Come on Nokia! This is why I hate the N900!! Why doesn't it do exactly what I want it to do? Why didn't Nokia engineers think of this? Why why why why? I'm going to switch to Android! Android does everything he N900 can't! Goodbye Nokia! I'm going to post a goodbye thread soon!

That's my impression of the complainers on this forum.

Any crits, complaints?

As am I, but by choice really. The ticket for that train at AT&T is $20/month cheaper, and most of the time I'm on the WiFi jet anyway. (And when I'm not, it's just a little slower... I still get there...

Yes, EDGE is almost as fast as what some other vendors call 3G. You need to be careful with your classifications though. The 'G' stands for generation, and has no qualification on the actual speed of the network. If you want to compare, compare data rates, not hardware generation.

As a good example, AT&T-US's 3G network still has plenty of room to expand and can boost it's rates rather significantly, if AT&T throws money at it (less than updating to a new frequency). And if/when/where they do that, their 3G system will be close to twice as fast as Sprints new 4G system with no changes to user receivers. (The cost is in the transmission equipment, and yes, speed would be down-only, but that's what most people care about anyway.)

I would save about half that switching to T-Mobil as well, thanks to their non-subsidy plan, but their coverage in my area sucks. Rather, coverage in 90% of the area is great, but my house is near center of a small dead spot in my area. AT&T has 5 bars in my basement. T-Mobil has 1 bar on my porch, IF the weather's right outside... Saving $20/month isn't worth having my cell not work in my own house.

The best part: I live mid-city, in the most densly populated area of my city. You know, where T-Mobil has a giant hole in their map, where most of the population lives... And then they wonder why they can't seem to compete in my area, despite having better rates.

i made the switch from ATT to tmobile just for their 3g and better rates (ie: $5.99 internet plan) but where i work, their 3g signal can't seem to penetrate the office walls, as i'm always on 2.5G in my office. also at home, i get zero reception in the garage, and 2.5G in my room but once i'm outside of the house, its back to 3G. If only nokia went with att 3g frequency, i will be heaven.

thats really sad.in germany and poland i get easily 3g network at every provider.
i don't understand why AT&T@ has so strange frequencies....

Because they can, that's why. You have to understand that in the US, we cater to the telecommunications industry, they don't cater towards us. Everything is designed for maximum profit, and customer interests/satisfaction are less of a concern.

Compared to a place like India, the US's cellular market is strange and backwards.

No wonder we (and Canada) have the highest costs for mobile phone service in the world.

EDIT: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/...l-packages.ars (just wanted to back up my claims)

is it true that in U.S you pay for incoming and outgoing calls????????????
WTF?

Yes, we do...

And for incoming SMS too (unless you pay for those ridiculously expensive messaging packages).

yea, but isnt the alternative that the caller pays the airtime fees of the mobile user? i'd rather the US model where the person getting the benefit of the freedom of wireless pay for it regardless of who initiated the call. back around 1993 in the US you could buy a cell plan either way. i chose the option where people calling me did not have to foot the bill of my wireless airtime....

yes but if you have no money no one can call you?
really strange