Well, given that the G1 is only sold by T-Mobile, it wouldn't be a huge deal if its radio only worked with one carrier (I admit it'd make roaming hard). It's my understanding however that the 3G frequencies used by the underlying hardware (HTC Dream) are actually compatible with a decent number of networks worldwide. In addition, the 2G radio is quad-band and should be compatible with just about any GSM network worldwide.
JBQ On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 6:22 AM, jbraun <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don’t know about you, but I feel very disappointed with G1. I bought > it because, being related to Google, I would enjoy a really open > framework. Now, I realize that 3G only works in the 1700/2100 > frequencies, which is basically compatible with just one carrier in > the whole world. On top of that, I can’t use the paid Market, so > effectively unable to enjoy the benefit of thousands of developers > working on productivity or entertainment applications for, obviously, > a monetary retribution. In fact many of the best free applications are > now paid. > And people complaint that the iphone was blocked. > > > > > -- Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru Android Engineer, Google. Questions sent directly to me that have no reason for being private will likely get ignored or forwarded to a public forum with no further warning. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
