[ecsk2]

Originally Posted by rookcnu

For those of us who are late to the show on the Flame,..... that would be me,.... can you give me the skinny on this unit coming to the states? In my short glance at their web site it does not appear that it will.

I hope this will change!

O2 is a service provider (just like att/Cingular/Tmo etc) and since they do not offer service in NA (except for roaming with the above mentioned and others) it is natural they do not mention anything about this coming to North America.

[ecsk2]

Originally Posted by rookcnu

For those of us who are late to the show on the Flame,..... that would be me,.... can you give me the skinny on this unit coming to the states? In my short glance at their web site it does not appear that it will.

I hope this will change!

O2 is a service provider (just like att/Cingular/Tmo etc) and since they do not offer service in NA (except for roaming with the above mentioned and others) it is natural they do not mention anything about this coming to North America.

[Texican]

I'd so shell out big money for that thing if it were NA compatible :cry:

[ecsk2]

Originally Posted by Texican

I'd so shell out big money for that thing if it were NA compatible :cry:

What exactly do you mean by NA compatible? It DOES have the 1900mhz band as such.


Am I missing something or it doesn't have EGPRS? Only GPRS?

[JesterMania]

Originally Posted by ecsk2

What exactly do you mean by NA compatible? It DOES have the 1900mhz band as such.


Am I missing something or it doesn't have EGPRS? Only GPRS?

You must have had good experience with a tri-band phone in NA, unlike most other people who suffer from poor reception with the missing 850MHz band. I will never get a tri-band phone for just this reason.

As for those hoping that this device will come to North America - I highly doubt it. Carriers just can't risk people complaining about poor service/reception due to a tri-band device.

[AndrewF]

Originally Posted by ecsk2

O2 is a service provider (just like att/Cingular/Tmo etc) and since they do not offer service in NA (except for roaming with the above mentioned and others) it is natural they do not mention anything about this coming to North America.

O2 are not a service provider in Australia, but they do distribute their phones here.

[xdev]

you need to keep in mind that o2 uk and this "o2" are two separate entities.

o2 UK still distributes htc phones.

[ecsk2]

O2 site is somewhat unclear on the EGPRS subject..

eBay sellers don't seem to agree

Item: Brand new O2 FLAME / O2 FLAMME - PDA Phone with WiFi (220111296052)

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No, just GPRS

Item: O2 FLAME phone/PDA, 3G, WiFi, Windows OS+IE+email+Media (270119105982)
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Hi,
THe Flame model has EDGE (if that answers your question). Suggest you check with O2 website.

[ecsk2]

Originally Posted by JesterMania

You must have had good experience with a tri-band phone in NA, unlike most other people who suffer from poor reception with the missing 850MHz band. I will never get a tri-band phone for just this reason.

As for those hoping that this device will come to North America - I highly doubt it. Carriers just can't risk people complaining about poor service/reception due to a tri-band device.

850Mhz is just a very small and limited part of NA coverage, and yes I seem to overlook it at times that it even exsists

I've never been in any 850mhz covearage area personally...

[ecsk2]

Originally Posted by AndrewF

O2 are not a service provider in Australia, but they do distribute their phones here.

I stand corrected! ops:

[BrotherDave]

It's too big. If I'm going to carry something this big I want a UMPC. The place for PPC is being a very thin ( .5 inch or less), short, skinny wrapper around a decent (3-3.5 inch) screen.

If I can't fit it in my jeans pocket then I'll use all the power of a small form factor PC carried in my bag.