said by amungus:Yep.
VZW had LTE in the literal middle of nowhere. The only thing that sucks right now is interoperability. Nobody does LTE roaming. AT&T is supposed to allow for some of it, with some smaller carriers, but that's literally the only thing I've heard of. Kind of lame, considering "3G" roamed easily with compatible carriers (Sprint/Verizon, for example)
Honestly, I don't understand why there isn't more of a focus to make the whole system more unified. GSM, while I don't much care for its signal characteristics here (spotty places, dropped calls while sitting still with full bars, total lack of coverage in some areas.... I could go on), I do like the idea of something being more standardized.
Maybe someday it'll happen.
Until then, color me impressed with Verizon's services in massive swaths of territory where I would never have expected LTE.
LTE roaming is incoming via Sprint and T-Mobile with rural carriers to bolster coverage.
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www.fiercewireless.com/s ··· 14-03-26Sprint has had the agreements in place since last year
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www.fiercewireless.com/t ··· 13-09-27Competition is a good thing
(sorry for all the Fierce links)