T-Mobile 4G

[ggrant3876]

A lot has been said in the wireless world about what life will be like in a post 3G environment. Fourth generation technology offers significant speed improvements and hopefully significantly improved technology capable of enhancing reception in areas that have been all too often problematic, say inside a building?! Sprint, AT&T and Verizon have all committed themselves publicly to fourth generation networks with Sprint leading the pack promising a Wimax rollout before the competition. However, our beloved magenta has been all too silent in their plans for post 3G happenings. We know that our parent company Deutsche Telekom has chosen the LTE path and has begun testing with that regard. T-mobile CTO Cole Brodman speaking at the Cliq unveiling promised 250 million pops covered by the magenta 3G network by year’s end. Also of note was the statement that T-mobile would begin upgrading to HSPA+ service by the end of the year as well. Where this will happen first and how long will it take to upgrade are questions we all want to ask and this Friday, we may get some answers. T-mobile SVP of Engineering and Operations Neville Ray will be delivering a keynote address at Yankee Group’s 4G-world conference. From the email I received, “The presentation will discuss T-mobile’s plans to begin rolling out or next generation network solution, HSPA+, before the end of the year. HSPA+ enables faster speeds and better performance for our customers and is T-mobile’s bridge to 4G.”

[DaYuMu6ft7]

If it was to come, it would be the Major cities first - I'm sure (Like Philly;-)

[ggrant3876]

If it was to come, it would be the Major cities first - I'm sure (Like Philly;-)

Yeah, I bet. My little town got 3G long before some large cities.

[djunio]

Last time I checked 4G/LTE is not capable of voice just data, do you know if this has been addressed?

[ole_rascal]

Still no 3G in Utah Valley and they are already moving on to 4G... LAME

[simms22]

You know nyc would probably be first , it is tmo largest market in the US

[ggrant3876]

You know nyc would probably be first , it is tmo largest market in the US

Yeah, and they also sell bongs on the same shelf as the toilet paper.

[ahugo68]

IMO they need to finish getting 3g rolled out and rework their rollout plan for 4g(if they do 4g)

i live maybe 5 miles from st. louis and all the other carriers have 3g except t mo

[Angryspoon]

Hopefully they trash 3G completely and just move straight into 4G. I understand everyone wants faster Data, i live in Edge area sometimes G depending on weather, but which is smarter, to complete 3G or just waste no time and move straight into 4G. It would save money and provide faster access to 4G. I do agree that is sucks that T-Mo has so little 3G area but we do pay less than almost everyone else except for the new Sprint Plan.
It would be nice if things would speed up for sure but you never know these days, heck the last study by the Govt showed ONLY 63% of America has access to DSL! I live in Ohio and just recently did we get access to by DSL and we are considered lucky b/c so much of the state does not have DSL.
So lets just hope America starts wising up and gets on board with the technology of the future instead of making excuses. Oh and our internet at its fastest in the US is still 32x slower than Korea....and yes i know America is way larger than Korea and everything but hey we always find a way to stay on top.

[Erin]

IMO they need to finish getting 3g rolled out and rework their rollout plan for 4g(if they do 4g)

i live maybe 5 miles from st. louis and all the other carriers have 3g except t mo

Yep I agree. I'm still on Edge.