSPA+ for good measure

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There's been hints of it coming [as early as February][3], but we now have a smoking gun at the FCC: the [Galaxy S III][4] is coming to T-Mobile. A Samsung [SGH-T999][5] has popped up at the agency sporting newly added 1,700MHz AWS support that's the telltale sign of a T-Mobile device, along with the T999 name itself (the T989 is the network's [Galaxy S II][6]). It also totes 850MHz and 1,900MHz WCDMA bands being used for HSPA+ data rather than just voice, a clue that the phone is ready for [refarmed GSM spectrum][7]. Just in case there was any remaining doubt, we've further spotted a related T999V entry at the Bluetooth SIG with a rather [familiar-looking][8] image as well as a Samsung-hosted T999 user agent profile on the web that matches what we know about the Android 4.0 hardware. We have yet to get a look at whether or not the T-Mobile version is any different on the outside, but with the FCC's help, there's not much left to know before the expected [summer US launch][9].

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