le1204 | # 1 | 2010-11-08, 16:46 | Report

Hi all,

AT&T announced a upgrade of their 3G system to a HSPA+ sometime back in May.

Will our N900 will be able to get on 3G under this new network?

wmarone | # 2 | 2010-11-08, 16:51 | Report

No, because the frequencies will still be wrong.

tushyd | # 3 | 2010-11-08, 16:59 | Report

Yeah... I'm still stuck on the Edge train as well.

le1204 | # 4 | 2010-11-08, 17:01 | Report

so there's no hope then unless we switch to T-mobile? Even if AT&T upgrades to 4G?

Diavoli | # 5 | 2010-11-08, 17:03 | Report

Even though this is a hackable phone can I safely assume that
its nearly impossible for someone to open the N900 up and actually change the frequency??? Has it ever been tried?

bandora | # 6 | 2010-11-08, 17:08 | Report

Well unless if you can fit in the N8's chip on the N900 then no it won't work..

Diavoli | # 7 | 2010-11-08, 17:12 | Report

Are you saying that I just need to find a chip size on any 3G ATT phone which matches?

wmarone | # 8 | 2010-11-08, 17:14 | Report

No, he's joking. You can't make the N900 work on AT&T's network without effectively redesigning the entire device, at which point you might as well get a different phone.

roger_27 | # 9 | 2010-11-08, 17:19 | Report

the 3g on AT&T is on a frequency that the hardware is completely incapable of receiving.

you would need to like, desolder your frequency chip and put on a new one or some other pretty much impossible way. unfortunately.

I read on wikipedia that there is something called 2.75g. but I dont really tihnk AT&T would go through the trouble to upgrade all the existing stuff to get it.

youngcalihottie | # 10 | 2010-11-08, 19:21 | Report

at&ts edge network is usually qualified as being 2.75g
there is edge evolution out there too. but lets just say...
no, there is no 3g with at&t. no 4g with at&t. nothing beyond edge.
i switched to tmo just for 3g and i will save around $1800 over the next two years on my will and i have an even better plan than with at&t and no contract