On ke, 2007-11-07 at 10:31 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Sorry, I cannot get the original reference to why this is an issue for > North American users.
NA uses the unusual 850 MHz and 1900 MHz bands for GSM. The Neo, at least as it will be first available, will not support 850 MHz (but will 1900 MHz). This means that it can work in NA, _but_ will get worse coverage than GSM phones capable of also 850 MHz operation. According to my second-hand understanding of the situation, of the major US GSM providers, T-Mobile has more 1900 MHz coverage than AT&T/Cingular, and that major cities may have decent amounts of it as opposed to rural areas. It's vague, but HTH. -- Mikko J Rauhala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> University of Helsinki _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community