802.1n?!?

[katmandoo122]

Everything I've seen says that the Evo is capable of B/G speeds. Ifixit tore down the Evo, though, and found a Broadcom BCM4329 chip (HTC Evo 4G Teardown - Page 2 - iFixit)

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This is that chip:

Broadcom.com - BCM4329 - Low-Power 802.11n with Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and FM (Tx and Rx)

Broadcom reports that it is an N chip. Are we wrong? Is the Evo capable of 802.1n?

 

[acp]

well, if it is a surprise from Sprint I can see this being their next commercial because they obviously know how to make a phone commercial that appeals to the masses.

 

[GaryColeman]

Broadcom reports that it is an N chip. Are we wrong? Is the Evo capable of 802.1n?

I found this note and article on another forum:
"The Reason why the Wireless N option is not enabled on the N1 or the Evo 4G is because Android 2.1 does not fully support it, 2.2 on the other hand does, so id imagine we might see Wireless N enabled when 2.2 hits possibly. "

Froyo Feature: 802.11n WiFi support | Android Central

 

[Eguy]

I knew the EVO would have it if the Nexus One did. I hope they get it working in 2.2.

 

[NeoteriX]

The news is a little old, son

http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/88789-potential-802-11n-wireless-n-evo.html