Are there any handsets that do 850 900 1900 2100mhz 3G?

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bags1

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#36274 22-Jun-2009 15:12

Nokia N97 has two versions 900 / 1900 / 2100 or 850 / 1900 / 2100

but a quad band would be nice

EDIT: I found one! HTC Fuze http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_touch_pro-2413.php http://www.phonesdirect.co.nz/product-p/htc-fuze-blk.htm

I might go for this phone.

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#227465 22-Jun-2009 18:37

The Fuze is only 850 OR 900 3G + the others - there is no handset available yet that does both 850 and 900 3G.

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#227471 22-Jun-2009 18:59

Are you sure Scott? The HTC Fuze is listed as supporting both on GSM Arena - and apparently the Sony Ericsson Aino will also support both bands (http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_aino-2810.php)

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#227486 22-Jun-2009 19:38

The UL + DL frequency bands are reversed for the UMTS900 and UMTS850 standards. It might be possible to support both in the same handset, but they would need separate RF components, increasing the cost and bulk of the phone.

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#227493 22-Jun-2009 19:53

scottjpalmer: The Fuze is only 850 OR 900 3G + the others - there is no handset available yet that does both 850 and 900 3G.

I could be wrong. But im sure Iphone 3G/3G S Does.

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#227494 22-Jun-2009 19:57

M_I_C_H_A_E_L:
scottjpalmer: The Fuze is only 850 OR 900 3G + the others - there is no handset available yet that does both 850 and 900 3G.

I could be wrong. But im sure Iphone 3G/3G S Does.

The iPhone 3G and 3G S only supports 850 WCDMA. It does not support 900 WCDMA.

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#227727 23-Jun-2009 17:13

Kyanar: Are you sure Scott? The HTC Fuze is listed as supporting both on GSM Arena - and apparently the Sony Ericsson Aino will also support both bands (http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_aino-2810.php)

It has been discussed elsewhere on GZ previously that they are not always particularly accurate.

The problem (sometimes) is manufacturers make 2 or 3 variants of the same phone and list all the bands they support across both variants.

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#227761 23-Jun-2009 19:02

The fuze (touch pro) comes in two versions, one will work on telecom's 850+2100, the other will work on vodafones 900+2100.

Fuze = telecom
touch pro = vodafone

Be aware of stated frequencies for GSM and 3G and read closely, you'll find most new phones do all 4 for GSM but only 3 at best for 3G

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#229272 29-Jun-2009 17:50

It was most definitely a typo.

I made the same mistake earlier on in the piece when I asked this same question about a month or two ago.

So no. No phones currently support 850+900 together. (UMTS)