Because AT&T's 3G runs off of a different frequency band than T- Mobile's. So the phone will work and you can make calls with AT&T and use their Edge network, but you'll never get 3G connectivity.
On Dec 7, 8:43 am, Logan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What makes you believe that it will not work on AT&T's 3G network? I > am planning on seeing how AT&T reacts to my request for the SIM card > from my iPhone, ha ha. > > On Dec 7, 9:14 am, Jean-Baptiste Queru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Sprint moved away from GSM a very long time ago, and this phone is > > GSM-only and therefore doesn't work on Sprint's network. If you're in > > the US, T-Mobile is the best operator to use the Android Dev Phone 1 > > on (and if you already have a G1 you can swap the SIM between the > > phones). It'll work on AT&T's network but you won't have any 3G data. > > > JBQ > > > On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 10:31 PM, don rhummy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Will this unlocked phone work with a Sprint/Nextel SIM card? I've heard > > > they're not compatible with most SIM-capable phones. > > > > --- On Sat, 12/6/08, gjs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> From: gjs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> Subject: [android-developers] Re: New SDK Available > > >> To: "Android Developers" <android-developers@googlegroups.com> > > >> Date: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 5:55 PM > > >> Hi, > > > >> Many many thanks for finally making an unlocked DEV phone > > >> available > > >> (largely) worldwide. > > > >> This is great news for us folks in the non T-Mobile regions > > >> and will > > >> help provide a level playing field for ADC II participants. > > > >> ( In my own case I decided not to wait as no news of DEV > > >> phones was > > >> forthcoming before now, so I took the *big* gamble of > > >> procuring a US > > >> G1 privately through ebay - for a premium. I managed to get > > >> it working > > >> after purchasing an unlock code and configuring the GPRS > > >> setting to > > >> work with Optus 3G in Australia. ) > > > >> If the DEV phone is to automatically receive 'OTA' > > >> updates - without > > >> warning like the G1 - I would suggest that people double > > >> check their > > >> local mobile data plans to ensure they don't get > > >> slugged for excessive > > >> download charges. > > > >> Once again thanks, this is a great (xmas/holiday) present > > >> for many > > >> Android devs :-) > > > >> Regards > > > >> On Dec 7, 4:31 am, Romain Guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> wrote: > > >> > The Android Dev Phone 1 supports 3G in Europe. It > > >> depends on the > > >> > carrier, the country, etc. though. But it should work > > >> in most cases. > > > >> > On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 3:21 AM, Paulo Sergio > > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > Hi > > >> > > very nice news!!! > > > >> > > 2 questions: > > >> > > whats the band frenquency of the phone? will it > > >> have 3g in europe? > > >> > > from where is it shipped? if outside europe will > > >> be expensive to who live > > >> > > here > > > >> > > ordering online is a huge help, but i'm just > > >> sad that a lot of country where > > >> > > left out! it's online, why do this?? > > > >> > > thanks, > > >> > > paulo > > > >> > > On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Al Sutton > > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > >> The development phones are an excellent and > > >> much needed help (especially > > >> > >> since they are available in markets where the > > >> G1 currently isn't). > > > >> > >> And I'd personally like to give a BIG hug > > >> to whoever fixed installing > > >> > >> apps via the browser from places such as > > >> AndAppStore in the new SDK > > >> > >> release :) :) :). > > > >> > >> Nice work and well done all at Google. > > > >> > >> Al. > > >> > >>http://andappstore.com/ > > > >> > >> Dan Morrill wrote: > > >> > >> > Hello, developers! I wanted to call > > >> your attention to the new Android > > >> > >> > 1.0 SDK, release 2 that we just made > > >> available. > > > >> > >> > For full details, please see our blog > > >> post: > > > >> >http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-resources-for-deve... > > > >> > >> > - Dan > > > >> > -- > > >> > Romain Guywww.curious-creature.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
