I’ll give you a minute to come down off of your certain gadget fueled high before I break some not so happy news….
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Ok, now that, that is out of your system Ill get on with it. The GSM HTC Hero w/ AT&T specific 3G bands is coming to our continent. The bad part? It’s going to our friends up north on Telus. Damn! Those lucky Canadians. Eh, it’s not all bad. The biggest part of the battle — getting the right operating frequencies — is half over. Now you’ll just need to exercise your skills in unlocking, border crossing, and smoozing the various telco CSR’s to get this Telus bound beast working on AT&T. You know how it is. The greatest things in life require work. Plus, being the only geek in your circle to have a GSM Hero in the U.S. with working 3G will certainly earn you some geek points…
MobileCrunch
Here in the states, AT&T is hard at work upping network capacity by offloading their 3G network onto the 850MHz frequency band. The lower frequency means increased range and better penetration through obstructions. EU residents currently get 3G served up via the 2100MHz band — quite a bit higher. Because of that, reception can often be hampered by what seems even the smallest obstructions. Redemption is in store however as the EU is moving on up…or more literally…down to actual useful frequencies in the 900MHz and 1800MHz range. While not as resilient as AT&T U.S.’s 850MHz network, I’m sure those of you who live with 2100MHz 3G day in and day out will take pretty much anything you can get. A fully completed phone call would be a start. Starting now, EU members have 6 months to make the changes necessary, shifting 3G over to the lower frequencies. Any EU readers care to give us a small glimpse into your current life full of cellular strife and the redemption that is in store?
Electronista
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