Hm...my wife is in Spain for thenext few months visiting her parents. I was telling her to sign up with Movistar to get an unlocked iPhone 3GS but maybe she should get this instead. I wonder what it would sell for on eBay in the US. If I am correct, all phones in Spain by law have to be sold unlocked.
And also to note, the Pre is quad band which means it supports 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900. Depending on your carrier one or more is supported. Just like the iPhone is quad band and the hardware is exactly the same throughout the world. My wife lives in the US with me, she has a iPhone we bought in the US through AT&T. I unlocked it and now she is in Spain for th next 2 months and is using a SIM from Telefonica’s Movistar with no problems at all. If you want you can Google what carrers use what frequencies and for which technology.
Brian: Are you under the misinformed impression that NA [North American] and EU HSPA frequencies are identical? They're not, and there is no information that Palm is producing this as a 'universal' HSPA variant.
andonemorething - You have this all wrong. Brian is correct in what he is talking about. Also to add to this, 3G also can be used for voice and data. Look at Sprint, their 3G supports boith voice and data which is why you can not use data while also being on a phone call, where as AT&T only uses GSM for voice.
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Hm...my wife is in Spain for thenext few months visiting her parents. I was telling her to sign up with Movistar to get an unlocked iPhone 3GS but maybe she should get this instead. I wonder what it would sell for on eBay in the US. If I am correct, all phones in Spain by law have to be sold unlocked.
Will this pre work on US AT&T 3g?
@Phil: No NA 3G frequencies are supported in the EU model. Quite incideous, really.
andonemorething - According to the press release it supports HSDPA/UMTS with EDGE/GSM. HSDPA/UMTS is what 3G is while 2G and 2.5G is called EDGE/GSM.
And also to note, the Pre is quad band which means it supports 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900. Depending on your carrier one or more is supported. Just like the iPhone is quad band and the hardware is exactly the same throughout the world. My wife lives in the US with me, she has a iPhone we bought in the US through AT&T. I unlocked it and now she is in Spain for th next 2 months and is using a SIM from Telefonica’s Movistar with no problems at all. If you want you can Google what carrers use what frequencies and for which technology.
Brian: Are you under the misinformed impression that NA [North American] and EU HSPA frequencies are identical? They're not, and there is no information that Palm is producing this as a 'universal' HSPA variant.
andonemorething - You have this all wrong. Brian is correct in what he is talking about. Also to add to this, 3G also can be used for voice and data. Look at Sprint, their 3G supports boith voice and data which is why you can not use data while also being on a phone call, where as AT&T only uses GSM for voice.
@Chris Stevenson [AKA 'Brian' Yorks-in-drag]:
You're a microscopic tool AND a liar. Go Cheney yourself, idiot.
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