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djdanska
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Re: Where T-Mobile 3G is available

»compass.t-mobile.com should show you the data coverage for tmo's 3g network. The south side of chicago should be covered. There might be some weak spots, but it should be. And you are using one of tmobile's 3g phones right? (btw, most 3g phones from tmo will NOT show if your connected to 3g. I think one of the nokia's will if you update it with the nokia updater service and the tm506 is rumored to get the icons in the next update. (RUMOR). You have to do a speed test to see if you get 3g usually. ( text.dslreports.com/mspeed
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Re: Where T-Mobile 3G is available

Map of Chicago area. 3G is dark blue. Edge is light blue.

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T-Mobile 3G Map Is Their Wishful Thinking

Those maps might be indicative of their plans by the years end, or even next summer.

The GSM and EDGE coverage maps are actually quite accurate, with a little 'stretch the truth' in some spots, but I have traveled around a good deal of their supposedly covered UMTS/HSDPA 3G areas, and find it sporadic and unreliable.

Same deal with my Nokia 6263 AND my Sony-Ericsson TM-506.

I am referring to the Philadelphia market, which had 'already launched' within the past month.

A lot of their solid Blue areas are actually looking more like Swiss cheese, I think they figure if they turn up a few 3G sites in each market, they can call the market as 'being launched'.

Not so fast there T-Mobile, you still have a lot of work to do....
permalink · 2008-10-18 13:48:05 · Print · Reply to this

whfsdude
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permalink · 2008-10-18 13:43:43 · Reply to this

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Re: Where T-Mobile 3G is available

said by whfsdude See Profile :

Correct because TMO uses 1700mhz/2100mhz (AWS)
Which one where?

I have a HTC TyTn (quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/800/1800/1900
and tri band UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900/2100) and since AT&T's data speed now (since 3G iTards flooded in) constanly fucked up here (NYC) I'd gladly give TMO a try if I know they use 2100MHz here (I doubt though)...
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Re: Where T-Mobile 3G is available

Both. A 3g 2100mhz device will NOT receive 3g from tmobile because it needs the 1700mhz band too. Called aws.
I think it's 2100mhz downstream, 1700mhz upstream. It is special vs. the euro standard. The only 3g tmo devices are the ones they sell and 2 data cards sold by stelera wireless. That is all so far. No windows mobile, blackberry or sidekick.
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said by kamm See Profile :

I have a HTC TyTn (quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/800/1800/1900
and tri band UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900/2100) and since AT&T's data speed now (since 3G iTards flooded in) constanly fucked up here (NYC) I'd gladly give TMO a try if I know they use 2100MHz here (I doubt though)...
You need both 1700/2100. One is the downlink and the other is the uplink (not sure which one).

Another reason they've been able to launch so many sites so quickly is because they actually have been building out the network and were just waiting for the government to clear AWS (which was overdue).
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