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	thefoxtrot	2010-05-17 , 18:09
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Specs from website:

Optimized for WCDMA 900/1700/2100
Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900
Optimized for 3G networks on WCDMA 900/1700/2100 Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900

According to this, only 2.5G?

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Vonarx	2010-05-17 , 18:10
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I have my n900 running on TMobile USA and I can confirm 3g does work. I only pay for the 10$ "Dumb phone" plan.

Edit: I'm dumb i read that wrong. It only works as EDGE on ATT. Which is either 2 or 2.5g(i cant remember which). So to confirm for sure on ATT with n900 you will NOT get 3g.

I can say though i really recommend TMobile. Their prices blow everyone else away and i have not had a single problem with my service.

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	thefoxtrot	2010-05-17 , 18:34
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Crap. I had T-mobile. My family is switching us to switching to AT&T. Damn.

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lorul2	2010-05-17 , 18:40
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Originally Posted by Vonarx

I have my n900 running on TMobile USA and I can confirm 3g does work. I only pay for the 10$ "Dumb phone" plan.

Edit: I'm dumb i read that wrong. It only works as EDGE on ATT. Which is either 2 or 2.5g(i cant remember which). So to confirm for sure on ATT with n900 you will NOT get 3g.

I can say though i really recommend TMobile. Their prices blow everyone else away and i have not had a single problem with my service.

I am in South East Pennsylvania, can you tell me exactly what is the name of the phone plan you have and how much you pay. Thanks.

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	optimistprime	2010-05-17 , 18:42
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NO IT DOESNT WORK ON AT&T 3G.Ive had mine since Novmeber, and 2.5G is it.

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	Kurele	2010-05-17 , 18:47
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The first few months i had my n900 i had att and the edge speeds seemed fine to me... pages took maybe an extra 2 seconds to load. I switched to tmobile and its 20 bucks more a month now and the speeds are great but im always in a place with Wifi so i never use 3g anyway... Ill be switching back to att soon

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	woody14619	2010-05-17 , 18:48
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No, it only works on 2.5G on AT&T. I have it, and while it's not as fast as 3G, it's not that slow either. Plus it sucks a lot less battery in 2.5G mode than in 3G.

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turd furgasen	2010-05-17 , 18:57
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this phone is getting extinct by the minute.

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bugelrex	2010-05-17 , 20:15
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For anyone who has used BOTH at&t (Edge) and tmobile (3G) can you comment on the difference in battery usage for similar usage?

Does 3G usage more than 20% battery on the same usage (20% is my experience when switching from Edge to 3G on the E71)