Nokia Bringing E63 To US
"with support for US 3G networks"
I am yet to figure out how I am going to pay for it, but I do intend to get the beast of a phone the N97-NAM when it comes out sometime in the next 6 months.
As side note, I'm not sure why they don't produce more phones that are quadband GSM/triband HSPA (850/1900/2100), as so many other manufacturers seem to be doing, but they're the #1 phone seller in the world, so they've got to have some reason (possibly related to chip production costs).
US 3G no longer means "850/1900/2100". It now includes 1700. Technology changes, and changes quickly. The people who market and speak about technology need to keep up or retire.
If they mean "AT&T/Rogers", then they should say that.
If they say "US 3G", then they shouldn't just be speaking about one of our two WCDMA carriers.
johnkzin said:
US 3G no longer means "850/1900/2100". It now includes 1700.
If they say "US 3G", then they shouldn't just be speaking about one of our two WCDMA carriers.
US 3G has been industry shorthand for "850/1900" since 2005. At that time there was 1 carrier (Cingular/AT&T) with UMTS 3G, and since 2006 (I believe), Rogers has had 3G as well.
The AWS 3G band has been active about a year, with nowhere near the coverage or customer base (considering there is one UMTS 1700 carrier). Eventually, the phrase "US 3G" may include 1700, but realistically, by that time 4G will be up & running.
Likewise, Verizon will soon be the biggest carrier in the biggest market, with established relationships with all phone makers, so they can easily afford to focus on certain types of devices/software platforms that they want to & exclude any they like.
So yeah. . . tough cookies for VZW people who like S60. Sorry!
Thus is the benefit of not being with Verizon!
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