I think we all agree that you cant use the G1 tmobile on the ATT 3g network because the frequencies are different. The best we can hope for is a G1 brought to us by AT&T or the openmoko GTA04 for those that use AT&T.
Chris... On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Dino K <[email protected]> wrote: > The 3g radio chip operates at that frequency... so not worth hacking. > > > > On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 10:14 AM, John R. Hogerhuis <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 2:36 AM, Dino K <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Unfortunately it's not just a hack. They actually use different >> > frequency >> > bands. The T-Mobile 3G is in the non-standard 1700mhz band. The ATT 3G >> > frequency is actually whats used around the world. How did this happen? >> > It's because the FCC auctions those frequency bands off to providers and >> > T-Mobile couldn't afford the 14 billion dollars for that frequency range >> > but >> > obviously ma-bell could. >> > >> >> >> That's what I'm getting at. Is it a limitation in hardware, firmware >> or software. If firmware or software there's hope for setting the >> frequency. If hardware, forget about it. >> >> -- John. >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose
