Originally Posted by Texrat

Official word on Linux and Nokia phones:

http://www.reuters.com/article/marke...0081202?rpc=44

Originally Posted by tso

tablets niche devices? ouch. i hope that was the reporter talking, not the nokia exec...

Originally Posted by Texrat

Official word on Linux and Nokia phones:

http://www.reuters.com/article/marke...0081202?rpc=44

Originally Posted by rjzak

So then how do they at least have the same frequencies for GSM/GPRS/EDGE? Not an auction.

And I still say its T-Mo's fault, never blamed Nokia, except for Nokia not sending over some awesome devices for T-Mo 3G.

Originally Posted by johnkzin

I have no idea how the 850MHz frequencies are/were handled.

Originally Posted by Benson

T-mobile doesn't have any 850MHz equipment of their own, but they have 850MHz roaming agreements with AT&T, Centennial, and others. (Actually, it looks like they have a roaming agreement, in the US, with only one little network in Texas, which in turn has agreements with everyone else.) These agreements, in general, are like peering agreements. They may be free, if similar amounts of traffic go both ways, or they may cost one company (the one that loads the other's networks more) some money. I don't know details on any of the 850MHz deals; they may be cash-for-roaming, or they may permit roaming (by customers with 1900MHz terminals) onto T-mobile, with or without additional payment.

Now if you don't have your own (3G) network for others to roam on, an agreement to use AT&T's 3G will cost you lots of money, and you're depending on someone else to continue providing all 3g service; if AT&T wants a price increase, you go with it or your customers don't get data. While using the only other nation-wide GSM network is a reasonable way of augmenting coverage, relying on it for your main network is not the way to seriously compete with them.

While I don't necessarily agree with your suggested approach the FCC should be taking, I definitely agree it's the gov't's fault, not T-mo's.