Android and AT&T 3G

[gep642]

I'm an AT&T user with an unlocked G1. Before I get going, know that I love my G1 and appreciate that it is much better than the free Nokia AT&T gave me years ago. That being said...

I want 3G so badly!

What are my options? What phones can run Android (I'm open to the possibility of flashing it, myself) and can use AT&T's 3G?

[that guy]

Im pretty sure that your just gonna have to wait awhile to have android with 3g on att...

[constellanation]

Shot in the dark here, but would the hero run 3g, since it runs something that doesn't work on tmob's 3g?

[Crashdamage]

...would the hero run 3g, since it runs something that doesn't work on tmob's 3g?
Nope. The Hero runs on European 3G frequencies, which are different than AT&T or T-Mo U.S. The only option might be a Rogers (of Canada) Magic, and then only if he lives in certain small areas where AT&T uses 850MHz instead of 1900MHz for 3G .

3G data service frequencies break down like this (I think):

850MHz and 1900MHz - North America, for 2G networks where voice and data are interchangeable. Which is why you can't answer the phone while using 2G (Edge) data service.
850MHz - some 3G data networks, mostly Rogers in Canada.
1900MHz -AT&T's 3G data network, but AT&T also uses 850MHz in limited areas.
1700MHz - T-Mobile's U.S. 3G data network, but T-Mo U.S. also owns 2100MHz bandwidth.
900 MHz and 2100MHz - 3G data networks for most providers in Europe and Asia, some other places.

So for now I'm pretty sure there's nothing much available, but AT&T will be bustin' out some Android hardware soon.

[gep642]

The only problem with waiting for AT&T to rock out some phones is that all of the phones I've read they are looking at offering don't seem all that great. Oh, well, I guess I'll just have to wait and see!