On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Michael Cronenworth <mike(a)cchtml.com> wrote:
Adam Williamson wrote:
> The N900 is unfortunately impractical in territories with no 1700 or
> 2100 band providers (or poor ones).
For 3G, yes, but I live with 2.5G service as I'm almost always near a
WLAN AP. (I don't have 1700 or 2100 service near me). The N900 should be
able to provide voice calling from anywhere in the world.
The frequency issue will be "fixed" with quad-band 3G MeeGo devices next
year.
Even then, 3G carriers are overloaded and can hardly provide quality
service to stream video or download faster than EDGE-speeds. Video
calling is also a moot point as no USA carrier offers it and the
countries that do offer it, offer it at a high expense. You're better
off using Skype or XMPP via WLAN on the N900 for that. ;)
That might be the case in the US, its not the case in the UK and
Australia where I use 3G for everything from video streaming and VoIP
to remote access work related things with no issues at all.
Peter