Okay, as others have reported, the non-North American version of the FreeRunner will work in the US.
In California and Nevada, there is extensive coverage by both ATT and T-Mobile on the 1900 band. Both offer prepaid SIM cards. If you do end up getting a prepaid SIM, there are two things to note: T-Mobile US does not sell any data plans to their prepaid customers (so you will not have ANY data with T-Mobile US on a prepaid SIM) ATT reportedly sells data at a $20/mo cost (unlimited usage). However, due to a very long reason, T-Mobile coverage would *in theory* be better, as ATT also relies on 850 towers (T-Mobile US only has 1900 towers) -- but in major places like San Francisco and Las Vegas, it is unlikely to be a problem. Also, you asked about HSPDA modems. A quick look into the modems shows they are UMTS/HSDPA/EDGE/GPRS. The modems' UMTS/HSPDA will not work here on any carrier. The 2100 band, which everyone 3g outside of the US uses, is used for something else. ATT uses 850/1900 hybrid bands, and T-Mobile US uses 1700/2100 hybrid (which is not compatible with just 2100). Assuming the modems support 1900, then GPRS/EDGE will work with them. Please note that I am not a prepaid customer, so the prices and availability I've quoted for prepaid data may be incorrect. Jeffrey On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 12:48 AM, Joel Newkirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:59:14 +1000, Dale Maggee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> Bryan DeLuca wrote: >>> On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:46:05 +0200 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> >>> >>>> I'm going to travel to the USA next month from Sweden. I will be in San >>>> Fransisco and Vegas. >>>> >>>> I would like to use my Freerunner as much as possible as a phone, so I >>>> have some questions: >>>> - Will gsm roaming with Telenor(Vodaphone) work well, or should I buy a >>>> temporary card in the states? >>>> - I have Huawei E220 and E270 3g (HSUPA) modems, do they work well in >>>> the states? How much will a temporary flat rate 3g card cost? > > >> Isn't it a hardware thing? I.e the GSM networks in the USA operate on a >> different frequency? will it work at all with any carrier? > > T-Mobile and AT&T have 1900mhz support most everywhere in the US. Both > versions of the FreeRunner support 1800 and 1900mhz, the only difference > being 850mhz in North America vs 900Mhz elsewhere for the third band. > > j > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
