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AT&T Launching LTE Network This Year
Will have 20 '4G' devices offered before year end

AT&T at CES today announced that the company would be speeding up their LTE deployment, and will be launching their LTE network sometime in the second half of this year. According to a presentation at CES given to developers, AT&T says they'll be supporting roughly twenty new "4G" devices before the end of the year, which could technically mean HSPA+ or LTE, given 4G's new, almost-meaningless definition, courtesy of the ITU and mobile carrier marketing departments. Expect confusion on that front to be heavy among CES press reports.

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An AT&T press release offers only slightly more information, noting that they expect the LTE build to be completed by the end of 2013. The company also proclaimed that they've completed their HSPA+ "to virtually 100 percent of its mobile broadband network," so if you're still stuck in an EDGE-only market things likely won't be changing anytime soon.

According to AT&T, "recent tax law incentives, along with other policy developments" (read: AT&T's victorious efforts to ensure no network neutrality protection for wireless networks) are what AT&T claims drove the company to speed up their LTE plans. We'd guess that Verizon's massive recent LTE launch covering 38 markets (a third of the country's population) and 60+ airports likely played a bigger role.

So far there's no word on pricing or caps for this new network, and while AT&T says more information on the new LTE network will appear via this website later today, AT&T likely hasn't yet determined their pricing strategy yet.
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Duramax08
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capcapcapcapcapcapsssss

Anyone?

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Re: capcapcapcapcapcapsssss

You say that like it is isolated to AT&T....

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Re: capcapcapcapcapcapsssss

Well verizon gots those 5 and 10 gig caps for LTE which are like the same caps for 3G. ATT gots the 2 and 5 gig cap. They probably got lower caps but thats probably not worth mentioning. Wonder if they are going to follow in the footsteps of verizon......

idunno, see what happens.

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That's why I am sticking with my unlimited iphone plan for as long as I can....

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Re: capcapcapcapcapcapsssss

same here. that mywi app does wonders!

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Re: capcapcapcapcapcapsssss

said by Duramax08:

same here. that mywi app does wonders!

Sure does, I love that little app!

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Overage charges are the worst.

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said by Gbcue:

Overage charges are the worst.

I would rather pay overage charges and be able to get the higher speeds than have a "4g" phone and be throttled to dialup.

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said by Gbcue:

Overage charges are the worst.

No overages here. Its TRULY unlimited. 2.5 down/ 1 up with a ping of 100 ms all the time.

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I'm talking about those not fortunate to have got an unlimited plan on AT&T.
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Hmm

That "virtually" is the key word there. I think they looked over my town of 40,000 then, HSUPA, no HSPA+ here or anywhere in the surrounding area besides the capitol of Columbus.
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Re: Hmm

And as again; i DO NOT live in Cleveland. read!

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Re: Hmm

I think this is where they are getting cleveland from....

Just saying.

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Re: Hmm

said by hottboiinnc4:

you're not a metro area. Lancaster has what? a state prision? yah build out the LTE networks there for the prisions. Smart move.

Your city only has roughly: 37,251 people as of 2009 data. and the average income of all those people are $36,189. that is WHY you get skipped over. the population size in a whole compared to other metro areas AND the income base.

How does Verizon do it?
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Re: Hmm

easy. network build is based on level of income and hour rural the city is.

Rural area; not a large income base; no services. DUH! Why do you think they sold Ohio to Frontier? No income and rural markets.
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VZ LTE Coverage Question

quote:
(not, say -- Verizon's massive recent LTE launch covering a third of the country)

How did VZ cover a third of the country? Last I saw was a couple of little blobs on the coverage map around the metro areas that they launched.

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Re: VZ LTE Coverage Question

Should clarify a third of the country's population, yes.

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ROFL

They can't even get their current 3G network up to snuff, now they plan to go for 4G with either HSPA+ or LTE (undecided) phones? They probably won't have any phones, only data sticks for a good while.

ROFL!

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said by Gbcue:

They probably won't have any phones, only data sticks for a good while.

Here are the LTE smartphones coming:


»www.att.com/shop/wireles ··· IcKmK3tu
»www.att.com/shop/wireles ··· IcKmK3tu

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They'll be crippled, for sure.

They've got to protect their cash cow, iPhone.

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How does that crow taste?

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None of the phone state the max download/upload speeds, just some ambiguous language "HSPA+ with enhanced backhaul".

Are they only 7.2mpbs? 14.4mpbs? 21mpbs?

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We all know here why you show such "interest".
You doubted there would be phones, they were presented to you.

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said by FFH5:

said by Gbcue:

They probably won't have any phones, only data sticks for a good while.

Here are the LTE smartphones coming:
[att=1]
»www.att.com/shop/wireles ··· IcKmK3tu
»www.att.com/shop/wireles ··· IcKmK3tu

Those are all HSPA+ devices.

»www.dailytech.com/UPDATE ··· 0575.htm
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I think at&t is doing a good job -- their 3G has been great for 2+ years and improving so many people would likely welcome LTE which has been on the planning table for some time now.

For a rural area with satellite access for alternatives, I think these 3G speeds are up to snuff considering my data card only does 7.2m. Not the fastest but works nicely for me!


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still no 3g here

suposadly they where going to have 3G in albany ga by the end of december,, yet here i sit with 3 3G phones all showing "E".

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TACO PARTY

I find it comical that AT&T bashes its own network using an iPhone to demonstrate a competitor's slow network.

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More AT&T lies

27kbps in my office. I can't even check email on my iPhone.

No worries. Guess who has two middle fingers and is out of contract. THIS GUY. As soon as there's an iPhone ANYwhere else, I'm gone.

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Re: More AT&T lies

you must love steve jobs so he can make more money.

Droid.

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In related news, AT&T has announced

that future caps for all products will be cut in half to 1gb of data monthly

"We feel that the consumers win by a lower cap," said AT&T Exec Idiot Douchebag. "99.9999% of the universe will not come anywhere close to the 1gb cap"*

Additionally, AT&T will offer additional data at a charge of $59.99 for another 1gb. What a deal!

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According to AT&T, it's NOT 4G!

»AT&T Calls Out T-Mobile For Pretending 3G Is 4G

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I'm switching to VZW when HTC Thunderbold it released.

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3G/4G coverage map
VZW, here I come.

Verizon has more coverage in Colorado, and mostly where I am they already have a working 700MHz 4G LTE network.

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not 4g

ahem. it's not 4g.