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Google has launched a version of its HTC designed Nexus One phone that will finally allow customers using the phone to access AT&T’s 3G network in the United States and Rogers Wireless in Canada.

The earlier Nexus One worked only with T-Mobile’s 3G network. Those with SIM cards from AT&T could make voice calls but were limited to the 2G or EDGE network on their Nexus One.

Google launched the Nexus One on January 5. The phone runs Android 2.1 and retails for $180 with a two-year T-Mobile contract. The unsubsidized version of the phone is available for $530. The Nexus One retails through Google’s online store only.

Google says it will now offer two versions of the smartphone. Both versions support four GSM radio frequencies -850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz. But the support for 3G bands will differ depending on the version selected.

When ordering phones, customers will be able to select from the version that supports 850 MHz, 1900 MHz, and 2100 MHz frequency bands for use on on AT&T in the U.S and Rogers Wireless in Canada. Or they can choose the version that supports 900 MHz, AWS, and 2100 MHz frequency bands can be used with T-Mobile in the U.S., says Google. The two versions will otherwise be identical in terms of their hardware specifications.

The availability of the Nexus One for AT&T 3G customers comes at a time when sales of the device have been slow. Google has sold about 135,000 HTC Nexus One phones in the 74 days since the device launched, a rate that’s about eight times lower than Motorola’s Droid and Apple’s original iPhone, says mobile analytics company Flurry.

See Also:

• Google Nexus One Leaves Customers Sour
• Review: Google Nexus One
• Google Debuts Android-Powered Nexus One ‘Superphone’
• HTC Clones Nexus One, Launches 3 New Phones
• Google Nexus One Sales Off to Slow Start

Photo: Google Nexus One (Jon Snyder/Wired.com)