FYI: Handset (SE) companies builds customized phone software for many operators (T-Mobile, AT&T, Vodafone, Hutch, etc.) since many times these phones need to go into an operators device acceptance/lab entry programs. With that said, if there is no 850/1900 3G band support in the hardware, flashing AT&T software will do nothing for it except give it AT&T logos, startup screen, and other AT&T customized menus and settings...and lock it to AT&T. However, there are C905a prototypes floating around...
@Dave, This is not the case with the C905 - it _does_ have tri-band UMTS (850/1900 and 2100 MHz bands). Clearly a candidate for AT&T (as was the k850i).
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FYI: Handset (SE) companies builds customized phone software for many operators (T-Mobile, AT&T, Vodafone, Hutch, etc.) since many times these phones need to go into an operators device acceptance/lab entry programs. With that said, if there is no 850/1900 3G band support in the hardware, flashing AT&T software will do nothing for it except give it AT&T logos, startup screen, and other AT&T customized menus and settings...and lock it to AT&T. However, there are C905a prototypes floating around...
@Dave,
This is not the case with the C905 - it _does_ have tri-band UMTS (850/1900 and 2100 MHz bands). Clearly a candidate for AT&T (as was the k850i).