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  • aryonoco - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link

    I believe you can just call it WCDMA, which correctly identifies all of the members of the family, whether it's UMTS of HSUPDA, the supported frequencies is the same.

    Yes, nitpicking, but if everyone called things by their correct names, we wouldn't now be in a position where HSUPA is "4G" while HSPDA is "3G", according to T-Mobile.
  • jalexoid - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link

    Actually UMTS is the correct common name.
  • Brian Klug - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link

    I imported this table from my Optimus 2X story and didn't think to simplify that field. I agree WCDMA makes more sense, the problem is that people then get confused between it and "CDMA" (colloquial term for CDMA2000).

    Ironically the problem is that people not being pedantic enough is what got us in this 3G/4G situation in the first place. Calling things out specifically stopped really with Verizon and Android both simplifying EV-DO to just "3G" and doing away with the 1x status indicator, and has led us to this point of insanity now where the Atrix/Inspire only shows H+ (even in just HSPA 7.2 markets) or E for EDGE. I think we're in agreement there.

    -Brian
  • jalexoid - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link

    "1700 / 2100 (AWS) / 1900 / 850 MHz"
    1700 is AWS. 2100 is IMT.
  • Brian Klug - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link

    Fixed!

    -Brian
  • hfarberg - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link

    If this is going to be a stock Android phone, I would love to be able to install this ROM on a European Optimus 2X.
  • LostPassword - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link

    About time manufacturers start supporting all bands. Sorry it had to take a merger. Knew I should of went with Nokia n8 for my current phone but all the nokia hate persuaded me to get a nexus. But Google selling unlocked phones with only one carriers bands. Arrrrghhh!!!1!. So mad. Only one GSM carrier in America now. So sad.
  • dagamer34 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link

    So, if unlocked, it would run on AT&T? This would make it the first phone outside of Nokia's pentaband phones that support 3G data on both AT&T AND T-Mobile.
  • welshy992 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link

    Wrong, the samsung vibrant also supports pentaband 3g.
  • crayjay3 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link

    You are incorrect, however I don't blame you since the carrier's have confused everyone with their Galaxy S naming BS. Look at the names of the Galaxy S...

    i9000 - International version (?)
    Vibrant - T-Mobile (UMTS AWS)
    Fascinate - Verizon (CDMA2000)
    Vibrant - Bell/Virgin (UMTS PCS)
    Fascinate - Telus (UMTS PCS + IMT?)
    ...but wait! The Bell/Virgin Galaxy S is actually the i9000 with a different radio. But it gets even more confusing, the Telus Fascinate is the same model as T-Mobile Vibrant and has a different radio than either Vibrant or Fascinate in the US!

    Back to the issue, 1700/2100 and 850/1900 isn't 3G pentaband anyway (only 4 frequencies). Its missing 900 which is used internationally.
  • lili94 - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link

    welcome

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