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Posted by: walkguru

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is oct still the date?

Posted by: AManCalledE

Last I heard Oct is still the timeframe. I wish they would hurry up and finish the software update though. Cell service is HORRIBLE right now (at least in parts of Edmond). My understanding is they are having to take towers offline in order to update the software. Tired of looking down at my phone and seeing "emergency calls only".

Posted by: t3h_wookiee

Middle to end of October is still the date as far as I've been able to tell.

Posted by: squigglyline

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Cell service is HORRIBLE right now (at least in parts of Edmond).

Couldn't agree more!

Posted by: garrym13

I agree on the horrible service.

Posted by: Haas_Dave

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I wish they would hurry up and finish the software update though. Cell service is HORRIBLE right now (at least in parts of Edmond).

It's been getting to be the same in parts of Norman. I've gone to emergency only on my prepaid Nokia and my postpaid Blackjack for nearly a half-hour at times (and I'll lose data connectivity at times beyond that). It's only started recently, within the last month or so (more frequently in the last two weeks).

AT&T's just changing/introducing a bunch of stuff in the metro lately, maybe with a side effect of stretching their crews thin...

But I'll be glad when they do get UTMS running in OKC. It should have been here first, not Tulsa.

Posted by: t3h_wookiee

Tulsa was quicker at filing the papers then we were. Which sucks for us! This next month and a half is going to go by slowly.

Posted by: pen25

actually the difference being tulsa had a brand new building built and was putting it all in where as okc office was crammed full of crap. tulsa had thier stuff installed 6 months early and while tulsa was completely done we was adding bays in okc to expand thier transport gear.

Posted by: ImmerStark

Either that or att was waiting on the transfer of spectrum from Edge Wireless to begin the upgrades. Hard to deploy wcdma without any spectrum, ya?

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Either that or att was waiting on the transfer of spectrum from Edge Wireless to begin the upgrades. Hard to deploy wcdma without any spectrum, ya?

thats what i heard.

Posted by: t3h_wookiee

Could be Pen, that was just what I'd been hearing around the call center.

Posted by: Haas_Dave

Still nothing on the south end of the metro.

Isn't Edmond a test area for the deployment? If so, I could see why people around that area, including Arcadia Lake and Luther, would be getting some of that 3G coverage.

Posted by: kevink1

Does anyone know what ATT's plans are for other larger towns in OK? Like Lawton?

Posted by: AManCalledE

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Originally Posted by Haas_Dave

Still nothing on the south end of the metro.

Isn't Edmond a test area for the deployment? If so, I could see why people around that area, including Arcadia Lake and Luther, would be getting some of that 3G coverage.

I haven't seen any 3g on my BlackJack anywhere in Edmond yet. Haven't been out near Arcadia in the last couple of weeks though.

Posted by: menos

I'm in Moore. I've been having horrible reception problems and no service. I called and complained and they said they were having to take towers offline. I asked why and he said it was because they were finalizing the upgrade to 3G. I was told the tower by me should switch on on Oct 17th.....

We'll see.......

Posted by: walkguru

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I'm in Moore. I've been having horrible reception problems and no service. I called and complained and they said they were having to take towers offline. I asked why and he said it was because they were finalizing the upgrade to 3G. I was told the tower by me should switch on on Oct 17th.....

We'll see.......

man, i hope so. it seams like ive waiting since forever.

Posted by: MrBigglesworth

Nice. Ive been google searching like crazy and couldnt find ANY info about 3G for OKC.

My Razr is getting old in the tooth and Im starting to keep my eye open for something that does 3G, GPS decent camera for snaps and video. I think the N95 fits the bill, but I would like the price to come down some.

Posted by: walkguru

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five more days.

Posted by: ImmerStark

why do I get the feeling that it will be more than 5 days?

Posted by: garrym13

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why do I get the feeling that it will be more than 5 days?

Yeah, I went in to look at a Tilt today and was told to expect 3G near the end of the month not the 15th. Then again this same rep told me the Tilt did not have GPS

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why do I get the feeling that it will be more than 5 days?

this time i hope your wrong.

Posted by: ImmerStark

I'd like to be wrong. It's hard to get excited about a launch that has been delayed dozens of times. It's also hard to get good info, my att rep is a blithering idiot. Something he did clarify for me is that when he told me spring time he was talking about the upgrade to hspda meaning what we get now may just be rel 99. Although given his lack of understanding of the network tech he could just as easily be meaning hsupa. It's not very encouraging that he doesn't even know what hsdpa is an acronym for.

On another note I have been playing around with all of the 3g phones and I have noticed that the 3g only, automatic, or 2g only menu has been removed from the phones. I have a feeling that this might cause some problems.

Posted by: walkguru

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I'd like to be wrong. It's hard to get excited about a launch that has been delayed dozens of times. It's also hard to get good info, my att rep is a blithering idiot. Something he did clarify for me is that when he told me spring time he was talking about the upgrade to hspda meaning what we get now may just be rel 99. Although given his lack of understanding of the network tech he could just as easily be meaning hsupa. It's not very encouraging that he doesn't even know what hsdpa is an acronym for.

On another note I have been playing around with all of the 3g phones and I have noticed that the 3g only, automatic, or 2g only menu has been removed from the phones. I have a feeling that this might cause some problems.

i hear yah. this waiting gets old after awhile.

Posted by: walkguru

well here it is 1135am on the 17 th and no 3g.

Posted by: ipugh

I stopped by the Penn Square Mall AT&T location at lunch and was told by one of their reps that the 3G service will not be rolled out until the end of November.

He sounded unsure, or was unwilling to tell me, so take that with a grain of salt.

Posted by: MrBigglesworth

Why cant we get hard information from AT&T?

Posted by: ZacHolley

i work for an agent here in OKC and my rep told me that it would launch on 10/15/07 but has been delayed until 11/1/07 with a big launch party with alot of advertising on 11/15/07 ish.

take it with agrain of salt but he is the rep for quite a few stores!

and my laptop card in dallas did a speed test from 1500-1800kbps damn i sure hope its that fast here!!!!

Posted by: ImmerStark

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well here it is 1135am on the 17 th and no 3g.

it's not midnight yet ;-)

Posted by: ZacHolley

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it's not midnight yet ;-)

where did you get your info about tonight @ midnight??

i'm looking in the MTI maptool and it shows all the towers around okc as
329V1179 - UMTS
Planned Activation Date: 10/15/07
Status: Ready For Construction

and

329V1140 - UMTS
Planned Activation Date: 10/27/07
Status: Ready For Construction

Posted by: ImmerStark

I was teasing walkguru.

Posted by: walkguru

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well here it is 1135am on the 17 th and no 3g.

it's not midnight yet ;-)

yep not midnight yet. but im losing hope fast. dang.

Posted by: walkguru

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I was teasing walkguru.

yeah you was, he he.

Posted by: ImmerStark

well you now have a new date to look forward to, a reason to get out of bed in the morning.

Posted by: MarkyD

nov1 is the date.

Posted by: walkguru

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well you now have a new date to look forward to, a reason to get out of bed in the morning.

yep another new date. got up at five and no 3g. oh well. life gos on. heh.

Posted by: ipugh

What's it going to be after 11/1? LOL

Posted by: walkguru

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What's it going to be after 11/1? LOL

11 15 would be my guess.

Posted by: ImmerStark

I think I have figured it out. Peter Rysavy has convinced the execs at att that egprs is all they will ever need and want, so there is no need to deploy wcdma.

Posted by: walkguru

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ha ha that must be it.

Posted by: OklahomaDog

I was told yesterday Nov. 15th by the employees at the MWC store. Untill the next delay.

Posted by: walkguru

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I was told yesterday Nov. 15th by the employees at the MWC store. Untill the next delay.

one thing for sure we will be waiting a long long time.

Posted by: MrBigglesworth

But we have already waited a long time. Tulsa has 3G, why cant we?

Posted by: walkguru

well hopefully we will get it sooner, rather than later.

Posted by: ImmerStark

In our market they were a victim of their own success, had they not already held a very large share of the market here they would have been allowed to keep the old attws assets. Most important of those would be the spectrum needed to deploy wcdma.

Posted by: walkguru

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In our market they were a victim of their own success, had they not already held a very large share of the market here they would have been allowed to keep the old attws assets. Most important of those would be the spectrum needed to deploy wcdma.

same here.

Posted by: pen25

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But we have already waited a long time. Tulsa has 3G, why cant we?

tulsa had just built a brand new switch center and was built to grow the 3g. were as the okc switch center was already packed full of equipment not allowing as smooth of a growth of the internal equipment to support it. there was talk about building a new site like they did here in tulsa. dont know if they ever did but trust me the okc site was a rats nest

Posted by: walkguru

the fcc mandated att to sell of all the old att towers, stores, and the 1900 freq. there for we could not go with 3g in oct of last year as planed.

so tulsa went with it, and now they have it. and we dont.

Posted by: pen25

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the fcc mandated att to sell of all the old att towers, stores, and the 1900 freq. there for we could not go with 3g in oct of last year as planed.

so tulsa went with it, and now they have it. and we dont.

there is that as well. and hey tulsa has to come first once in a while ;-)

Posted by: garrym13

3g is here. I am posting this in 3g!!!!!

Posted by: walkguru

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3g is here. I am posting this in 3g!!!!!

where you at? no 3g here in wellston or luther.

Posted by: garrym13

In north edmond. I have noticed the G and the broadband like speed for the past hour or more.

Posted by: walkguru

when my friend turns of her bj she has 3g for a little while, then poof its gone. me nada nothing.

Posted by: garrym13

Of course, now I have the regular old E and not G. I am sure that I had the G earlier. I got an email as I was talking on the phone. I am pretty sure that with 3G you can access data (email) while on a voice call.

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Of course, now I have the regular old E and not G. I am sure that I had the G earlier. I got an email as I was talking on the phone. I am pretty sure that with 3G you can access data (email) while on a voice call.

maybe they were testing?

Posted by: ZacHolley

grrrrr this wait is killing me haha, come on i hope they turn it on the first but i know its not going to most likely happen blah

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grrrrr this wait is killing me haha, come on i hope they turn it on the first but i know its not going to most likely happen blah

know what you mean. im wearing out my phone looking at it.

Posted by: rizzo011

well, it's Nov. 1st and there's still no 3G on my phone....from Edmond to Downtown OKC. WTF, over?

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well, it's Nov. 1st and there's still no 3G on my phone....from Edmond to Downtown OKC. WTF, over?

no 3g out here either? dang!

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well, it's Nov. 1st and there's still no 3G on my phone....from Edmond to Downtown OKC. WTF, over?

no 3g out here either? dang!

Posted by: StattlichPassat

Double dang indeed... I thought this was supposed to have turned up sometime last spring. Knew it still wasn't up, but yeah, what's the ETA here? Denver is even live now!

Posted by: walkguru

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they are one year late.

Posted by: ImmerStark

the 15th is indeed the new date they are shooting for, as for which month I'm still not sure ;-)

Posted by: MrBigglesworth

And who is they? So when the 15th comes, it will be delayed again? Ugh. I want to get a phone, but not till 3G is here!

Posted by: walkguru

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still nothing what a bummer.

Posted by: ZacHolley

our att rep came into the store yesterday and said its official it will be on the 15th and he said they will gradually start turning them on in the next few days so not to crash the network by turning it all on at once.

i cant wait!!!!

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our att rep came into the store yesterday and said its official it will be on the 15th and he said they will gradually start turning them on in the next few days so not to crash the network by turning it all on at once.

i cant wait!!!!

neither can i.

Posted by: OklahomaDog

My phone is still not showing a 3G icon but my speed test at wap.testmy.net is showing 1.2Mbps or 1186 Kbps.

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My phone is still not showing a 3G icon but my speed test at wap.testmy.net is showing 1.2Mbps or 1186 Kbps.

where you at?

Posted by: OklahomaDog

I get those speeds in Del City and at work on reno and meridian.

This is my test from this morning. I-40 and Meridian area. I don't know why the upload speed are so slow though.

Posted by: ZacHolley

hmmm 122nd and macarthur here and my crap is slow as ever and still 2g ugh....

so you guys are seeing those speeds but still showing 2g???

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hmmm 122nd and macarthur here and my crap is slow as ever and still 2g ugh....

so you guys are seeing those speeds but still showing 2g???

no 3g here and slow as ever.

Posted by: ZacHolley

the even higher att rep came in today and said they are having probs with the handoffs so its gonna be nov 28th before it'll be worked out...

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yep no 3g here and slow as ever. i sound like a broken record.

Posted by: ipugh

I'll throw out December 15th.. hah

Posted by: ImmerStark

Why am I not shocked to still see the "E" icon on my phone?

Posted by: walkguru

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Why am I not shocked to still see the "E" icon on my phone?

for the same reason im not.

Posted by: ipugh

Was told "next week" today (11/21/07) by an AT&T rep at Penn Square Mall......

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Was told "next week" today (11/21/07) by an AT&T rep at Penn Square Mall......

is it ever gonna get here?

Posted by: OklahomaDog

I just had a 3G icon on my phone for about a minute in Del City. I didn't think in time to get a screen shot but I will next time. lol 7:25 PM, 11/25

Posted by: walkguru

still nothing up here in the north and northeast.

Posted by: ZacHolley

so..... tomorrow is supposed to be the big day... we shall see

Posted by: ImmerStark

I just got the same memo, tomorrow at 10am. we'll see.

Posted by: ZacHolley

ya I just heard from our rep and then his boss 10am tomorrow is the time

Posted by: andrsnsm

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ya I just heard from our rep and then his boss 10am tomorrow is the time

They promised us last October, then the spring, then this October, then November, next........

Still hopeful though

Posted by: ZacHolley

its almost 10 hmmmmmmm 50 more minutes

Posted by: mhigh

I would suggest bridling some of that optimism so you're not to dissappointed come 10:01 am.

Posted by: ipugh

I now have a "U" on my Treo 750 instead of a "G".

Posted by: ZacHolley

3g is on

Posted by: OklahomaDog

i have 3g. 10th and andrson in choctaw.

Posted by: walkguru

i finually see the 3g on my phone, at 2nd and blvd in edmond.

Posted by: mhigh

Had 3G icon for an hour or so. Now back to "E" icon.

Posted by: dkraeer

I'm going back and forth between 3G and H on my 8525

Posted by: ZacHolley

1400kbps is the speeds we getting up here at nw okc

Posted by: OklahomaDog

Still getting 1.2 Mbps here.

Posted by: rizzo011

500KB/s downtown OKC

Posted by: rbaron

What should you be getting?

Posted by: ZacHolley

i think about 700-1000 is advertised

Posted by: ImmerStark

Got it out by wiley post airport. signal is week compared to edge though

Posted by: formercanuck

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500KB/s downtown OKC

Are you sure that's not 500kbps ?

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as it turns out no 3g out here where i live. boo.

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as it turns out no 3g out here where i live. boo.

Not where I am in Tulsa area either. But it's interesting what a Wilson Electronics amplifier, an antenna outside on a pole and a TopGlobalUSA MB6000 will do for you. Oh yea, don't forget that SierraWireless Watcher software with a lock on 3g before you pull it out and put it in the MB6000.

But it is close -- within 5 miles.

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I am getting about 800 here in North Edmond!!!!! At work in downtown I only got 500.

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as it turns out no 3g out here where i live. boo.

thanks i needs one of those.

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It's good to see the 3G logo on my Blackjack here in Norman.

Posted by: ZacHolley

at 122nd and macarthur i am getting 2000+ at 11am today

here is a screenshot

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[QUOTE=ZacHolley]at 122nd and macarthur i am getting 2000+ at 11am today

here is a screenshot

What card do you have ?

Posted by: ZacHolley

i think the 875 im not at home right now to look at it

Posted by: rbaron

With a Sierra 881 usb showing 3G and two out of four bars on a Mac laptop I'm getting 347 DL and 271 UL in a tall building in downtown OKC. Disappointing to say the least.

Posted by: MarkyD

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With a Sierra 881 usb showing 3G and two out of four bars on a Mac laptop I'm getting 347 DL and 271 UL in a tall building in downtown OKC. Disappointing to say the least.

sounds like usage is heavy downtown, and too little capacity to support it.
You'd think they'd have a decent backbone hooked up to a tower that serves downtown, but this IS AT&T we're talking about. It's probably a single T1 serving the tower.

Posted by: walkguru

my friend now has 3g on her aircard and 83 dbm. at 150th and dobbs ne, near luther.

Posted by: MarkyD

any updates on this? I'm considering switching to AT&T.

Posted by: mc87243

Just to let you all kno its pretty constant in the del city area.. And im loving it on the tilt!

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its pretty strong in edmund.

Posted by: kevink1

Now I hope it can make it down to Lawton. It would be nice to be able to connect my laptop to the internet at work.

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Now I hope it can make it down to Lawton. It would be nice to be able to connect my laptop to the internet at work.

i would think lawton is next.