 huntml
join:2002-01-23
Mullica Hill, NJ | Probably won't do much to improve their service. My impression from using ATTM's network is that it is oversubscribed and/or backhaul-limited, and it thus seems to me that doubling the peak downlink speed will do very little to improve the network's performance overall.
ATTM shouldn't even waste time on the 7.2 upgrade until they get more backhaul bandwidth to their cell sites. |
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 GbcueAlmost P.E.Premium
join:2001-09-30
Santa Rosa, CA
kudos:8 | I agree. What good is 7.2 when 3.6 doesn't even work? |
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iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
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| If spectrum is a problem rather than backhaul (each data channel is 5 MHz wide and AT&T may only have 10 or 20 MHz devoted to 3G in a given area) then 7.2 would help out, doubling capacity for newer devices. Unfortunately, beckhaul may actually be the problem here. |
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 NerdtalkerWorking Hard, Or Hardly Working?Premium,MVM
join:2003-02-18
Tucson, AZ | reply to huntml
Amen, seriously. I'm tired of explaining this to every AT&T user who started complaining after iPhone 3G launched.
The reason just about nobody on AT&T ever sees anywhere near 3 megabits, let alone (laugh) 7.2, is that AT&T hasn't completely built out their backhaul yet.
This news comes in right after AT&T made a "HUGE" order of Juniper networks routers. They're definitely working on building that backhaul out, but until it's all finished, welcome to slowville. This is one of the bad things about the iPhone being such a web-friendly phone; it's crushing AT&T's relatively immature 3G network which, until recently, saw relatively light use.
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