I just tried this for you in Las Vegas - no problem making a call being roaming connected to Cingular (with my european FR),
Petr On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:57:00 -0700 "Jeffrey Malone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (JM) wrote: >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 >> -- Petr Vaněk http://biodynamika.cz _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
