Community update: The 850 MHz issue

[Shawn Rutledge]

On Nov 5, 2007 7:36 PM, Jon <openmoko at snowulf.com> wrote:
> http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_us.shtml which is the US list
> for GSM based operators, you will see it is universally 850 or 1900 (or
> both).  In the case of AT&T you can take a quick look at the two coverage

I guess I'm in luck - TMobile only has 1900 anyway according to that.
It just means no roaming in some cases when I otherwise could have, I
guess.

Well hey it's a developer phone, but when it goes to mass market it's
hard to imagine shipping without 850, if that's going to leave all the
rural areas uncovered.