[LinuxUsers] Palm Pre, Any takers?

[Chris Penn]

"although if they come out with a european or asian Pre which is SIM
based you'll probably be able to use it on ATT with 3g"

Yeah,  I was kinda assuming that would be necessary for the Pre to
work with AT&T.  The true test is whether or not the Pre's 3g chip
uses a frequency that is compatible with the AT&T network.

Chris...

On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Dino K<socallinux at cloudcomp.info> wrote:
> although if they come out with a european or asian Pre which is SIM based
> you'll probably be able to use it on ATT with 3g
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Jason Burris <spidey at oldskool.com> wrote:
>>
>> I went down to the local store yesterday and tried out the demo.  The
>> interface is pretty slick as the videos show you.  I'll probably
>> upgrade when they get the next batch in since I'm tired of my current
>> WinMo phone.  It works well now, but man Microsoft needs to redo their
>> interface for fingers instead of the stylus.
>>
>> The short answer as why the current Pre won't work on AT&T.
>> AT&T and T-Mobile = GSM
>> Sprint and Verizon = CDMA
>>
>> :wq!
>> jason
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 7:10 PM, Jeff Lasman<jplists at nobaloney.net> wrote:
>> > On Sunday 07 June 2009 06:31 pm, Chris Penn wrote:
>> >
>> >> I haven't seen anyone crack a Pre yet...  I wonder if 3g on the Pre
>> >> will work with AT&T (wow that rhythms).
>> >
>> > I'll leave it up to others to explain exactly WHY the current Pre will
>> > never work with AT&T.
>> >
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