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AT&T doubling 3G network speeds, expanding coverage
AT&T announced today that it will be upgrading its existing 3G network to provide significantly faster mobile Internet speeds. The upgrade to High-Speed Packet Access technology will provide 7.2 Mbps speeds, doubling the current 3G network speed and serving as a step toward the deployment of an even higher-speed LTE (4G) network in the future. In addition, AT&T has announced plans to enhance its mobile broadband coverage by nearly doubling its wireless 3G spectrum in most metropolitan areas to provide better in-building coverage and network capacity. These improvements will be rolled out later this year, and the company expects to have them fully deployed by the end of 2011.
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I can’t WAIT, I still have to use an online version like interactive iphone but hopefully I will be able to get this new one for Christmas and those speeds look sweet!!!
Posted by iNEEDaniPhone on May 27, 2009 at 1:17 PM (PDT)
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So, does this mean I will actually get speeds faster average speeds than the 50Kbps I get now on EDGE, when I upgrade to the new iPhone? I’ll believe it when I see it.
Posted by Galley in Greenville, SC on May 27, 2009 at 1:52 PM (PDT)
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Half a year later, all 3G development has stopped.
AT&T;will begin announcing LTE in all metro’ areas by 2014, until that also gets delayed, /clap
Posted by asdfasdf on May 27, 2009 at 2:00 PM (PDT)
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How about providing 3G to areas beside a select number very large cities before working on upgrading only these cities again.
Posted by sean on May 27, 2009 at 3:29 PM (PDT)
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Wait, does this provide evidence that the new iPhone will be a 3.75G, or does it mean that if a 3.75G iPhone comes out, it won’t be able to use the upgrade in data speed until “later this year”?
Posted by AlexL on May 27, 2009 at 5:40 PM (PDT)
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I was in Birmingham, AL, and had very limited 3G connectivity. I’ve now spent 5 days in Panama City, and have yet to see a 3G connection.
The coverage down here is horrible. I can’t believe AT&T;would not put 3G here. People flock to the beaches. I see a ton of iPhones, and when I ask them if they can get a 3G connection, they say the same thing. People are pissed.
Posted by Dick Fer on June 2, 2009 at 5:27 AM (PDT)