So after reading a Thread about it going live in Pittsburgh, I figured i'd contact t-mobile myself to confirm if I had access in New Orleans.
!Socorro S: Welcome to T--Mobile Live Chat! My name is Socorro sj and my Rep i.d. is xxxxx.
!Socorro S: Can you give me 3-4 minutes to look it uo for you?
Me: Yes, thank you.
!Socorro S: what type of phone do you have?
Me: I currently have a monthly4g plan w/ T-mobile. I wanted to purchase the international version of the Samsung galaxy note (GT-n7000). The phone doesn't have the 1700mhz base band
!Socorro S: Hello, are you still there?
Me: I heard T-mobile was refarming the 1900mhz base band for data and has deployed it in some areas.
!Socorro S: Oh, okay. Let me look into that, and thanks for the info.
Me: If you need any other information, feel free to ask
!Socorro S: Let me check on my resources here. I will be right back, in about 4-5 minutes. Is this okay with you?
Me: That's fine.
!Socorro S: what phone do you have now. Prepaid Accounts do not show us the type of phone customer has.
Me: That's odd.
Me: I have a Samsung Exhibit II 4G
!Socorro S: Yes, 900mhz band for data live in New Orleans.
Me: I'm sorry, do you mean 1900mhz?
!Socorro S: 1 mean, 1900mhz, sorry.
Me: Oh, that is great news!
!Socorro S: Anything else I can be of further help today?
Me: I have one other question.
!Socorro S: Sure!
Me: Is it possible to confirm if the samsung galaxy note will be coming to T-mobile under contract?
!Socorro S: There are conditions/eligibilities to follow. However, for this request, you will need to speak with our Customer Care experts.They can be reached by dialing 611 from your handset or 1-800-937-8997
Me: Alright. Thank you for your help!
!Socorro S: Thank you for contacting T-Mobile Live Chat. Have a great day ahead of you!
!Socorro S: and, thanks much, too, for being such a wonderful and valued customer!
Me: Thank you. Have a good day.
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As you can see, 1900mhz baseband for data is spreading. Looks like people with quadband radios can finally rejoice. New Orleans seems to be one of the last places to get anything, so this was a shock to me.
Is 1900 MHz the frequency that AT&T uses? I can't remember. I would love to use 3G on my Droid 3.
MrObvious said:
Is 1900 MHz the frequency that AT&T uses? I can't remember. I would love to use 3G on my Droid 3.
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taken from the wikipedia page:
DROID 3: CDMA2000 800/1900, EV-DO Rev. A
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS
WCDMA 850/1900/2100
That's not what I asked. I meant does that mean 1900 MHz will be what T-Mobile will allow now that they didn't before?
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Synthetickiller said:
So after reading a Thread about it going live in Pittsburgh, I figured i'd contact t-mobile myself to confirm if I had access in New Orleans.
As you can see, 1900mhz baseband for data is spreading. Looks like people with quadband radios can finally rejoice. New Orleans seems to be one of the last places to get anything, so this was a shock to me.
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We've been fairly blessed with wireless tech implementation in new orleans thoguh, we were one of the very first to get ATT LTE and had very early ATT 3g rollouts here too, as was the case with the 3g rollout The large number of events being held in the New Orleans area plays a huge role in their decisions, it was a superbowl and final four that did it for 3g and the BCS championship that did it for ATT LTE and superbowl this year as well all play a role and hey ill take it right
Sorry to bump an old thread - but New Orleans definitely has NOT been refarmed yet. I am sitting in the middle of downtown NOLA right across from Tulane Medical School and my Pre 3 only gets ****ty E.
I called 3 T Mobile stores about when the refarm is going to happen and they gave me three different answers - by the end of the month - by the end of summer - and in 3 weeks.
It has been 1 week since I called so I guess we'll see what happens.
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Sorry to bump an old thread - but New Orleans definitely has NOT been refarmed yet. I am sitting in the middle of downtown NOLA right across from Tulane Medical School and my Pre 3 only gets ****ty E.
I called 3 T Mobile stores about when the refarm is going to happen and they gave me three different answers - by the end of the month - by the end of summer - and in 3 weeks.
It has been 1 week since I called so I guess we'll see what happens.
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They have no clue, anyone who knows won't be on the phone, I played the same game with them a year ago, I don't honk they'll do it till LTE isn't this market, I mean they didn't do it for 2012 when we had so many HUGE world stage events hosted here Super Bowl most recently, I mean ATT managed an Entire LTE deployment of SE Louisiana just for all the conventions and events to promote their LTE service, and its damned nice but I checked weekly with t-mobile with nothing, and the thing is, usually you know before hand when it's coming because they are doing tests at least in the CBD for a while before the officially "flip the switch.
I'm actually on the opposite end now, I'm using my tmobile mytouch 3G slide on ATT EDGE, actually do you want to meet up somewhere public and trade phones? Let me know either way, now that I'm focused on it I need to get back on at least 3G.
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They have no clue, anyone who knows won't be on the phone, I played the same game with them a year ago, I don't honk they'll do it till LTE isn't this market, I mean they didn't do it for 2012 when we had so many HUGE world stage events hosted here Super Bowl most recently, I mean ATT managed an Entire LTE deployment of SE Louisiana just for all the conventions and events to promote their LTE service, and its damned nice but I checked weekly with t-mobile with nothing, and the thing is, usually you know before hand when it's coming because they are doing tests at least in the CBD for a while before the officially "flip the switch.
I'm actually on the opposite end now, I'm using my tmobile mytouch 3G slide on ATT EDGE, actually do you want to meet up somewhere public and trade phones? Let me know either way, now that I'm focused on it I need to get back on at least 3G.
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I love my Pre 3. Webos is slick, slick, slick. Edge is not. It's like having a Cadillac and being forced to drive on the bike lane.
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They have no clue, anyone who knows won't be on the phone, I played the same game with them a year ago, I don't honk they'll do it till LTE isn't this market, I mean they didn't do it for 2012 when we had so many HUGE world stage events hosted here Super Bowl most recently, I mean ATT managed an Entire LTE deployment of SE Louisiana just for all the conventions and events to promote their LTE service, and its damned nice but I checked weekly with t-mobile with nothing, and the thing is, usually you know before hand when it's coming because they are doing tests at least in the CBD for a while before the officially "flip the switch.
I'm actually on the opposite end now, I'm using my tmobile mytouch 3G slide on ATT EDGE, actually do you want to meet up somewhere public and trade phones? Let me know either way, now that I'm focused on it I need to get back on at least 3G.
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You DO realize that the rollout of the highspeed wireless is to encourage people to buy their phones to tether them to their home computers at a huge markup because most of the telco lines and cable is still in bad repair from disasters/floods of the recent past. Don't think for a second AT&T is being "nice", it's a marketing strategy. However, congratulations on receiving an actual usable 4G signal out there!
I cant wait to for phoenix,A.Z. to get 4G lte.It probably wont get here until Oct,Nov of 2013
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I cant wait to for phoenix,A.Z. to get 4G lte.It probably wont get here until Oct,Nov of 2013
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Should be soon. Any place that has refarmed 3g will be easy to upgrade because it's software at that point. The refarm is taking advantage of new panels and hardware that supports LTE-10 and PCS/AWS DC-HSPA all from the same panel. I think they are just testing KC/Vegas for LTE right now and apparently are having more problems getting it working right then they care to admit, as it's not as simple as UTMS is since that's an older tech and LTE-10 is brand new and not well tested.
900mhz band for data live in New Orleans.
Oh. 900mhz band for data live in New Orleans is not too bad :highfive:
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You DO realize that the rollout of the highspeed wireless is to encourage people to buy their phones to tether them to their home computers at a huge markup because most of the telco lines and cable is still in bad repair from disasters/floods of the recent past. Don't think for a second AT&T is being "nice", it's a marketing strategy. However, congratulations on receiving an actual usable 4G signal out there!
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I DON'T beieve you are responding to anything I actually wrote, but your assertions are based on bad info.
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Oh. 900mhz band for data live in New Orleans is not too bad :highfive:
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What?!? Did you mean 1900 or were you actually saying something about delivering data over 900mhz band.
Another week waiting for Godot. Come on now, T-Mobile.
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I DON'T beieve you are responding to anything I actually wrote, but your assertions are based on bad info.
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What?!? Did you mean 1900 or were you actually saying something about delivering data over 900mhz band.
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Bad info? I used to work for AT&T a few years AFTER Katrina. That was STILL a complete and utter mess even when I started. Yes, it's been some time since I was working for the big blue Deathstar™ now, but you've never seen all the red tape inside that goes into every little stupid detail. You are correct, I was not directly responding, merely passing comment, so feel free to ignore me at your own whim.
Related
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/12/samsung-galaxy-s-2-and-10-1-inch-honeycomb-tablet-leaked-on-kore/
Alright as seen above is the Galaxy S2, Mkkkkkk thats great and all but because it has HSPA+ does that mean it can be on T-Mobile only I get confused by this and think "God dammit the antenna cant be run on Sprint, there is no way we are getting that phone now" This happened with the Pre 3 too, I just need some further insight into what that spec means and how it affects which provider the phone is going too.
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Blitz
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/12/samsung-galaxy-s-2-and-10-1-inch-honeycomb-tablet-leaked-on-kore/
Alright as seen above is the Galaxy S2, Mkkkkkk thats great and all but because it has HSPA+ does that mean it can be on T-Mobile only I get confused by this and think "God dammit the antenna cant be run on Sprint, there is no way we are getting that phone now" This happened with the Pre 3 too, I just need some further insight into what that spec means and how it affects which provider the phone is going too.
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Blitz
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you sir would be correct, that will not work on a sprint network.
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http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/12/samsung-galaxy-s-2-and-10-1-inch-honeycomb-tablet-leaked-on-kore/
Alright as seen above is the Galaxy S2, Mkkkkkk thats great and all but because it has HSPA+ does that mean it can be on T-Mobile only I get confused by this and think "God dammit the antenna cant be run on Sprint, there is no way we are getting that phone now" This happened with the Pre 3 too, I just need some further insight into what that spec means and how it affects which provider the phone is going too.
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Blitz
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HSPA+ is run on GSM networks NOT CDMA which is what sprint and Verizon use. Hence the different stuff on each network ex. EVDO, and HSPA
I think at&t also is going to be using hspa+
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you sir would be correct, that will not work on a sprint network.
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Yes, but keep in mind that leak is coming from Korea and it's going to be at MWC so it's no surprise that it only mentions a GSM / HSPA+ version. Nothing says that there wont be a CDMA / LTE / Wimax version for Sprint / Verizon.
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HSPA+ is what the GSM carriers are doing for 4G right now. I think ATT is going to do LTE, T-mobile doesn't plan on it...I just switched back to sprint from t-mobile and the speed difference is ridiculous. Even on 4G, I am getting half the data speeds that I did with t-mobile HSDPA. Definitely not what I expected.
When the original Galaxy S was announced, it was GSM only as well but variants came out for all the carriers. I wouldn't buy anything from Samsung though, regardless of how appealing it seems.
*sigh*
HSPA+ = GSM = AT&T, T-Mobile, and 99% of all carriers in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and South America.
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HSPA+ = GSM = AT&T, T-Mobile, and 99% of all carriers in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and South America.
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Wow, this is such a misleading comment. Europe uses gsm exclusively but the rest of the world mostly uses cdma. Don't sigh about it. But please don't lie about it.
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Wow, this is such a misleading comment. Europe uses gsm exclusively but the rest of the world mostly uses cdma. Don't sigh about it. But please don't lie about it.
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Um, actually most of the world uses GSM, which is why gsm phones are commonly referred to as "world phones"
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No, phones that are gsm AND CDMA are referred to as world phones typically.
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No, phones that are gsm AND CDMA are referred to as world phones typically.
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Actually, the term pre-dates combo GSM/CDMA devices and was used to refer to GSM phones since GSM networks were the predominate cell technology outside of the US (and still are).
Oh, and to the OP, HSPA+ is being marketed as "4G" currently by AT&T alongside their yet-to-be-launched LTE network. Talk about confusing You may find that with a little bit of effort,( or none at all) HSPA+ equipped devices will bet interchangeable between T-mobile and AT&T. There are also rumours that some LTE-equipped devices will be able to swap between Verizon and AT&T.
Yep..me too. Actually breaking my contract (less than a year in because of Sprints abysmal speed) as soon as Infuse, or Galaxy 2 etc break.
Can't wait for the infuse 4g .... 4.5 in screeen wow
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Wow, this is such a misleading comment. Europe uses gsm exclusively but the rest of the world mostly uses cdma. Don't sigh about it. But please don't lie about it.
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I lived in Cambodia for five years and travelled between often to Thailand and other countries. They all use GSM...
I'm breaking contract with T-mobile. I had a G1, loved it. Got a Vibrant, it was a nightmare trying to get it to work correctly, although I can't lie, I still enjoyed having it. Got a Nexus S, too many problems, returned it. Got a MT4G, nice phone, runs smoothly, but the screen was too small and the phone itself is a bit on the ugly side.
The real determing factor for me was that Sprint has 4G in my area, all of the other providers have 3G, and T-mobile is still running on Edge. I'm within my 30 day trial period w/ Sprint and the Evo, and I'll see how it goes. I was really hoping on going w/ Verizon and the HTC Thunderbolt, but alas, it's still up-in-the-air when it will come out. Verizon is more expensive as well when it comes to data plans. And as far as the MT4G, although CM7 runs very well on it, and it is very stable, I still can't bring myself to buying a 4G phone from a company that only offers Edge in my area (supposedly the military base near here is using their 3G towers to link to Afghanistan, but that's their problem, not mine)
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Can't wait for the infuse 4g .... 4.5 in screeen wow
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Do yourself a favor... don't buy a Samsung device. They make good screens, I'll admit. But you'll be waiting for updates forever, and somebody won't release the code... just look at the Vibrant threads... they haven't even gotten CM6, let alone CM7.
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Wow, this is such a misleading comment. Europe uses gsm exclusively but the rest of the world mostly uses cdma. Don't sigh about it. But please don't lie about it.
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You're an idiot. The only places outside of North America that CDMA are used are sporadically in China, a carrier or two in Japan, here and there in the rest of Asia, and that's about it.
"World phones" are AT&T (since they use different frequencies than the rest of the world's GSM networks except for... Telstra in Australia?), Verizon, and Sprint phones which have extra radios that support the standard quad-band networks. That's why there's two models of the Nexus One: A T-Mobile/World model, and the AT&T model.
The future of mobile is going to be in wifi not cellular. Hspa+ is TM's trial run at nailing down seemless transfer from 4G to wifi for data and voice calls. Assuming there are not many stumbling blocks, their future (and any other wireless companies that dont want to be left behind) will be into switching to running purely off wifi towers.
http://m.engadget.com/default/artic...rk-upgrade-is-un/&category=classic&postPage=1
Not sure what they're leapfrogging over, but sure.
Maybe the true EVO 2 will have LTE!
Also says something about the planned upgrade to the current CDMA network, and killing off iDEN.
Like Carbon Fiber? EVO.carbonfibermagic.com
They need to fix project ****ty 3g first.
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They need to fix project ****ty 3g first.
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That's what I think, too!
If they move to LTE, all us us evo owner's should get a free upgrade to an lte phone, as our phones will be useless for what we bought them for.
If the rest of the post is also correct, they are releasing a wimax version of the blackberry tablet later this year...which indicates they aren't phasing out wimax just yet. so, no...prolly not getting a free upgrade out of this.
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If the rest of the post is also correct, they are releasing a wimax version of the blackberry tablet later this year...which indicates they aren't phasing out wimax just yet. so, no...prolly not getting a free upgrade out of this.
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Exactly...2-3 years until they're converted to lte, so wimax as normal.
Old news that I've probably mentioned 6 times since posting in this very section. Project Leapfrog was the codename for Sprint's Network Vision. I'm just patiently waiting for Sprint/Clearwire to officially announce LTE is a go, so I could retire this topic. Sprint's ****ty 3G network will be taken care of by this same project they've mentioned since December.
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They need to fix project ****ty 3g first.
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****ing LOL....I about damn near fell off my chair.
but on to other things...yes this is old news
sitlet said:
If they move to LTE, all us us evo owner's should get a free upgrade to an lte phone, as our phones will be useless for what we bought them for.
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By that point you should have a new phone.
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****ing LOL....I about damn near fell off my chair.
but on to other things...yes this is old news
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Lmfao me too
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Isn't wimax to LTE as simple as a change in software? I could be wrong but I was under the impression that the wimax chips in our evos could in theory pick up the low frequency signal of LTE. Then again, I have no idea just reposting what I've heard said elsewhere.
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Isn't wimax to LTE as simple as a change in software? I could be wrong but I was under the impression that the wimax chips in our evos could in theory pick up the low frequency signal of LTE. Then again, I have no idea just reposting what I've heard said elsewhere.
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On the tower side, the hardware used in the base-stations can apparently be updated very readily -- swapping some circuit boards, and doing a software update, to make them LTE ready.
As to our phones, there is some disagreement. The LTE spec allows carriers to use frequencies in the range of those that our phones can already receive. Whether the hardware/software combination exists to let our phones receive LTE data, is up to debate. Many say no, but based on the spec, a Wimax antenna operating in the either the 800Mhz, 1.6Ghz or 2Ghz range can receive the signals (see Uplink and Downlink bands here: http://www.radio-electronics.com/in...ong-term-evolution/lte-frequency-spectrum.php), but can the phone discriminate and use what it receives? Who knows...
Great move if you ask me. And I don't know about anyone else but the places I've lived and traveling the Midwest parts of the south and here in the west coast sprints 3g has been my favorite. I also have an att and T-Mobile phone for business.... now talk about ****ty coverage lol.
Found the following this morning:
2011-Network-Upgrade-Plans
Links at this address take you to AT&T press release pages for HSPA+.
Possible cities getting LTE 1st from a different source...........Not to be confused with the HSPA+ info linked above:
Houston
Puerto Rico
Dallas-Fort Worth
Austin
San Antonio
Charlotte
Raleigh
Let me clarify for the idiots who feel they don't need to follow the link and actually read the press releases....................The link takes you to HSPA+ press releases........................The short list is a list of probable areas which will see LTE 1st! Let me also add that I AM NOT saying this is a matter of actual fact, but I think coming from AT&T press releases, lies or not, it's more accurate than anybody here taking a "guess"!
People shouldn't believe everything they hear and or read.
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People shouldn't believe everything they hear and or read.
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Hear that a lot do you?
I posted this as it's quite possibly an idea of which cities/areas will get HSPA+ this year showing AT&T's press releases. Now, if you have information to the contrary, please post it. If not, please troll somewhere else, or at least say something productive.
How is this "trolling" ? All I said was people shouldn't be so quick to accept these statements as true. Companies can spout all the drivel in the world and until it actually happens then it's nothing but that, drivel.
I don't believe anything until it happens, nor am I optimistic as most people.
Have a nice day, move along now.
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How is this "trolling" ? All I said was people shouldn't be so quick to accept these statements as true. Companies can spout all the drivel in the world and until it actually happens then it's nothing but that, drivel.
I don't believe anything until it happens, nor am I optimistic as most people.
Have a nice day, move a long now.
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No, that's not what you said.............see your 1st post!
At least this one was somewhat constructive and had some thought go into it. Yes, I believe I will move "along"! Thanks, have a nice day also!
I'll believe it when I see it, until then I will enjoy my pseudo 3g.
I hope they bring it to Dallas first
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Found the following this morning:
2011-Network-Upgrade-Plans
Links at this address take you to AT&T press release pages.
Possible cities getting LTE 1st:
Houston
Puerto Rico
Dallas-Fort Worth
Austin
San Antonio
Charlotte
Raleigh
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Sweet, I live in between austin and Dallas.. Yay i35 corrador.
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I hope they bring it to Dallas first
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Makes sense they would get TX set up 1st given that corporate HQ is there.
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well isn't that grand. They are saying by 2012 that they will have less than 10 areas in which their purported high speed will be active? At this rate, our 4g phones will be outdated before 4g is available. so sad at&t...
No one noticed that the name of this thread is "...HSPA+" but the list is for LTE roll-out? Different, incompatible technology, people. The Atrix is NOT an LTE device.
I noticed that too. I was thinking what does LTE have to do with HSPA+ ? And... since the Atrix doesn't support LTE, I'm pining for a 4.3" HTC phone with LTE on AT&T. GSM Thunderbolt?
Hsdpa+ in RI f yeah every network has 4g here lmao
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No one noticed that the name of this thread is "...HSPA+" but the list is for LTE roll-out? Different, incompatible technology, people. The Atrix is NOT an LTE device.
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Ever think about reading the damned links?????
The short list I added was a purported future LTE list!
If you follow the link I posted, and actually READ, you will see the following at the bottom of all the press releases:
** 4G speeds delivered by HSPA+ with enhanced backhaul. Will be available in limited areas. Availability increasing with ongoing backhaul deployment. Requires 4G device. Learn more at att.com/network.
<edit> You know, people generally annoy me, but STUPID people really piss me off!
Damn, I didn't notice that.
Boston is supposed to be an HSPA+ city but I never see speeds above what I used to see on my Nexus One (~3.5mbps max)
Can't wait for it to hit Cincy
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Boston is supposed to be an HSPA+ city but I never see speeds above what I used to see on my Nexus One (~3.5mbps max)
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I talked to an AT&T rep a little over a week ago about an unrelated issue and asked about the situation here in the Boston area. She said there were no towers she could see listed with dates for upgrades in the area yet for HSPA+, and that some towers still were running 2G. She said they hoped by the end of the year we would be on it.
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I talked to an AT&T rep a little over a week ago about an unrelated issue and asked about the situation here in the Boston area. She said there were no towers she could see listed with dates for upgrades in the area yet for HSPA+, and that some towers still were running 2G. She said they hoped by the end of the year we would be on it.
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Really? I could've sworn I saw on some AT&T map that Boston had HSPA+ enabled
That was exactly my point...you posted a list for LTE which is a different technology than HSPA+. Don't get your panties in a twist there, cupcake.
For the record I replied BEFORE you posted anything about HSPA+. Maybe try reading timestamps before unnecessarily going off on someone.
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Ever think about reading the damned links?????
The short list I added was a purported future LTE list!
If you follow the link I posted, and actually READ, you will see the following at the bottom of all the press releases:
** 4G speeds delivered by HSPA+ with enhanced backhaul. Will be available in limited areas. Availability increasing with ongoing backhaul deployment. Requires 4G device. Learn more at att.com/network.
You know, people generally annoy me, but STUPID people really piss me off!
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None work with 3g but I'm hoping one or both will soon. I wanna buy a galaxy note this week but am torn between which one to get that will get it enabled first. I have read the threads but not sure. It's there progress on this? If there is on which one? Thanks.
Does your area have 1900MHz frequency towers? T-Mobile has been rolling out 1900MHz in some areas and the areas that do will get you 3G on all versions of the Note and all other 3G phones.
For real! I live in Miami.
Check with your local TMobile store or call their HQ then. If you do have it you're good to go.
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Is everyone supposed to get it eventually?
Well, my store said that in my area, TMobile doesn't have any plans this year to roll it out and they're not sure if my area will get it. So in short I have no idea.
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To be frank, its not going to happen.
It was planned to roll out with the whole ATT &T-Mobile merger (this is why all the chitty chat happening), but since that folded, and now there is n more merger, there is now NOTHING on the board in the see able future.
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If you're going to get the Note to use with T-Mobile, don't hold your breath for 3G support. If you are fine with Edge, get the international version, as it has the better CPU, and physical home button.
Only get the ATT version if you some how have use a upgrade in a family plan that you can steel for yourself.
It's like 580 for att version and 600 for int version. I don't know which one to get. But I want it already.
I went to Bestbuy today to get a universal remote and I decided to take a look at the Galaxy Note for At&t and man was that thing slow. I checked the running programs and there weren't any and I checked the ram and it had a good amount free. But damn it was so slow I couldn't believe. Based on that i would say the int version but a bunch of reviewers claim the Att version was faster..
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I went to Bestbuy today to get a universal remote and I decided to take a look at the Galaxy Note for At&t and man was that thing slow. I checked the running programs and there weren't any and I checked the ram and it had a good amount free. But damn it was so slow I couldn't believe. Based on that i would say the int version but a bunch of reviewers claim the Att version was faster..
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Lawl, they must have theirs overclocked to 1.8 Ghz just to match a 1.4 Ghz Exynos I guess.
Bxsteez said:
I went to Bestbuy today to get a universal remote and I decided to take a look at the Galaxy Note for At&t and man was that thing slow. I checked the running programs and there weren't any and I checked the ram and it had a good amount free. But damn it was so slow I couldn't believe. Based on that i would say the int version but a bunch of reviewers claim the Att version was faster..
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I had same results. Today i played with the att note, it just came in today to the store. It was laggy and stuttery. We did side by side comparisons with my galaxy nexus and the nexus was silky smooth for things like scrolling a list from a market search, scrolling youtube list, webpages, etc. Perhaps the lack of exynos is the problem? It definitely made me appreciate my GN. The international note likely is the way to go.
Tmobile really dropped the ball..they should of released the Galaxy Nexus...it has 1700 3g..
according to this we use 1900MHz in San Diego on Tmo.. I have yet to hear that anyone gets 3G on the Note with Tmo here. I am getting mine later this week so I cant test to make sure just yet.
http://www.wirelessadvisor.com/zipcode-search/3p3a2t8bet
Says that for miami also. I'm willing to bet it says it for every location.
Xanthony said:
according to this we use 1900MHz in San Diego on Tmo.. I have yet to hear that anyone gets 3G on the Note with Tmo here. I am getting mine later this week so I cant test to make sure just yet.
http://www.wirelessadvisor.com/zipcode-search/3p3a2t8bet
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I wonder how accurate this is. I'm in Charlotte and it shows:
T-MOBILE
Get more from life.®
SYSTEM: 1900 MHz, 1.7/2.1 GHz
TECHNOLOGY: GSM / GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, LTE Planned
Cactoes Gel said:
I wonder how accurate this is. I'm in Charlotte and it shows:
T-MOBILE
Get more from life.®
SYSTEM: 1900 MHz, 1.7/2.1 GHz
TECHNOLOGY: GSM / GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, LTE Planned
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LTE planned? I didn't know Tmobile was planning for an LTE rollout.
One user in the q/a section posted a screen shot of his phone sporadically getting 3g from TMobile on the 1900 band. Some people can be very lucky depending on where you live
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LTE planned? I didn't know Tmobile was planning for an LTE rollout.
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Originally was part of the now failed At&t merger if memory serves.
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PoisonWolf said:
One user in the q/a section posted a screen shot of his phone sporadically getting 3g from TMobile on the 1900 band. Some people can be very lucky depending on where you live
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This is hopeful news
The 1900 band was also a part of the failed merger..
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Just got out of chat with Tmo online chat with rep. I was told that the Pittsburgh area is online with the 1900 mhz spectrum and that all gsm phones with the bands should work regular. I have also checked the Fcc maps and another map I found in another forum which i will post soon as i find the link again. Anyways, here is a copy of the chat with the rep:
Thank you for choosing T-Mobile. A representative will be with you shortly.
Welcome to T-Mobile online sales support, how may I help you with your purchase today?
Jillian: I'm more than happy to assist you. Can I ask for your name please?
You: Yes, I have a few questions regarding your network in my home region of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Jillian: Can I know your zip code?
You: 15140
You: I am a current Sprint customer and I plan on porting over two lines
You: I am trying to find out if my area has hspa working on the 1900 mhz spectrum yet?
Jillian: We have an excellent network at Your home region.
You: I have done a little research and it appears that T-mobile owns some of this spectrum licensed here throughout Pittsburgh.
Jillian: For which phone are you asking that?
You: I am interested in buying an unlocked Samsung Note from manafacturer and would like to add to value plan when we start service.
You: However it does not have the 1700 mhz band
Jillian: Let me check it for you, please allow me a minute.
You: but apparently you guys have been refarming 3g over to 1900 mhz in order for Lte deployment.
You: Thank you.
You: That way I can purchase my perfect phone with no worry about 4g
Jillian: Please hold for a minute.
You: sorry
Jillian: Thank you for waiting. As I've checked that we have the 1900 spectrum band for hspa in Pittsburgh and the Samsung Galaxy Note works on the 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 spectrum bands.
You: Yes, Thank you so much as this was the hardest to find. Thank you so much!
Jillian: Would you like to go with your purchase of the value plans now online and want to port your number as well?
You: Not yet, waiting on paycheck today and will be going to store to port numbers. This is due to the fact that I would need to get the phone before porting so we are not without service. But thank you as you were a huge help.
Jillian: It's okay. I hope, I have answered all your questions?
You: Yes, and this is a for sure thing though. Not to second guess you. I just would hate to pay so much for the device and not get the good speeds. But with that being said, you guys just got two guaranteed longterm customers. Keep up the good work! Thanks
Jillian: Thank you for choosing T-Mobile. Have a great day. We value your feedback, please click on the "End Chat" button to provide us your views on your chat experience today.
Now this is from tmobile themselves. Are there anyone out there that can confirm this? It covers the whole western and most of the east part of Pennsylvania.
Goodbye Sprint and your Sh*tty switch and baits! Tmo here I come.
yglup said:
Just got out of chat with Tmo online chat with rep. I was told that the Pittsburgh area is online with the 1900 mhz spectrum and that all gsm phones with the bands should work regular. I have also checked the Fcc maps and another map I found in another forum which i will post soon as i find the link again. Anyways, here is a copy of the chat with the rep:
Thank you for choosing T-Mobile. A representative will be with you shortly.
Welcome to T-Mobile online sales support, how may I help you with your purchase today?
Jillian: I'm more than happy to assist you. Can I ask for your name please?
You: Yes, I have a few questions regarding your network in my home region of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Jillian: Can I know your zip code?
You: 15140
You: I am a current Sprint customer and I plan on porting over two lines
You: I am trying to find out if my area has hspa working on the 1900 mhz spectrum yet?
Jillian: We have an excellent network at Your home region.
You: I have done a little research and it appears that T-mobile owns some of this spectrum licensed here throughout Pittsburgh.
Jillian: For which phone are you asking that?
You: I am interested in buying an unlocked Samsung Note from manafacturer and would like to add to value plan when we start service.
You: However it does not have the 1700 mhz band
Jillian: Let me check it for you, please allow me a minute.
You: but apparently you guys have been refarming 3g over to 1900 mhz in order for Lte deployment.
You: Thank you.
You: That way I can purchase my perfect phone with no worry about 4g
Jillian: Please hold for a minute.
You: sorry
Jillian: Thank you for waiting. As I've checked that we have the 1900 spectrum band for hspa in Pittsburgh and the Samsung Galaxy Note works on the 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 spectrum bands.
You: Yes, Thank you so much as this was the hardest to find. Thank you so much!
Jillian: Would you like to go with your purchase of the value plans now online and want to port your number as well?
You: Not yet, waiting on paycheck today and will be going to store to port numbers. This is due to the fact that I would need to get the phone before porting so we are not without service. But thank you as you were a huge help.
Jillian: It's okay. I hope, I have answered all your questions?
You: Yes, and this is a for sure thing though. Not to second guess you. I just would hate to pay so much for the device and not get the good speeds. But with that being said, you guys just got two guaranteed longterm customers. Keep up the good work! Thanks
Jillian: Thank you for choosing T-Mobile. Have a great day. We value your feedback, please click on the "End Chat" button to provide us your views on your chat experience today.
Now this is from tmobile themselves. Are there anyone out there that can confirm this? It covers the whole western and most of the east part of Pennsylvania.
Goodbye Sprint and your Sh*tty switch and baits! Tmo here I come.
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Hello throttled data
yglup said:
Just got out of chat with Tmo online chat with rep. I was told that the Pittsburgh area is online with the 1900 mhz spectrum and that all gsm phones with the bands should work regular. I have also checked the Fcc maps and another map I found in another forum which i will post soon as i find the link again. Anyways, here is a copy of the chat with the rep:
Thank you for choosing T-Mobile. A representative will be with you shortly.
Welcome to T-Mobile online sales support, how may I help you with your purchase today?
Jillian: I'm more than happy to assist you. Can I ask for your name please?
You: Yes, I have a few questions regarding your network in my home region of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Jillian: Can I know your zip code?
You: 15140
You: I am a current Sprint customer and I plan on porting over two lines
You: I am trying to find out if my area has hspa working on the 1900 mhz spectrum yet?
Jillian: We have an excellent network at Your home region.
You: I have done a little research and it appears that T-mobile owns some of this spectrum licensed here throughout Pittsburgh.
Jillian: For which phone are you asking that?
You: I am interested in buying an unlocked Samsung Note from manafacturer and would like to add to value plan when we start service.
You: However it does not have the 1700 mhz band
Jillian: Let me check it for you, please allow me a minute.
You: but apparently you guys have been refarming 3g over to 1900 mhz in order for Lte deployment.
You: Thank you.
You: That way I can purchase my perfect phone with no worry about 4g
Jillian: Please hold for a minute.
You: sorry
Jillian: Thank you for waiting. As I've checked that we have the 1900 spectrum band for hspa in Pittsburgh and the Samsung Galaxy Note works on the 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 spectrum bands.
You: Yes, Thank you so much as this was the hardest to find. Thank you so much!
Jillian: Would you like to go with your purchase of the value plans now online and want to port your number as well?
You: Not yet, waiting on paycheck today and will be going to store to port numbers. This is due to the fact that I would need to get the phone before porting so we are not without service. But thank you as you were a huge help.
Jillian: It's okay. I hope, I have answered all your questions?
You: Yes, and this is a for sure thing though. Not to second guess you. I just would hate to pay so much for the device and not get the good speeds. But with that being said, you guys just got two guaranteed longterm customers. Keep up the good work! Thanks
Jillian: Thank you for choosing T-Mobile. Have a great day. We value your feedback, please click on the "End Chat" button to provide us your views on your chat experience today.
Now this is from tmobile themselves. Are there anyone out there that can confirm this? It covers the whole western and most of the east part of Pennsylvania.
Goodbye Sprint and your Sh*tty switch and baits! Tmo here I come.
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Didn't you post this on HoFo?
Disclaimer: if you did, I don't care....just wondering....
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Why not AT&T? They have LTE bro.
Babydoll25 said:
Didn't you post this on HoFo?
Disclaimer: if you did, I don't care....just wondering....
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Yeah, i did. Trying to get feedback to back up To claims of this. But guess Pittsburgh to busy to answer!
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A2CKilla said:
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Hello 5 gb of data, unlimited talk and text, for 59.00 with employee discount. Oh yeah wifi calling and data on my router is free dude.
Honestly do you use 2 gigs a month? I don't I use my top of line rebuilt pc for that. F sprint, won't nickel and dime me! Oh yeah, this note way sweeter than Hexus Prime! lol!
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Willanhanyard said:
Why not AT&T? They have LTE bro.
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Cause they're let is slower than Tmobile here and a lot cheaper. Plus my note get hSpa+ with t-mobile anyway. Cheaper. Wif calling at home, work, and school means clearer less dropped calls. Plus, i got option of 49 dollar plan. On top of that within phone I can go to any gsm carrier in Us post or prepaid and get full functionality. I have more control now!
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yglup said:
Hello 5 gb of data, unlimited talk and text, for 59.00 with employee discount. Oh yeah wifi calling and data on my router is free dude.
Honestly do you use 2 gigs a month? I don't I use my top of line rebuilt pc for that. F sprint, won't nickel and dime me! Oh yeah, this note way sweeter than Hexus Prime! lol!
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I meant 59 dollars before discount.
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A2CKilla said:
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Who uses enough data to be throttled? I have 5 GBs of 4g data, and never use more than 3. Unless you want to replace your ISP with your wireless carrier, you shouldn't have anything to worry about.
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theking_13 said:
Who uses enough data to be throttled? I have 5 GBs of 4g data, and never use more than 3. Unless you want to replace your ISP with your wireless carrier, you shouldn't have anything to worry about.
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You also have to worry about the fact T-mobile has limited 1900mhz spectrum around the USA, so if you travel you will be stuck on EDGE service, what sucks about this, is that you won't be able to roam on AT&T's 3G/HSPA+ until you are out of T-mobile's EDGE coverage.
Just my $0.02
M0D1441 said:
You also have to worry about the fact T-mobile has limited 1900mhz spectrum around the USA, so if you travel you will be stuck on EDGE service, what sucks about this, is that you won't be able to roam on AT&T's 3G/HSPA+ until you are out of T-mobile's EDGE coverage.
Just my $0.02
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But there's lots of 1700/2100 spectrum, 1900 is just so we can get 3G/4G from AT&T where we only have EDGE.
M0D1441 said:
You also have to worry about the fact T-mobile has limited 1900mhz spectrum around the USA, so if you travel you will be stuck on EDGE service, what sucks about this, is that you won't be able to roam on AT&T's 3G/HSPA+ until you are out of T-mobile's EDGE coverage.
Just my $0.02
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Wife calling bro. But edge is good snuff for calls at that roadblock. Personally i prefer to do big dl over wife.
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I just got back from visiting Pittsburgh, and unfortunately I have to report I was not able to receive any 3G spectrum from tmobile on my unlocked iPhone 4. Hopefully it's just a matter of time before t-mobile brings out the 1900mhz 3G frequency. So save your money for now and hold off on buying phone that doesn't support tmobiles 1700/2100 frequencies. EDGE isn't all that bad for web/email and I can even manage to watch low quality YouTube videos on my iPhone 4 (as YouTube videos are turned down to low quality automatically on the iPhones built in YouTube app while streaming over EDGE/3G), but for tethering, Netflix, downloading apps/music, it will feel terribly SLOW IMO. Please tmobile bring out the 1900mhz frequencies!!!!
Matt