Thanks for that information, I misunderstood the bands that T-Mobile used.

To add to your list of international devices that work with AT&T, the Nokia N9 will as well (from personal experience last month).

Pentaband would be the best. I'm not sure if the Nexus phones are equipped as such or not. I know Nokia makes some that are.

If it doesn't get 3G on AT&T it should on T-Mobile, should it not?

I just bought one of their SIM cards with their $45 unli everything plan and popped it into my Nokia N9 when I was back in the States for a few weeks recently.

Process was straightforward enough to set it up. I had decent coverage (AT&T, YMMV), unlimited everything was nice to have. Unsure what experience the previous poster had with their 3G speeds. I found it to be quite speedy. Able to watch YouTube, etc. as fast or faster than my connection at home in the Philippines.

Overall, if I were living in the States, I'd surely go with this company as I like my phones unlocked and without the bloatware of the mobile companies.

Even at that, I'll still use them when I return the US so that I have a mobile number where friends and family can reach me, while I'm there.

Is is that you didn't look or just aren't willing to?

CBS News

I like the idea, but, how do you fund this effort? I don't see the article making any mention of this.

We all spend our time writing grants now to support our own research and have little enough time to do it. Now we're expected to do someone else's research? I suppose it's a bit like reviewing articles, if you want to publish, you should review. However, this takes much more time, effort and money to do.

Hear, hear!

Wish I had mod points right now, you're absolutely correct on this.

If you're a startup I don't see how it's a mistake. From TFA: "China was selected because it is the largest, most rapidly expanding smartphone market in the world, according to Jolla Chairman Antti Saarnio." This seems like a logical first step to me. Get established there first, then move on to more expensive markets once you are established.

Not all of them. The N9 which is much talked about here in this discussion also is pentaband.

The Nokia N9 is pentaband. In the US 3G works on AT&T and T-Mobile.

You can still buy one that's unlocked, not on contract, obviously as you noted the initial cost is higher, but it's possible.

When I still lived in the States I had a Nokia 5800 and N97-mini, both were bought on the open market, not at the cellular provider and they worked just fine.

I knew I couldn't be the only one. Granted, I live in the Philippines now, but I am from the States

I have a Nokia N9 that I bought outright and just go pre-paid on it, previously had a Galaxy S. One of the best things for me about pre-paid here is that I can just turn the network on, use it and turn it off. There's a set fee of 5 pesos/15 minutes of use. I rarely use it with all the WIFI around, but when I need it that's pretty cheap and easy to do and the coverage here is very good. Now if only the American providers would adopt something more like this rather than forcing smart phone owners to an "unlimited" contract.

Again, the genes I was talking about for drought tolerance are NOT expressed in the grain. If you're eating the whole rice plant, you're doing it wrong!