I know its a 4G phone...but what about 3G??

[Quis89]

I havent read too much on this phone...but my question is....is the phone 4G/3G capable? I live in an area that doesnt have 4G. So does that mean my area wont get this phone? Or will it work on 3G as well it just wont be as fast?

If thats the case then I'll ignore this phone and look into getting the Nexus One since I'm really not phased by the increased speed seeing as how I've had no issues with current 3G speeds.

 

[spatel9114]

I'm sure the phone will work on 3G as well.. I can't see it not be able to see 3G as well as 4G..but who knows what HTC and Sprint have cooked up. We'll probably find everything out tomorrow.

 

[Quis89]

Yea...I was assuming it would work on both 3/4G. They want to sell as many units as possible. I just wasnt sure if anything literature had been posted on any site pertaining to its compatibility.

 

[ERDude]

It would have to be a 3G/4G phone in order to be usable once you left a 4G area.

 

[Jerry Hildenbrand]

Hopefully it's 3G/4G/WiFi selectable for data transfer.

It had better be

 

[ERDude]

Man my palm is itching for one of these bad boys. Hopefully with the RAM/ROM specs of the Incredible

 

[donald.aleshire]

It has to work with 3g, just as a 3g phone will work without 3g and turns on its 2g coverage. Question is will it work with 2g with no 3g...I am assuming so as well, no worries!

 

[majorscud]

The phone will work with 3G when 4G is not available. It's a hybrid 3G/4G device not strictly 4G

 

[6tr6tr]

It is a dual phone and in fact most of the demos on youtube were done with 3G, not 4G. In one of the demos, the sprint/htc guy actually says he's showing it in 3G and will turn on 4G.

 

[Complex Pants]

it also works with 2g/edge

 

[GolpherZX]

The voice part of the phone is using the same chipset you would use for 3G data. It will be capable of supporting 3G networks.

The only reason you would want the 4G is for the video and multimedia capabilities. 1.2 Mbps is fine for most mobile sites. Mobile sites are tiny as far as bandwidth. You're not going to get those too much faster. The latency is the piece that you should be looking at, and the 4G side of things is slightly better on the latency front.