Nokia E50 - 3G compatible?

[Ext User(Emjaye)]

Browsing Nokia's website I found a phone, the E50. Its specs suggest
that it does GSM 850 as well as other bands. Would something like this
work on the new 3G 850 network?

[Ext User(Jonathan Wilson)]

> Browsing Nokia's website I found a phone, the E50. Its specs suggest
> that it does GSM 850 as well as other bands. Would something like this
> work on the new 3G 850 network?
No.
Only phones that can do UMTS 850 will work on the new 3G network.
Personally, I am waiting for Motorola to release, say, a UMTS 850 version
of the v3x or something :)

[Ext User(Jeremy Quirke)]

"Jonathan Wilson" <jfwfreo@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
news:4527bf08$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
>> Browsing Nokia's website I found a phone, the E50. Its specs suggest
>> that it does GSM 850 as well as other bands. Would something like this
>> work on the new 3G 850 network?
> No.
> Only phones that can do UMTS 850 will work on the new 3G network.
> Personally, I am waiting for Motorola to release, say, a UMTS 850 version
> of the v3x or something :)

I'm waiting for a mainstream brand phone to do GSM+EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 +
UMTS850/2100.. we can only hope =)