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Ugh, Can't use it in my area of Canada. Need AT&T compatibility. Damn you, TMobile.

by bkorte 16y ago

brown9-2 16y ago
Connectivity Quad-band GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 Tri-band HSPA: 900, 2100, 1700 HSPA type: HSDPA (7.2Mbps) HSUPA (5.76Mbps) AT&T doesn't work on any of these bands in your area? Which frequency do they use?
- metageek 16y ago
  AT&T 3G is on 850 and 1900. So the GP would be able to use EDGE, but not 3G. It's a little odd that a phone which clearly has the antennas to run on 850 and 1900 can't use them for 3G. (Yes, I know it's common. It's still odd.)
- CountSessine 16y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands AT&T doesn't work on any bands, period, in the poster's area - he's in Canada. Rogers, Telus, and Bell in Canada, and AT&T in the US, all operate HSPA (3G) networks on the CLR and PCS (850MHz and 1900MHz) bands. 900 and 1800 are Europe only GSM and DCS bands. 2100 can mean either the European IMT band or the US/Canada AWS band. 1700 denotes that US/Canada AWS band. Anyways, it appears that the Nexus S only supports the GSM, IMT, and AWS bands for modern wireless communications (HSPA). That sucks because it means that in Canada you're stuck with Wind Mobile who have a terrible network. TL;DR The Nexus S isn't much of an option in Canada. Thanks, Google.
babblefrog 16y ago
You should be able to get a Samsung Captivate from Rogers, which looks to be very similar hardware-wise, though a couple of revs back in OS.
- CountSessine 16y ago
  If we wanted a locked phone, there are many more options than the Captivate on Rogers. The whole point of this is to get a developer phone without carrier-specific garbage attached to it, a rooting procedure that's a bit easier than an iPhone jailbreak, and an OS that can be updated in a timely fashion when Google releases it. And for Canucks, this means living with Wind Mobile.
martingordon 16y ago
Yup, this blows. I was getting excited for the Nexus S as an unlocked supplement to my iPhone for when I travel abroad, but not being able to use it on AT&T 3G here in the U.S. is a dealbreaker.

Ugh, Can't use it in my area of Canada. Need AT&T compatibility. Damn you, TMobile.

by bkorte 16y ago

Ugh, Can't use it in my area of Canada. Need AT&T compatibility. Damn you, TMobile.

Connectivity Quad-band GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 Tri-band HSPA: 900, 2100, 1700 HSPA type: HSDPA (7.2Mbps) HSUPA (5.76Mbps) AT&T doesn't work on any of these bands in your area? Which frequency do they use?

metageek 16y ago
AT&T 3G is on 850 and 1900. So the GP would be able to use EDGE, but not 3G. It's a little odd that a phone which clearly has the antennas to run on 850 and 1900 can't use them for 3G. (Yes, I know it's common. It's still odd.)
CountSessine 16y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_frequency_bands AT&T doesn't work on any bands, period, in the poster's area - he's in Canada. Rogers, Telus, and Bell in Canada, and AT&T in the US, all operate HSPA (3G) networks on the CLR and PCS (850MHz and 1900MHz) bands. 900 and 1800 are Europe only GSM and DCS bands. 2100 can mean either the European IMT band or the US/Canada AWS band. 1700 denotes that US/Canada AWS band. Anyways, it appears that the Nexus S only supports the GSM, IMT, and AWS bands for modern wireless communications (HSPA). That sucks because it means that in Canada you're stuck with Wind Mobile who have a terrible network. TL;DR The Nexus S isn't much of an option in Canada. Thanks, Google.

babblefrog 16y ago

You should be able to get a Samsung Captivate from Rogers, which looks to be very similar hardware-wise, though a couple of revs back in OS.

CountSessine 16y ago
If we wanted a locked phone, there are many more options than the Captivate on Rogers. The whole point of this is to get a developer phone without carrier-specific garbage attached to it, a rooting procedure that's a bit easier than an iPhone jailbreak, and an OS that can be updated in a timely fashion when Google releases it. And for Canucks, this means living with Wind Mobile.

martingordon 16y ago

Yup, this blows. I was getting excited for the Nexus S as an unlocked supplement to my iPhone for when I travel abroad, but not being able to use it on AT&T 3G here in the U.S. is a dealbreaker.