E90 will support U.S. 3G!!!

He puts in a statement that he couldn't find a single fcc document that shows wcdma 1700 for the e90. But friedbrains has already posted the link to fcc document that shows the page engadget is referring to.

Confusion everywhere!
 
Nah...that auction is legit! It's coming but it doesnt really offer more than the 3G capabilities IMO. Sure it's got the browser and it's of course S60 but the Camera and form factor are str8 up boring
 
Ohh Man, at least read through the thread before making lame comments! That page actually exists in an fcc document, fyi.

The fact remains that there is an fcc document for the E90 that has wcdma 1700 in it.
Irrespective of whether results of the wcdma tests were documented in that pdf or not, could someone explain why wcdma 1700 is in there if the phone should not work on that band.
 
I think we're excited for the US3G and the fact that the phone is actually going to hit our shores! I'm not getting it but I'm glad it exists. The American population will eat anything they're served! It's about time Nokia takes its rightful place in the leader of the free world. The auction is significant only as it's presenting a non-prototype, branded and ready for release US S60!
 
Alright you were right. However, I won't be expecting a US HSDPA model until it is announced by Nokia. I really don't need any more disappointment in my life right now.

Those numbers could have been from a prototype that had the extra bands just in case they want to release a US model later. Who knows, when I heard that the E90 won't be out until Sept or Oct, I lost interest and decided on the N95. Waiting for the N95 from last Aug when it was announced to now has been a really draining experience. I can't deal with waiting for something else until Sept this year. If a US model should come out it probably won't be until next January at the earliest anyway. This Nokia speculation and waiting game is getting to be a bit much, and I just want an N95 and be happy and not come back here for a couple of months.
 
Okay so now I know why this phone will not support U.S. 3G

The table that engadget highlights tells us the limits for the for spurious emissions and they ARE NOT any measurements. The actual tests are only conducted on the gsm 850/1900 bands.



Time to issue a retraction on my blog
 
this phone was never going to have US 3G bands. If it did, Nokia would have announced it when they announced the phone at 3GSM. This phone having US 3G bands is quite the selling point and Nokia would have definitely took advantage of that. It would have created a lot more hype (not that it needs anymore) for the phone and would definitely drive up sales. So in conclusion, the E90 will not have US 3G Bands.

discuss.
 
Again, I would love to believe this is going to become a reality but whether they manufacture 2 different versions of the E90 is the kicker. When the E70 was released as a tri-band I dont think anyone on these boards knew of a possible NA tri on the horizon. Rather than making a quadband, Nokia manufactured 2 seperate models. In this case it makes little sense to release a quadband GSM/2100wcdma model and a quadband gsm/850/1900/1700 model. I think the fact that the phone is going to be quadband no matter what minimizes the chance of having the NA 3g frequencies. Nokia has formally announced it as 2100 only and people in the business (and Nokia employees) have deemed it a 2100 only. It leaves only the speculation from Engadget and these boards that the possibility exists. I would love to see the FCC documents on the N80 and the 9500. Few proto N80s existed with 850/1900UMTS and a few 9500s existed with NA tri. Those may have been on the FCC spec sheets but were never put into production on a massive level. I do believe a few E90s will be produced with the proper frequencies so Tmob and Cingular can do their testing and deciding but I dont think we're going to see them become available. For now, it's clear that Nokia has stated that the phone will have WCDMA 2100 only.

http://europe.nokia.com/A4346043

Key featuresKey featuresBrowse the Internet and transfer media-rich files via HSDPA (up to 3.6 Mbit/s enabled) and 3G high-speed mobile broadband
Increase mobile productivity with applications for browsing and editing documents
Talk on every continent with quad-band GSM and automatic switching between bands
Access voice and data functions quickly and easily with convenient shortcut keys
Locate meeting venues, restaurants, and places of interest with the integrated GPS
Send images captured with the integrated 3.2 megapixel camera with flash and autofocus
Operating frequencyOperating frequencyGSM quad-band (850/900/1800/1900)
WCDMA 2100
SizeSizeVolume: 140 cc
Weight: 210 g
Dimensions: 132 x 57 x 20 mm
 
General Network HSDPA / GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Announced 2007, February
Status Coming Soon

It makes no mention of which HSDPA frequency it uses. I have a feeling it's the 2100mhz variant. I dont think we're going to see any of these quad/quads in the mainstream. I'm sure we'll see the randomUS 3g's like the few 850mhz 9500s that became available. The Cingular N80s with US 3G had to be approved by the FCC but it doesnt mean we're going to get them here. Again, if their is one bit of optimism it's the fact that Cingular carries the 9300 Communicator. I rarely see people using it but i've noticed a lot more E62s in use in my area. Hopefully the US becomes a viable S60 market and their left with no choice but to include all of our frequencies in future models.
 
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