[maemo-users] oh 3g, 3g, wherefore art thou 3g

[From: Alejandro López]

Francisco Diaz Trepat - gmail wrote:
> Momento que soy lento (Homer, Latam edition)
> 
> EGSM 1900 is not the 3g 1900MHZ of Personal Carrier?

As far as I understand. EGSM means "Extended GSM" and is what you see as 2.5g.

Alejandro.

> 
> Please excuse my ignorance. And thank you for your replies.
> 
> f(t)
> 
> 2011/2/28 Alejandro López <listas.apl at gmail.com>:
>>
>> Francisco Diaz Trepat - gmail wrote:
>>> Hi guys, could it be that a magic setting exist some where?
>>>
>>> I'm currently in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Never have I seen my network
>>> indicator go above 2.5g, I bought my wife an android motorola backflip
>>> and it is most of the time indicating 3g.
>>>
>>> Is there no real 3g networks in Argentina? is my Nokia N900 missing
>>> the band that is active here for 3g?
>>>
>>> Any ways, if someone from Argentina, or if someone knows about this,
>>> please help me understand or set my phone correctly. I traveled to
>>> Italy and England last September and my phone went even up to 4g in
>>> Cortina d' Ampezzo.
>> There is no way to use 3G with the N900 in Argentina. The 1900 MHZ band used in Argentina for 3G is not supported by the N900.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Deployed_UMTS_networks#Americas
>>
>> From http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/devices/nokia-n900/specifications :
>>
>> Operating Frequency
>>
>>    * Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 900/1700/2100
>>
>>
>> Alejandro.
>>
>>
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