You know, just the other day I thought to myself, "Hmm, I really wish I could get 3G coverage in hundreds of small towns that I never visit because I fly everywhere!" Thank goodness Verizon is the solution to my carrier woes!

Hehe, but really...Verizon does have a fantastic network. However, at&t also works for many millions of people. Same old...same old...lol

Same here - at&t is absolutely amazing in Dallas/Fort Worth. 3G signal everywhere (including the infamous "dead zone" at NorthPark Mall for the other 3 carriers), consistently over 2mbps download speeds, and an abundance of new or updated corporate owned stores everywhere. I always feel sorry for my friends with T-Mobile 3G who can't get a single 3G bar of service in many houses in Collin County.. :-p

3G 900 isn't rest of the world. 3G 2100 can be called that, however it's a little too generalized.

AT&T uses 3G 850 and 1900. 850 is used in all of North America, Australia, and the Philippines. 1900 is used in all all of North America too. Central and South America uses 850/1900/2100, though 850 and 1900 are the most prevalent.

@Venom,

I agree that not everyone who drives a Mercedes-Benz or BMW is rich. However, most are upper-middle class and stay with the entry-level models, which are still well-equipped and very luxurious. Those who buy the S-Class or 7-Series are wealthier though, especially considering how stringent the requirements for credit are to lease more expensive luxury models. Those people are not going to care that they are going to save $10K to buy a comparable Equus because they don't want the "Hyundai experience". Plus, when your wealthy enough to afford a $75K vehicle, a $5-10K savings in price for a far less prestigious brand just becomes laughable.

I can absolutely see someone saying this in their head: "I worked hard all of my life to buy myself a $65K car...sure as hell ain't gonna be a Hyundai!"

I really like the Genesis, but I think that's the highest that anyone will pay for a Hyundai. With the Equus, the estimated base price is north of $55K - too much for a car with a Hyundai name.

In Plano, TX (one of the wealthiest cities in America), the Hyundai dealership looks OLD and has an incredibly small/outdated showroom. If my parents were to buy this, I'd hate for them to have a car serviced next too people buying $11K Accents and $13K Elantras. No offense to people who buy those cars, as they are great vehicles with lots of value, but most of our affluent friends ane neighbors love luxury cars for the dealership experience also. Some of those buying such vehicles priced less than $15K just don't seem that....classy (for lack of a better word)

What?? Houston gets plenty of love, especially in terms of technology-related news. While not always in the first wave of things, they are usually only a couple of months late to things, which is not at all a bad thing. They are the 2nd largest market in Texas (htowngator, DFW is actually the largest with 6.3 million people compared to Greater Houston's 5.7), so obviously they're always on the radar. The only reason DFW tends to get things first is because we have a lot more tech-related companies, such as TI, Samsung, Research In Motion, Nortel, at&t, Nokia, Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, etc. Thus, we get things first, such as the first North American LTE testing lab. :-)

You couldn't be more wrong. While the 3G 2100 band is the most widely used in the world, it's not the only band. AT&T's 3G 850 band is used in:
Australia - Telstra (aka Australia's fastest and largest 3G network)
Canada - Rogers...and soon, Bell and Telus
Philippines - Smart (the largest network in the Philippines)

Plus, all of Latin America uses either the 3G 850 or 3G 1900 bands; both are the bands AT&T uses.

If any of these TP2s is the most global, it would definitely have to be the AT&T version.

It's not a typo. I believe WCDMA 850/2100 is Australia.

Does anyone else think that T-Mobile might have a hard time in getting a lot of good 3G phones out to the market compared to AT&T? I mean, they're the only ones in the world who are using WCDMA 1700/2100 for their 3G. With WCDMA 850/1900, you've GSM carriers in North America using it (Rogers in Canada, AT&T in the US, and Telcel in Mexico), and many carriers in South America use it too. Also, doesn't Telstra in Australia use WCDMA 850 for their 3G services?

Wow, that's literally stunning!

If this came stateside as a Saturn with these same features, I'd actually buy a Saturn! No, I don't want another Americanized-Opel like the Aura.... The Astra is a good start, but why did they delete the options like HID headlights, more powerful engines, Bluetooth, and navigation??