General Warning to those in Singapore - Stay away ...

Ok. Expat working out here in Singapore.
Walked into a telco on the weekend. Fell in love with the Lumia 900. Planned on getting the 920. Now I am not so sure.
If anyone works for Nokia and can reach their executives/leadership, let them know that NO telecommunications company here supports the Lumia 900 in 4G/LTE mode. Only 3G/3.5G.
When I asked what they support, the usual suspects comes out, HTC, Samsung S3 and even the yet to be released Apple iPhone 5 (release date in Singapore next Friday).
There are 3 major telco's here; Singtel, M1 and Starhub. Zero, Nada, Zilch support for Lumia (any version) in 4G/LTE. I rang each of them in turn.
If you're in Singapore, seeing this might change your mindset on buying Nokia.
If you're a Nokia employee/shareholder, Nokia needs to change the mindset of telecommunication/carriers or they might as well just give up now.
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Maybe you need to be a bit more careful before publishing such broad statements. The Nokia 900 LTE version was released exclusively in the US on AT&T. However if you check the Lumia 920 and 820 datasheets, you will see the following:
Operating Frequency Bands
GSM 850
GSM 900
GSM 1800
GSM 1900
WCDMA Band V (850)
WCDMA Band VIII (900)
WCDMA Band II (1900)
WCDMA Band I (2100)
LTE 800
LTE 900
LTE 1800
LTE 2100
LTE 2600
From the Singtel 4G FAQ:
What is the 4G technology which SingTel is using?
SingTel is currently running 4G on LTE 1800/2600.
Based on this article - http://www.techgoondu.com/2012/09/06/m1-to-roll-out-singapores-first-nationwide-4g-network-on-sept-1... :
"In Singapore, users will be able to easily switch from one telco to the next. Since all three telcos here are running their LTE networks on 1,800MHz and 2,600MHz frequencies, users will be able to keep their LTE phones and just slide in a new SIM card from their new telco."
Therefore both the Lumia 920 and 820 will work perfectly fine on ALL 3 major telcos which you mentioned.

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