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3G in Wichita, KS?
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Posted by: BlueNgu

Anybody have inside info on when 3G will be available in Wichita, KS? I have asked store employees but they have no clue. Seeing that Kansas City has had it awhile and OKC will get it soon. I have hopes that Wichita will get it soon as well.

Posted by: bellington74

I also am in Wichita, (Maize actually) and if they do like the did with Edge, we will be one of the last markets to get it. Kansas City had Edge for 18 months while Wichita was still on GPRS. While we have more Corporate stores per capita that KC, (its friggin overkill honestly) KC is a HUGE market compared to Wichita/SG county and its 500,000 inhabitants. I have a Treo 750 and have been waiting on the rumored WM6 upgrade so that I could utilize HSDPA and maybe HSUPA, if they indeed did hold the release off to incorporate that into the build, but then again, I travel to KC quite a bit. I would guess that we will see the 3G/3.5G updates (UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA) no earlier than the middle to end of next year. Just specualtion on may part, but I am basing that on being a customer with AT&T back when it was actually ATTWS and Cingular as two different companies, and how slowly they have progressed. If you want 3G speeds here now, look to Verizon or Sprint/Nextel.

Posted by: BlueNgu

Thats a little sad to hear. I was hoping to get 3G in Wichita sooner and jump ship from T-Mobile. If you are correct. T-Mobile may actually get 3G sooner in Wichita than At&t. I hear rumors that Wichita will be one of the first markets for T-Mobile to get 3G since there is a T-Mobile call center here.

Posted by: Walhallan

Any further update on 3G for Wichita/Sedgwick County? I'm getting a Samsung A717 soon and would like to know if anyone has more info on 3G plans for Wichita.

Charlie

Posted by: johngotti

November 2008. But dates are just suggestions in my opinion.

Posted by: jeffro01

wichita was one of the last GSM markets so it would stand to reason that it would be one of the last 3G markets.

Nov 08 seems pretty reasonable to me based off of at&t's press releases over the last 6 mon

Jeff

Posted by: johngotti

Update!! at&t started upgrading towers this week. With the amount of towers in the Wichita market area it should be mid to late august for a full turn up of 3G in ta town!

Posted by: ROLLTIDE

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Originally Posted by johngotti

Update!! at&t started upgrading towers this week. With the amount of towers in the Wichita market area it should be mid to late august for a full turn up of 3G in ta town!

Just cause they are installing the 3g panels doesn't mean that you will get 3G anytime soon. They installed panels in Mobile ,AL August of last year and still no 3G.

Posted by: BlueNgu

Oooh, I saw some engineers working on a tower by my house last week. Must have been AT&T folks.

Posted by: yojimbothe3rd

Any more progress in Wichita? I want to get a new i-phone but for me it's probably not worth it if there continues to be no 3G coverage in Wichita.

Thanks