[manicottiK]

The Touch HD is an example of HTC not releasing a high-end HSPA device that operates in the U.S. and overseas. The TP2 appears to be a repeat of that, but maybe it isn't. (That is, the AT&T version that's coming in October will have 850+1900 for HSPA, but not 2100.) It may be that HTC actually is selling an HSPA world phone, but only to the CDMA carriers and only with the North American frequencies locked off via software. I find this weirdly intriguing.

The open question is, excluding the issues of unlocking the handset and replacing the OS and radio ROM images, does the CDMA version of the TP2 contain everything that it needs to get onto another carrier's HSPA network, if the user had an appropriate account with that carrier and a SIM from the carrier? Or, does the CDMA TP2 not contain 850 and 1900 radios, antennas, or other required hardware?

Is Telus' TP2 a software-disabled HSPA world phone or are imaginations running wild because the Qualcomm spec sheet says that the MSM7600 is sometimes configured with three radios and because the screen snapshot on the previous page shows many frequencies, which may or may not have corresponding hardware to make them operate?