Svelte alright - BUT passing on the 3G might come back to bite you if the recent rumors about AT&T moving EDGE to the 1900mhz band are true (read: won't work indoors very well).
I've been following these rumors too. I have an E71-2 on AT&T and don't have the signal strength issues that others have reported. But it was always going to be a temporary placeholder until the 8900 came out for AT&T. But now that we hear they're 'throttling back' the EDGE speeds, and using the 1900 MHz spectrum, which they lease to T-Mobile anyway, I'm wondering if it'll be a huge step back in terms of call quality and web browsing speed.
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Svelte alright - BUT passing on the 3G might come back to bite you if the recent rumors about AT&T moving EDGE to the 1900mhz band are true (read: won't work indoors very well).
I've been following these rumors too. I have an E71-2 on AT&T and don't have the signal strength issues that others have reported. But it was always going to be a temporary placeholder until the 8900 came out for AT&T. But now that we hear they're 'throttling back' the EDGE speeds, and using the 1900 MHz spectrum, which they lease to T-Mobile anyway, I'm wondering if it'll be a huge step back in terms of call quality and web browsing speed.