European Freerunner in USA?

[Dale Maggee]

Bryan DeLuca wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:46:05 +0200
> joakim at verona.se wrote:
>
>   
>> I'm going to travel to the USA next month from Sweden. I will be in San
>> Fransisco and Vegas.
>>
>> I would like to use my Freerunner as much as possible as a phone, so I
>> have some questions:
>> - Will gsm roaming with Telenor(Vodaphone) work well, or should I buy a
>> temporary card in the states?
>> - I have Huawei E220 and E270 3g (HSUPA) modems, do they work well in
>> the states? How much will a temporary flat rate 3g card cost?
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Joakim Verona
>>
>>     
>
> I'm not the best person to respond to this, but I think the most compatible network would be T-mobile.  Not sure on your roaming options.  There are several prepaid options from T-Mobile ($1/day, 10¢/minute, etc.) on their site http://www.t-mobile.com and they include t-zones (limited internet access).
>
> Hope this helps,
>
>   
Isn't it a hardware thing? I.e the GSM networks in the USA operate on a 
different frequency? will it work at all with any carrier?