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I currently have a W950 and I was wanting to upgrade to a P1. Will 3g work with the P1 in the states? I am a subscriber to t-mobile and their network will be on the 2100 frequency.
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Posted: 2007-11-04 20:02:27
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@Charge426
Simple answer I'm afraid not the P1 doesn't support the US 3G band.
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[ This Message was edited by: Dogmann on 2007-11-04 19:23 ]
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Posted: 2007-11-04 20:23:14
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But wont it work on a USA 2100 frequency? Thats the same frequency we use in Africa and Europe so im sure it will
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Posted: 2007-11-04 20:29:01
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I thought T-Mobile was using a brand new 3G frequency. I doubt the government will let them use the 2100 band.
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Posted: 2007-11-04 20:32:24
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Good point i didn't read it properly, it won't work on any of the available 3G networks as yet but the T-Mobile one is not up and running yet as i understand it and not even sure they have announced the band they have been allocated yet.
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[ This Message was edited by: Dogmann on 2007-11-04 21:31 ]
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Posted: 2007-11-04 20:32:55
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Oh i know its not up and running yet, but everything I have read states the band they will use is the 2100 frequency.
"T-Mobile USA CEO Robert Dotson announced T-Mobile's move into 3G service at a press conference in New York on Oct. 6.
Dotson reported on the results of the company's recent spectrum auction win, including substantial space on the 1.7 and 2.1 GHz bands, and the expansion of available spectrum in the company's 1.9GHz voice bands. Dotson also announced the start of equipment deployment for UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) data access."
So will it work? I'm just going to stick with my W950 if it doesn't as it isn't much of an upgrade if the 3g doesn't even work.
[ This Message was edited by: Charge426 on 2007-11-04 19:40 ]
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Posted: 2007-11-04 20:38:42
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3G frequency bands deployment:
* 2100 (downlink) / 1900 (uplink) for Europe and Asia (usually referred simply as W-CDMA 2100)
* 2110-2155 MHz (downlink) / 1710-1755 MHz (uplink) for America (e.g. T-Mobile)
* 1900 / 850 (independently, for both the uplink and downlink) for America (e.g. AT&T Mobility)
* 900 for Europe (not yet implemented)
* 800 for Japan
* 850 for Australia (Telstra NextG) and Brazil (Telemig Celular)
it is not sure that 1900 can be used as uplink.
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Posted: 2007-11-04 21:38:28
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no it wont work , i also got excited first time i heard the news but apparently the 2100 band is not the same one as in the rest of the world
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Posted: 2007-11-04 22:50:57
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Yeah i started to get that once i looked around a bit..
So what's on the horizon? None of the current releases look like much of an upgrade to the W950.
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Posted: 2007-11-05 01:56:10
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The k850i will work in USA on there 3g network though. (At&T)
I should be trying it very soon.
I will let every one know if its any good and if you can video call back to the UK.
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Posted: 2007-11-05 02:02:42
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