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Engadget: If the N95 had USA 3G we would buy it

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By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 at 3:23 PM

Chris Ziegler wrote a brief review of the N95.

He likes the audio quality and the ability to plug in his 3.5 mm Shures. Camera functionality is great compared to $300 point and shoots, GPS takes way too long to lock on, out of memory errors are annoying and "this is the best S60 device we’ve ever laid our hand on," sums it up pretty well.

Loads of pictures too.

I’ve learned to live without 3G. Opera Mini makes browsing the web a snappy experience thanks to their server side compression. When I’m in range of WiFi however, that’s when the full potential of my N93 is unleashed.

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • alberto

    my question to you stefan is,

    why wont it work w/ USA 3g?

    and would it in canada?
    b/c rogers (cingular in canada) has “3G – hsdpa” and it has a samsung w/ 1.8mbps speed, and the n95 is like around the same im shure,

    so why wont it work?

    thanks so much

  • Stefan Constantinescu

    Europe uses 2100 MHz 3G technology while in America we have 850 MHz.

    I’m not sure what Rogers uses in Canada, but I’m sure if you check on Howard Forums they can help you out.

  • Ricky Cadden

    Partially correct. In the US, Cingular is the only GSM provider with 3G, and they currently use 1900 UMTS/HSDPA. However, they have plans to start implementing on the 850 band.

    I have to agree with Engadget. If only it had US 3G, I’d buy it, as well. I’ve had the N80 with WiFi, and the N75 with US 3G (not released yet) and I have to say I’d take 3G over WiFi any day of the week. Why? Coverage. There’s no wireless in my office, nor at most places I go. There IS, however, 3G coverage.

  • Stefan Constantinescu

    Thanks for the correction Ricky. Things are really going to get messy whenever T-Mobile launches on that weird 1700 MHz band; from what I hear their 1900 MHz will be different from the European 1900 MHz.

    It’s just a mess here in the states. Europe chose 2100 as a standard and it is slowly blanketing that entire continent.

  • David Dalka

    What are the list of barriers to creating these standards in the US?

  • Stefan Constantinescu

    I would like to know just as badly as you David.

  • Ricky Cadden

    Not a problem, Stefan. It gets REAL confusing to keep up with all the different bands.

    The barrier is the FCC. They control the airwaves in the US, and (at least in the case of GSM) have specified most of them out to government and emergency uses. They, unfortunately, do not look to the rest of the world to try to keep things simple. It’s been a problem since GSM and will continue to be a problem through 3G and on, depending on what the carriers decide as their 4G paths.

  • james

    i need n95. send back

    234 airpot road

    usa