But the fifth band supported by the chipset isn't the 1700MHz required by AWS, it's 800MHz. It's also unfortunate for Canadians, because the two newest mobile operators up here, like T-Mobile, also use AWS.

Bell, Rogers and Telus have been involved in price fixing in the Canadian market for years, There may as well be only a single provider in Canada. The Canadian ruling body for telecom, the CRTC, has always been happy to help these companies crush Canadian consumers.

Good news for people in New Zealand though. The new iPhone does 900MHz too.