"The only GT500 we've seen pass the FCC so far only received approval on EDGE bands, suggesting that Rogers will have to wait for a second version with North American 3G or forge ahead with EDGE alone; for everyone's sake, we're hoping they take the former option."
Knowing Rogers, they'll take the cheapest option, and overcharge their customers for it no matter what.
All jokes aside though, since Rogers' only real competition is Bell (which isn't even a GSM), I doubt Rogers would cheap out on 3G. They tout their service as having the most 3G phones available, or some marketing crap along those lines, so I doubt they would cheap out on 3G for this phone.
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"The only GT500 we've seen pass the FCC so far only received approval on EDGE bands, suggesting that Rogers will have to wait for a second version with North American 3G or forge ahead with EDGE alone; for everyone's sake, we're hoping they take the former option."
Knowing Rogers, they'll take the cheapest option, and overcharge their customers for it no matter what.
All jokes aside though, since Rogers' only real competition is Bell (which isn't even a GSM), I doubt Rogers would cheap out on 3G. They tout their service as having the most 3G phones available, or some marketing crap along those lines, so I doubt they would cheap out on 3G for this phone.