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AT&T Preps Faster Upstream 3G Speeds
HSUPA upgrades coming soon....
AT&T is testing a software upgrade (via Gizmodo) that will dramatically increase the upstream bandwidth offered by their wireless broadband service. AT&T's implementation of HSUPA upgrades their service's 384kbps maximum upstream bandwidth to 1.5Mbps and will be deployed throughout 2007. AT&T Wireless execs also say that they'll be offering their wireless broadband service in an additional 58 to 65 markets by the end of the year.
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en102
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en102

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3G has to be deployed first...

at&t has so little 3G deployed, its pathetic.
Most of Los Angeles (2nd largest market) has either little or no 3G service available from at&t/Cingular, not to mention Denver, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, etc.
This is as bad as their lightspeed deployment.
I live in 5 miles from Los Angeles city limits and we 'might' see 3G service by 2008
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AT&T executives said separately yesterday that the carrier expects to add another 58 to 65 HSDPA markets by the end of the year.
And for the bad news... mobile spammarketing
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Meanwhile, the company will also run a trial of mobile advertising in the second quarter to test some types of mobile ads and study their impact on the customer experience.

djrobx
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djrobx

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Re: 3G has to be deployed first...

Yeah it's a real mess in LA. Seems like I get 3G access along several freeways, but whenever I reach a destination I'm back to good ole Edge.

Hey Cingy, I don't need access when I'm moving! I need it at my destination!

I drove to a friend's in Chandler, AZ (suburb of Phoenix). They've got Cingular 3G over there that really works like it's supposed to. Had a solid 3G signal all the way from Phoenix area to the suburb, and was able to use it at their place. It's very very nice.

en102
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en102

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Re: 3G has to be deployed first...

AZ has it solid from Phoenix to Tucson...
Texas has all of its major cities covered
Florida has a lot of coverage.
L.A. is one of those cities that Cingular/AT&T just doesn't really care to compete in.

MarkyD
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MarkyD

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Re: 3G has to be deployed first...

said by en102:

Texas has all of its major cities covered
.
Wrong there. El Paso has over 800k people, I'd consider it a major city...
however, no 3G.
Expand your moderator at work

Sircolby450
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No Coverage....

Looks like a good service...Too bad not very many people can get it!!!
CMoore2004
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Re: No Coverage....

Cingular sure does like to make lots of claims. Visiting their website, the biggest thing I see is "Fewest dropped calls of any network". No asterisk or anything. I'm willing to bet Centennial's tiny network has less dropped calls, along with the other carriers that have been proven to have fewer dropped calls. Watching the video on the frontpage, it's also the most "advanced and secure" network, too. They haven't even got it in Lansing here, yet. Just the Detroit metro area (which is more than I can say when I had the service). AT&T fails at wireless data. Sprint wins. Verizon sits back and says they could win, but won't run the whole race.

Sircolby450
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Re: No Coverage....

said by CMoore2004:

Cingular sure does like to make lots of claims. Visiting their website, the biggest thing I see is "Fewest dropped calls of any network". No asterisk or anything. I'm willing to bet Centennial's tiny network has less dropped calls, along with the other carriers that have been proven to have fewer dropped calls. Watching the video on the frontpage, it's also the most "advanced and secure" network, too. They haven't even got it in Lansing here, yet. Just the Detroit metro area (which is more than I can say when I had the service). AT&T fails at wireless data. Sprint wins. Verizon sits back and says they could win, but won't run the whole race.
That pretty much sums it up....

lighthouseJ
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Same obstacles come with this as do with the reason thousands can not get FIOS. . . They have the same network deployment strategy.
Enlightener
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Great.....

Great.... So AT&T's FTTP service will be slower then their wireless service.

en102
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Valencia, CA

en102

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Re: Great.....

Yeah, AT&T DSL = 768kbps to 6Mbps, AT&T Wireless = 7.2 Mbps
Of course, since they like to have their cake and eat it too, you won't be able to do much other than light email with the Wireless or risk cancellation due to TOS.

Anonymous_
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Here is some Pic of the NEw SIM card

Click for full size
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it came in the mail today
all ready Deployed here in Palmdale

if you want to buy the Phone with the chip installed
you can do it here

»cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP ··· 97366401

Matt3
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Matt3

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Re: Here is some Pic of the NEw SIM card

said by Anonymous_:

it came in the mail today
all ready Deployed here in Palmdale

if you want to buy the Phone with the chip installed
you can do it here

»cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP ··· 97366401
Hey, you do know you won't be arrested if you pull the stickers off your monitor right?

Anonymous_
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Anonymous_

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Re: Here is some Pic of the NEw SIM card

said by Matt3:
said by Anonymous_:

it came in the mail today
all ready Deployed here in Palmdale

if you want to buy the Phone with the chip installed
you can do it here

»cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP ··· 97366401
Hey, you do know you won't be arrested if you pull the stickers off your monitor right?
look's kind of bear with out it

Matt3
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Matt3

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Re: Here is some Pic of the NEw SIM card

said by Anonymous_:
said by Matt3:
said by Anonymous_:

it came in the mail today
all ready Deployed here in Palmdale

if you want to buy the Phone with the chip installed
you can do it here

»cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP ··· 97366401
Hey, you do know you won't be arrested if you pull the stickers off your monitor right?
look's kind of bear with out it
Wow, couldn't have our monitor looking BARE now could we?

en102
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Valencia, CA

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3G service is live in Palmdale?
Chips have been out for a long time.

djrobx
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djrobx

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Re: Here is some Pic of the NEw SIM card

I heard it was live in Lancaster, but when I drove along the 138, all I got was Es. Must be the northern part of palmdale. Sounds like more spotty coverage.

Apparently it's up in Bakersfield too. WTG Cingular!

Matt3
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Matt3

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Yay!

So does that mean I can expect 300ms latency in less cities than I can expect crappy bonded-pair U-Verse?

People keep touting the greatness of HSDPA vs. EVDO but out of the thousands of colleagues I passed HSDPA Blackberry's to vs the EVDO ones, guess which ones were the slowest? Guess which one dropped calls, guess which ones generated the most support calls? It wasn't the EVDO folks.

We were an American Group, that happens be International ... in case you were wondering.

ninjatutle
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Not in my backyard

is the reason for the gaps in service. People fight tooth and nail to not have new towers, upgrading towers, etc.

Matt3
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Matt3

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Re: Not in my backyard

said by ninjatutle:

is the reason for the gaps in service. People fight tooth and nail to not have new towers, upgrading towers, etc.
I see towers everywhere. We are the #1 cell phone state and HSPDA is such a joke here. When you call 1-800-Help-Me-Cingular ... you get a call center located in Greensboro.

BTW, the average rep you're talking to makes $50k a year. So lol, Midwest ... they probably make more than you. The rest of you folks on this site who think you're so smart ... keep that in mind.
NeoHazard
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Re: Not in my backyard

!!!! $50K a year, I hope you dont mean the call center reps, I used to be one and made $19K a year, and thats Canadian. Yes thats right Cigular uses outsourced reps. $50K a year I wish I made that, it would be sweet
telarium
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Saint Louis, MO

telarium

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Cingular

I like Cingular's HSDPA service just fine. No major problems nor dropped calls - which is certainly area dependent.

I'd say something to derail EVDO's popularity, but I just don't have the stomach amongst the fanboy crowd, here.



Nope, not Verizon. It's Cingular - tethered to an 8525.

MarkyD
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MarkyD

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Re: Cingular

said by telarium:

I like Cingular's HSDPA service just fine. No major problems nor dropped calls - which is certainly area dependent.

I'd say something to derail EVDO's popularity, but I just don't have the stomach amongst the fanboy crowd, here.



Nope, not Verizon. It's Cingular - tethered to an 8525.
that's fantastic and all...the 3G HSUPA tech is really good. If only they'd deploy it.