HTC Desire with AT&T, USA

[s919rider]

I am considering buying an unlocked international HTC Desire from Amazon.

I plan to use my AT&T sim card, here in California.

Here are the specs of the device as listed on Amazon.

Quad-Band Unlocked GSM cell phone compatible with 850/900/1800/1900 GSM and 900/2100 3G frequencies plus GPRS/EDGE capabilities

Does anyone know if this device will be able to access the AT&T 3G network here in the United States?

Thank you.

 

[nx1977]

On gsm & edge certainly.

You'll need to check that BOTH 3g frequencies match at&t. From memory, I don't thing that will work with at&t's frequencies

 

[s919rider]

On gsm & edge certainly.

You'll need to check that BOTH 3g frequencies match at&t. From memory, I don't thing that will work with at&t's frequencies

Thanks for the reply. AT&T 3G frequencies are 850 and 1900 I believe. Can you comment on that compared to the phone data I posted?

Thank you.

 

[nx1977]

Definatly won't work on 3g then.

 

[Pedro7]

wasn't there a US release of the desire in the works?

 

[cortez.i]

wasn't there a US release of the desire in the works?

canadian cell provider Telus is selling a version of the HTC Desire that has the 850/1900 3G bands that are compatible with at&t. they're about $500/US if you can get it from Canada. i'm sure they'll start showing up on ebay soon priced about $700. i have the Telstra (Australian) HTC Desire (A8183) which has the 850 3G band that works very well with at&t. the downside is if i'm in an area that uses 1900 for 3G, i'm stuck on EDGE. in the last 3 months, i've traveled to NYC, Boston, San Francisco, Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Chicago and have yet to be in an area where 3G/850 hasn't worked.