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AT&T 3G Rollout - Latest markets launching

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Posted by: rpmura

Since nobody posted anything, maybe nothing happened today. So what else is new, huh?
It gets to where I don't even care anymore. The excitement wears off and by the time anything happens, I'm like "oh that's nice".



Posted by: petard

Quote:
Originally Posted by rpmura
Since nobody posted anything, maybe nothing happened today. So what else is new, huh?
It gets to where I don't even care anymore. The excitement wears off and by the time anything happens, I'm like "oh that's nice".

Yeah that is pretty much what has happened to me (Minneapolis/St. Paul Market).
AT&T is going so slow! The FCC has consented to the spectrum, why don't they finish up their damn paperwork and turn it on? Stupid iPhone delaying 3G!



Posted by: fishera

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Originally Posted by rpmura
Supposed to be a partial launch today, 7/13 in the L.A. area. Don't know exactly where. It was supposed to be 6/29, but the iPhone launch moved it out to 7/13.


anyone see any more coverage where you are? is there a 3G AT&T watchdog website?



Posted by: ilvla2

It sounds like I'll have 3G here from AT&T's Affiliate, Edge Wireless befor you guys in AT&T markets do. They are already testing it in various markets, and plan on rolling it out across their markets within the next year, why is a big, rich company like AT&T being outdone by their smaller affiliate?

Edit-I do travel regularly across NorCal, and am in native AT&T service somewhat often, and I am very disappointed at their 3G Coverage in NorCal, basically it's nada anywhere north of Sacramento or Marin County. Verizon has EVDO in many areas of NorCal, and plans to finish rolling it out to mine and other markets across NorCal by early next year.



Posted by: formercanuck

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Originally Posted by lax2tlv
Well 6pm Fri still great hand-down UMTS reception, still drops as soon as data transmission ceases, still no ability to register the phone to a UMTS tower...

Drive down into Northridge gave me on the 405 all the way from Valencia. Of course, I lost 3G near Woodley/Nordhoff.

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They are already testing it in various markets, and plan on rolling it out across their markets within the next year, why is a big, rich company like AT&T being outdone by their smaller affiliate?

How so ? AT&T (AT&T Wireless actually) has had 3G for a couple of years in many areas. Edge Wireless probably has as many sites total as Los Angeles.



Posted by: ilvla2

Quote:
Originally Posted by formercanuck


How so ? AT&T (AT&T Wireless actually) has had 3G for a couple of years in many areas. Edge Wireless probably has as many sites total as Los Angeles.


Well, that's probably true, I just thought a big company with their assets would be much more agressive in their 3G rollout. I guess size isn't everything, as they say



Posted by: danny.boi

Driving through Universal City, CA. today, my v3xx didn't find 3G like it normally does and it remained on EDGE. I powercycled and it didn't do anything.

I drove by the same area around 8pm tonight and still no 3G. It's like they took it down.

At&t still has a GPRS only spot for about a 1 mile radius near East Los Angeles just north of the 101 FWY. You would think after all this time, that they'd fill in those areas with EDGE by now? I know it's a poor neighborhood, but come on now.....



Posted by: vagelis

Does anybody have reliable 3G coverage in Pasadena/South Pasadena yet?
Only a spot seems up in Old Town for me, or is it the SGH-607 that I'm using?



Posted by: buffsrule76

any idea when the twin cities metro area is getting 3G?? why ATT started with a rural area like Rochester Minnesota is beyond me



Posted by: neilson

Quote:
Originally Posted by buffsrule76
any idea when the twin cities metro area is getting 3G?? why ATT started with a rural area like Rochester Minnesota is beyond me

I explained it a couple of pages back.

The old AT&T Wireless had 850 spectrum down there which was ample enough to allow for the new at&t/Cingular to launch 3G on 1900.

The Twin Cities have always been spectrum starved for AT&T Wireless/Cingular/at&t. Pending the transfer of extra 1900 spectrum from Edge Wireless, at&t will have enough Mhz of 1900 available to launch 3G without completely clogging the network.



Posted by: petard

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Originally Posted by neilson
I explained it a couple of pages back.

The old AT&T Wireless had 850 spectrum down there which was ample enough to allow for the new at&t/Cingular to launch 3G on 1900.

The Twin Cities have always been spectrum starved for AT&T Wireless/Cingular/at&t. Pending the transfer of extra 1900 spectrum from Edge Wireless, at&t will have enough Mhz of 1900 available to launch 3G without completely clogging the network.


Do you have any idea when this will be? The FCC consented to the transfer over half a month ago!



Posted by: urmobilesky

Wirelessly posted (SAMSUNG-SGH-A707/1.0 SHP/VPP/R5 NetFront/3.3 SMM-MMS/1.2.0 profile/MIDP-2.0 configuration/CLDC-1.1 UP.Link/6.3.0.0.0)

There are plenty of large cities that continue to wait for 3G. Wonder if at&t has their sights on a very significant 3G rollout that would include most company owned towers, maybe by years end? A lot of areas are way behind schedule.



Posted by: urmobilesky

Wirelessly posted (SAMSUNG-SGH-A707/1.0 SHP/VPP/R5 NetFront/3.3 SMM-MMS/1.2.0 profile/MIDP-2.0 configuration/CLDC-1.1 UP.Link/6.3.0.0.0)

There are plenty of large cities that continue to wait for 3G. Wonder if at&t has their sights on a very significant 3G rollout that would include most company owned towers, maybe by years end? A lot of areas are way behind schedule.



Posted by: urmobilesky

Wirelessly posted (SAMSUNG-SGH-A707/1.0 SHP/VPP/R5 NetFront/3.3 SMM-MMS/1.2.0 profile/MIDP-2.0 configuration/CLDC-1.1 UP.Link/6.3.0.0.0)

Sorry for the double post.



Posted by: formercanuck

Not sure, however, I suspect that deploying in some cities are not quite as easy as others.
Today, on my trip south into the San Fernando Valley / Fry's Woodland Hills, I had 3G from Valencia down to Northridge (between Nordhoff and Roscoe), and regained it for a bit in Van Nuys just to lose 3G completely before hitting 101, and having no 3G service from Burbank Blvd./405 to 101/Canoga Park (aka Frys). In the past I've had weak service along parts of 101 from the 405 to as far as Winnetka, and when service originally first went live, I had 3G service at Victory/Canoga, and once or twice in Frys itself. Its sad to see that its been +6 months before service has changed in this area, especially with the amount of traffic on 101 towards Ventura.



Posted by: RogerPodacter

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Originally Posted by formercanuck
Not sure, however, I suspect that deploying in some cities are not quite as easy as others.
Today, on my trip south into the San Fernando Valley / Fry's Woodland Hills, I had 3G from Valencia down to Northridge (between Nordhoff and Roscoe), and regained it for a bit in Van Nuys just to lose 3G completely before hitting 101, and having no 3G service from Burbank Blvd./405 to 101/Canoga Park (aka Frys). In the past I've had weak service along parts of 101 from the 405 to as far as Winnetka, and when service originally first went live, I had 3G service at Victory/Canoga, and once or twice in Frys itself. Its sad to see that its been +6 months before service has changed in this area, especially with the amount of traffic on 101 towards Ventura.


i live in ventura and travel thru LA to temecula for work every week. unfortunately i just returned my N75 because quite frankly, 3g isnt even worth it in the LA area. its sad at this point. and when they do get 3g up everywhever, the n75 didnt even have hsdpa! oxnard has 3g next door to me here in ventura, and the speed tests gave me almost identical results to my 6131 EDGE phone, with a little better latency times.

what the hell is going on with the 3g rollout? i'm sure its a tough thing to do...but still.



Posted by: lax2tlv

Im on the 405 on the way back from san diego and let me tell u, the southern-most coastline of cali is COVERED with 3G! nothing under -90dbm anywhere from north of Carlsbad to south of downtown sd... amazing! now when is the valley gonna join the 21st century??



Posted by: formercanuck

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Originally Posted by lax2tlv
Im on the 405 on the way back from san diego and let me tell u, the southern-most coastline of cali is COVERED with 3G! nothing under -90dbm anywhere from north of Carlsbad to south of downtown sd... amazing! now when is the valley gonna join the 21st century??

Everyone knows that the San Fernando Valley is the red headed stepchild of Los Angeles



Posted by: ilvla2

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Originally Posted by formercanuck
Everyone knows that the San Fernando Valley is the red headed stepchild of Los Angeles


San Fernando Valley, bwah, why don't they just break off from L.A., so they can complaining and be done with it? Now, if you want a REAL Valley, the San Gabriel Valley is the one, I'm partial to Covina

As to Red Headed Stephchildren, I know about that, Mendocino and Lake Counties aka RSA 344 are Verizon's Red Headed StepCounties



Posted by: lax2tlv

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Originally Posted by ilvla2
San Fernando Valley, bwah, why don't they just break off from L.A., so they can complaining and be done with it? Now, if you want a REAL Valley, the San Gabriel Valley is the one, I'm partial to Covina

As to Red Headed Stephchildren, I know about that, Mendocino and Lake Counties aka RSA 344 are Verizon's Red Headed StepCounties


FYI The Valley is home to over 1/3 of LA's population and if it were to break off from LA it would be the 6th largest city in the country. San GabriWHAT-NOW???



Posted by: ilvla2

Calm down, I was just joking with Canuck Yep, the San Gabriel Valley, the best valley in SoCal, a little SoCal geography lesson-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Gabriel_Valley

It's all good though, I just happen to like the SGV, it's my home after all



Posted by: lax2tlv

Quote:
Originally Posted by ilvla2
Calm down, I was just joking with Canuck Yep, the San Gabriel Valley, the best valley in SoCal, a little SoCal geography lesson-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Gabriel_Valley

It's all good though, I just happen to like the SGV, it's my home after all


all in good spirits



Posted by: formercanuck

Quote:
Originally Posted by ilvla2
San Fernando Valley, bwah, why don't they just break off from L.A., so they can complaining and be done with it? Now, if you want a REAL Valley, the San Gabriel Valley is the one, I'm partial to Covina

As to Red Headed Stephchildren, I know about that, Mendocino and Lake Counties aka RSA 344 are Verizon's Red Headed StepCounties

I always considered the 'San Gabriel Valley' (or at least what's in Wiki) to be part of the Los Angeles basin. The valley isn't all that distinct. From what I see on Google Earth, I'd consider the San Gabriel Valley the area from Pasadena to San Bernardino as SGV. That aside, I _really_ don't care much for many parts of the SFV or SGV. Arcadia, La Canada would be some of the nicer parts of SGV. I wish the SFV would break from Los Angeles... or at least Los Angeles Unified School district - the most corrupt, money wasting school district in the country.



Posted by: ilvla2

Quote:
Originally Posted by formercanuck
I always considered the 'San Gabriel Valley' (or at least what's in Wiki) to be part of the Los Angeles basin. The valley isn't all that distinct. From what I see on Google Earth, I'd consider the San Gabriel Valley the area from Pasadena to San Bernardino as SGV. That aside, I _really_ don't care much for many parts of the SFV or SGV. Arcadia, La Canada would be some of the nicer parts of SGV. I wish the SFV would break from Los Angeles... or at least Los Angeles Unified School district - the most corrupt, money wasting school district in the country.


Well... "It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. It derives its name from the San Gabriel River that flows southward through the center of the valley", but yeah, it is basically a bedroom area to L.A. It still has some rural areas though, even my High School of Covina has a FFA Farm (where I raised several pigs and a sheep while there, 1986-1990), so while very urban, it does cling to it's agricultural and small town roots, which is why I love it so much. My favs being Covina, West Covina, Azusa, San Dimas, Glendora and the nearby areas, Arcadia is nice, a bit richie for me though They are alll close to the mountains, which I like.

I hear ya on L.A., the San Gabriel Valley communities, among others are always fighting with L.A to get funding. One good example, the Gold Line Foothill Extension (Pasadena to Montclair, following the BNSF RR Pasadeand Sub and 210), it was supposed to be started by now, but thanks to L.A.'s whining, they got the East L.A Gold Line Extension going first. Thankfully, the Foothill Extension is starting to go forward finally!-
http://www.metrogoldline.org/index2.html



Posted by: grafik2

is there any kind of map or guide that has the different areas that is supposed to get 3g and when?

or is protocol just to toss your city up on this thread and hope someone knows? seems like att should be informing people of where/when if they are allowed to claim 3g speeds on ads


albany, ny?? (upstate ny)



Posted by: clauretano

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Originally Posted by grafik2
is there any kind of map or guide that has the different areas that is supposed to get 3g and when?

or is protocol just to toss your city up on this thread and hope someone knows? seems like att should be informing people of where/when if they are allowed to claim 3g speeds on ads


albany, ny?? (upstate ny)


If albany gets it before rochester I'll cry. I'm already tortured by the fact that little old syracuse got verizon fios before rochester :P

why ignore the 3rd largest city in the state? (after nyc (of course) and buffalo (which is barely larger, and much dirtier lol))

1,039,000 > 93000 :P



Posted by: formercanuck

Quote:
Originally Posted by clauretano
If albany gets it before rochester I'll cry. I'm already tortured by the fact that little old syracuse got verizon fios before rochester :P

why ignore the 3rd largest city in the state? (after nyc (of course) and buffalo (which is barely larger, and much dirtier lol))

1,039,000 > 93000 :P

I've been through Buffalo at night (taken the 'wrong way' back to Canada from the airport). Lets just say it isn't pretty. If the word pretty is to be used... its pretty scary.



Posted by: eliminator

Buffalo isn't that bad. It's exactly like every other rust belt city. It has old industrial areas that aren't so nice and lots of housing that is outdated. It also has so great neighborhoods, old and new. I live in the middle of downtown and think Buffalo is above average compared to other cities. Really, it's not so bad here.



Posted by: edoublep

We've had 3G pushed back numerous times.

Man oh man. When the hell are we going to get 3G. Much larger states with larger, denser cities still dont have it. I know they cant just hit a light switch and make it happen, but its getting harder and harder for me to be a proponent of the GSM standard when eveyrone else can just hop on Verizon or Sprint and experience good data speeds

I was talking to a manager for Cingular about 4 months ago who stated that West Virginia apparently has a great EDGE network (hrm, not sure about that) so thats why AT&T has been holding off. Come on though, at LEAST bring it to Charleston, the capitol city.

I know that AT&T just bought out Dobson (CellularOne) which fills a BIG chunk of Interstate travel in WV. Dobson covered eastern/south I-64 and northern/noreastern I-77 & I-79. Verizon Wireless just bought out West Virginia Wireless (a GSM carrier who will now become a CDMA carrier) and I blelieve most of their spectrum is in Charleston and Huntington. So, At&t has em beat..at least here.



Posted by: formercanuck

Quote:
Originally Posted by eliminator
Buffalo isn't that bad. It's exactly like every other rust belt city. It has old industrial areas that aren't so nice and lots of housing that is outdated. It also has so great neighborhoods, old and new. I live in the middle of downtown and think Buffalo is above average compared to other cities. Really, it's not so bad here.

I'll admit, its probably safer than many parts of Detroit. Only time I've been in a 'Subway' restaurant where the employees were behind 2" plexiglass similar to what's in a bank. After the employee told me that they've been held up 2x, and a store in each corner of the intersection (4mile/telegraph) has been held up at least once / month, I grabbed my sub, and made tracks for Southfield.



Posted by: clauretano

Quote:
Originally Posted by eliminator
Buffalo isn't that bad. It's exactly like every other rust belt city. It has old industrial areas that aren't so nice and lots of housing that is outdated. It also has so great neighborhoods, old and new. I live in the middle of downtown and think Buffalo is above average compared to other cities. Really, it's not so bad here.


Both of my roommates are from Amherst and they'd beg to differ :P

Rochester is a ******** too though no doubt :P but I live in downtown Rochester in a really nice quiet little neighborhood within walking distance to awesome shops and art places and such

I've been to worse cities :P

p.s. I hate you because I think there's some fios in Buffalo too haha



Posted by: clauretano

Quote:
Originally Posted by formercanuck
I'll admit, its probably safer than many parts of Detroit. Only time I've been in a 'Subway' restaurant where the employees were behind 2" plexiglass similar to what's in a bank. After the employee told me that they've been held up 2x, and a store in each corner of the intersection (4mile/telegraph) has been held up at least once / month, I grabbed my sub, and made tracks for Southfield.


that's what every gas station convenience store in downtown rochester is like

haven't been to a subway like that yet



Posted by: calancaster

Quote:
Originally Posted by danny.boi
Driving through Universal City, CA. today, my v3xx didn't find 3G like it normally does and it remained on EDGE. I powercycled and it didn't do anything.

I drove by the same area around 8pm tonight and still no 3G. It's like they took it down.

At&t still has a GPRS only spot for about a 1 mile radius near East Los Angeles just north of the 101 FWY. You would think after all this time, that they'd fill in those areas with EDGE by now? I know it's a poor neighborhood, but come on now.....


There was definitely something going on with 3G in LA this weekend. I was at a Dr's appointment Saturday morning at Wilshire & LaCienega; where I normally have 3G (And can watch my MobiTV while I'm waiting) but all I got Saturday morning was Edge. I also experienced EDGE only on Sunday in other places were I had previously gotten 3G.

One other thing to note; I seem to be able to pick up at least one, sometimes two bars of 3G inside my home late at night (after 11:00), if only for a few minutes; where normally during the day I get EDGE with 4 bars. Also, if I try to force 3G, I get nothing.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for August 2nd as the LA rollout as previously posted. I just hope they're right and the date doesn't get pushed out again.



Posted by: formercanuck

Quote:
Originally Posted by calancaster
There was definitely something going on with 3G in LA this weekend. I was at a Dr's appointment Saturday morning at Wilshire & LaCienega; where I normally have 3G (And can watch my MobiTV while I'm waiting) but all I got Saturday morning was Edge. I also experienced EDGE only on Sunday in other places were I had previously gotten 3G.

One other thing to note; I seem to be able to pick up at least one, sometimes two bars of 3G inside my home late at night (after 11:00), if only for a few minutes; where normally during the day I get EDGE with 4 bars. Also, if I try to force 3G, I get nothing.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for August 2nd as the LA rollout as previously posted. I just hope they're right and the date doesn't get pushed out again.

Yeah - I didn't get any 3G near 405/101 on the weekend, and nothing 3G along 101 between 405 and Canoga. This wasn't much different to when the area around Sylmar was 'down' before its launch.



Posted by: oxycoscion

I wish I could find out if clinton, la will be.. i libe like 32miles north of baton rouge and they get 3g



Posted by: Cstrife2

I posted this in another thread but I spoke to an at&t business customer rep on sunday and he stated on the 25th of this month they are planning to go live with about 10 to 12 3G sites in a 10 mile radius of topanga canyon and a few more on the 27th.



Posted by: wiredripoffs

They need to hurry and roll it out more.. Edge sucks!



Posted by: ilvla2

Quote:
Originally Posted by formercanuck
I'll admit, its probably safer than many parts of Detroit. Only time I've been in a 'Subway' restaurant where the employees were behind 2" plexiglass similar to what's in a bank..


I was in a Jack in the Box like that in East L.A., scary.



Posted by: formercanuck

Quote:
Originally Posted by ilvla2
I was in a Jack in the Box like that in East L.A., scary.

Can't say that I've ever visited East L.A., or South Central either - nothing much there for me to do (most of L.A. has nothing for me to do, actually).



Posted by: ilvla2

Well, we took a trip to Redding and back yesterday, still no AT&T 3G anywhere in the Northern Sacramento Valley However, I did have EVDO from Verizon in Redding, Red Bluff, Corning, Anderson, Gridley, Live Oak and Yuba City, and in many places between, and it had expanded to include Cottonwood. Geez AT&T, let's go a bit slower here



Posted by: ilvla2

Quote:
Originally Posted by formercanuck
Can't say that I've ever visited East L.A., or South Central either - nothing much there for me to do (most of L.A. has nothing for me to do, actually).


I like downtown L.A., one of our favorite ways to spend an afternoon is to catch a Metrolink train from Covina to L.A. Union Station, stroll around LAUPT then walk across Alameda to Olvera St, have lunch and just walk around the area. It's a very historic place, that's where L.A. was founded back in the late 1700's. Some great Chinese and Seafood places around there too.

Edit-Dodger Stadium is close by as well, home to my favorite team of all, the Los Angeles Dodgers I love history, and there's a ton in that part of El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Poriuncula aka Los Angeles



Posted by: lax2tlv

Quote:
Originally Posted by formercanuck
Can't say that I've ever visited East L.A., or South Central either - nothing much there for me to do (most of L.A. has nothing for me to do, actually).


I feel you on that... lived here for most of my life and historic shmistoric, this city sucks...



Posted by: ilvla2

Quote:
Originally Posted by lax2tlv
I feel you on that... lived here for most of my life and historic shmistoric, this city sucks...



Your loss I find it sad when people turn their noses up at history and heritage, without roots a tree will soon die.



Posted by: philgsm

Cannot connect on 3g anymore in Oxnard. Contacted CS and was told tower is being worked on. She also told me another tower will be live in Ventura on the 27th. So it looks like the 27th is a recurring date for a few towers.



Posted by: formercanuck

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Originally Posted by lax2tlv
I feel you on that... lived here for most of my life and historic shmistoric, this city sucks...

Hehe - I have nothing against L.A.... its just too BIG and overcrowded. I consider L.A. (metro) everything from Palmdale/Lancaster to Santa Barbara (north) to Palm Springs / Chula Vista in the south. In the long term, I'll probably have to move out to somewhere like Evergreen, Co to enjoy nature again, and still be within commuting distance to the city.

Quote:
Cannot connect on 3g anymore in Oxnard. Contacted CS and was told tower is being worked on. She also told me another tower will be live in Ventura on the 27th. So it looks like the 27th is a recurring date for a few towers.

I've had issues with 3G service quality here in Valencia on the voice side. It probably would failover to GSM if I didn't force 3G on my phone. Kind of suspected an upgrade would be done before the end of the month... month ends, quarterly ends, etc. are typical deadlines.



Posted by: petard

The spectrum transfer
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/App...466#attachments
Just had a new thing added to it (Redlight Review Completed)
Does anyone know what this means?



Posted by: bobolito

Quote:
Originally Posted by ilvla2
El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Poriuncula aka Los Angeles


Don't you just love Google?



Posted by: Bass10

Quote:
Originally Posted by petard
The spectrum transfer
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/App...466#attachments
Just had a new thing added to it (Redlight Review Completed)
Does anyone know what this means?


I don't know what that means but I noticed the Application Status is now: M - Consummated



Posted by: RogerPodacter

Quote:
Originally Posted by philgsm
Cannot connect on 3g anymore in Oxnard. Contacted CS and was told tower is being worked on. She also told me another tower will be live in Ventura on the 27th. So it looks like the 27th is a recurring date for a few towers.


Dude this is sweet! if its tru that is. i returned my n75 because honestly, the 6131 was beating it in speed tests in ventura, and i aint driving to oxnard to play with 3g. i may go back and get the n75 today!! what the hell's wrong with me, lol



Posted by: Brock2323

Question about 3G and SIM cards.

I just got my Nokia N75 which came with a 3G SIM card. Do I have to use this SIM in order to access 3G network?



Posted by: Wrangler3383

Depends on if your current sim is 3G capable. What does it look like?



Posted by: RogerPodacter

i dont think you NEED the 3g sim. the 64k smartcard sim will work as well. i think if the phone's 3g then youre good to go.



Posted by: zephxiii

yea, i've heard you don't need a 3G sim card either. Honestly i don't think the 3G fireball on the sim card is anything more than just flashery lol "hey look, we have THREEEGEEEE too!"



Posted by: Brock2323

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wrangler3383
Depends on if your current sim is 3G capable. What does it look like?


Its a 32KB orange and white SIM. Its a few years old.



Posted by: Radiationman

Quote:
Originally Posted by Brock2323
Its a 32KB orange and white SIM. Its a few years old.


Then you need the new SIM.



Posted by: Brock2323

Quote:
Originally Posted by Radiationman
Then you need the new SIM.


Yeah, I figured as much. I'll activate the new SIM tomorrow.



Posted by: snoopdarr

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Originally Posted by Brock2323
Yeah, I figured as much. I'll activate the new SIM tomorrow.



Is there any reason someone would WANT to keep an old SIM active?



Posted by: shtekler

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Originally Posted by snoopdarr
Is there any reason someone would WANT to keep an old SIM active?


?????????????????
I have an orange big tolk (like pay as you go) that if the sim will be deactivated I will loose the phone # at it will cost me anther $50 to get it back,now because I use this SIM only over sea I have to keep it active even if it not in use for few month. it does not cost monthly fees.
but they may be other reson for defarant people



Posted by: Brock2323

Quote:
Originally Posted by snoopdarr
Is there any reason someone would WANT to keep an old SIM active?


Just a pain in the butt. I have no landline phone, so I have to put my old SIM in my old phone and try to activate the new SIM in the new phone. And I'm not even real sure that will work since I'm calling from the same number that is on the new SIM card.



Posted by: petard

It doesn't even have to be in a phone to activate it.
I called from my cellphone using my old sim to activate the new sim, the person said that I would just be disconnected after she activates the new sim and all I have to do is put the new im in the phone and it worked!



Posted by: Brock2323

Quote:
Originally Posted by petard
It doesn't even have to be in a phone to activate it.
I called from my cellphone using my old sim to activate the new sim, the person said that I would just be disconnected after she activates the new sim and all I have to do is put the new im in the phone and it worked!


Oh cool, thanks for letting me know.



Posted by: wierdo

Quote:
Originally Posted by snoopdarr
Is there any reason someone would WANT to keep an old SIM active?

Why waste a SIM that may come in handy sometime in the future. I have spare phones and SIMs scattered around in different cities. If I forget my phone, I stick a spare SIM in a spare phone and activate the spare. Same goes if I lose a phone or it gets stolen. No waiting, no hurried rush to a store. Just call in any time of the day or night and you're in business.

If I activated every SIM they sent me, I'd have had to spend a hundred bucks on SIMs. Instead, I get them for free.

Is there a reason why would anyone WANT to waste a SIM?



Posted by: formercanuck

Quote:
Originally Posted by wierdo
Why waste a SIM that may come in handy sometime in the future. I have spare phones and SIMs scattered around in different cities. If I forget my phone, I stick a spare SIM in a spare phone and activate the spare. Same goes if I lose a phone or it gets stolen. No waiting, no hurried rush to a store. Just call in any time of the day or night and you're in business.

If I activated every SIM they sent me, I'd have had to spend a hundred bucks on SIMs. Instead, I get them for free.

Is there a reason why would anyone WANT to waste a SIM?

Strange... every SIM swap (or lost SIM) I've had was replaced for free.
I do keep my old phones though.



Posted by: exchguy

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bass10
I don't know what that means but I noticed the Application Status is now: M - Consummated

I think Consummated means that the transfer is completed. So now we wait for ATT to fire up the radios and do their testing right? Any engineers out there can confirm the transfer?



Posted by: cve

Quote:
Originally Posted by Radiationman
Then you need the new SIM.


You shouldn't need a new SIM. I can connect with my blue SIM that says "AT&T Wireless" on it.



Posted by: MCFADONNA

Quote:
Originally Posted by exchguy
I think Consummated means that the transfer is completed. So now we wait for ATT to fire up the radios and do their testing right? Any engineers out there can confirm the transfer?

I too am waiting for ATT to fire this thing up. Here in the land of no 3g. Of course here in Denver though what can go wrong will go wrong, They will switch it on and BAM! The power thoughout the Metro will go out.



Posted by: MCFADONNA

Or actualy what will probably happen is they will find out the install was never completed. Just a bunch of guys putting in time for something they didnt do. Not unheard of.



Posted by: mmaximus

Quote:
Originally Posted by MCFADONNA
Or actualy what will probably happen is they will find out the install was never completed. Just a bunch of guys putting in time for something they didnt do. Not unheard of.


Or maybe they deployed a PCS network spaced for cellular. *gasp* Thats never happened around here before.



Posted by: petard

Quote:
Originally Posted by exchguy
I think Consummated means that the transfer is completed. So now we wait for ATT to fire up the radios and do their testing right? Any engineers out there can confirm the transfer?


Well you are correct according to the dictionary.



Posted by: Shadowplay

Quote:
Originally Posted by MCFADONNA
I too am waiting for ATT to fire this thing up. Here in the land of no 3g. Of course here in Denver though what can go wrong will go wrong, They will switch it on and BAM! The power thoughout the Metro will go out.

Bah, I feel your pain. I'm actually in Lakewood, too. Sure I get great Edge signal at my house, but I don't *want* that.

Last I squeezed outta someone at Cingular/AT&T is still sometime in October for the front range.



Posted by: mmaximus

I was down in the Lone Tree store a few weeks ago and one of the reps mentioned the ATT corporate office in Inverness has 3G turned on. I wish I had a 3G phone to go swing by there to check it out.



Posted by: Shadowplay

Quote:
Originally Posted by mmaximus
I was down in the Lone Tree store a few weeks ago and one of the reps mentioned the ATT corporate office in Inverness has 3G turned on. I wish I had a 3G phone to go swing by there to check it out.

Oh really...? Maybe I'll have to make a little side trip down there to see what my phone says about the area.



Posted by: formercanuck

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadowplay
Bah, I feel your pain. I'm actually in Lakewood, too. Sure I get great Edge signal at my house, but I don't *want* that.

Last I squeezed outta someone at Cingular/AT&T is still sometime in October for the front range.

It would be nice to see it in Evergreen, CO



Posted by: Shadowplay

Quote:
Originally Posted by formercanuck
It would be nice to see it in Evergreen, CO

It's hard to guess how expansive initial 3G coverage will be in Colorado. The rep I talked to made a real point of saying they would *not* do it in stages and that they intend to go live with the whole front range - Colorado Springs up to Ft. Collins - when the time comes. Whether that includes areas like Evergreen & Genesee I dunno. It would make sense to have some coverage up I-70 though so... there's still hope.



Posted by: exchguy

Quote:
Originally Posted by mmaximus
I was down in the Lone Tree store a few weeks ago and one of the reps mentioned the ATT corporate office in Inverness has 3G turned on. I wish I had a 3G phone to go swing by there to check it out.

I work in Inverness and have an 8525 so I will stop by there (I think they are in the Dex building near Flemings) and see. There is a tower in Inverness near 100 Inverness Drive East, but they at the ATT office may have a micro tower or something.



Posted by: telarium

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadowplay
It's hard to guess how expansive initial 3G coverage will be in Colorado. The rep I talked to made a real point of saying they would *not* do it in stages and that they intend to go live with the whole front range - Colorado Springs up to Ft. Collins - when the time comes. Whether that includes areas like Evergreen & Genesee I dunno. It would make sense to have some coverage up I-70 though so... there's still hope.



Front range, yes. Aspen, Vail, and Steamboat Springs, maybe. Depends on if the deployment comes before winter.



Posted by: exchguy

Quote:
Originally Posted by exchguy
I work in Inverness and have an 8525 so I will stop by there (I think they are in the Dex building near Flemings) and see. There is a tower in Inverness near 100 Inverness Drive East, but they at the ATT office may have a micro tower or something.

Yep, this is true. In the lobby of the ATT/Cingular office building in Inverness business park (old AT&T Broadband HQ building near Flemings) I was able to lock my 8525 to WCDMA and do a manual network search and found AT&T UMTS. Was able to connect and make calls. Streamed Slingbox and was getting over 600kb/s.

Its definately a pico transmitter in the building.. as I walked out of the building the signal started going down until I lost it. Back to GSM/EDGE.

Lets hope with the spectrum transfer consummated that they can get the testing completed and turned on by winter.



Posted by: exchguy

Quote:
Originally Posted by telarium
Front range, yes. Aspen, Vail, and Steamboat Springs, maybe. Depends on if the deployment comes before winter.

My understanding is the UMTS Node B's are already deployed to many sites at least in Denver metro and possibly beyond.

Cell site at County Line and Holly has an Ericsson UMTS Node B in plain sight. I assume with the spectrum transfer being approved that now we are just waiting for the RF guys to complete the testing and fire up the radios?



Posted by: mmaximus

Quote:
Originally Posted by exchguy
My understanding is the UMTS Node B's are already deployed to many sites at least in Denver metro and possibly beyond.



The number I heard from a rep at the Park Meadows store was 400 or so sites.



Posted by: telarium

Quote:
Originally Posted by exchguy
My understanding is the UMTS Node B's are already deployed to many sites at least in Denver metro and possibly beyond.

Cell site at County Line and Holly has an Ericsson UMTS Node B in plain sight. I assume with the spectrum transfer being approved that now we are just waiting for the RF guys to complete the testing and fire up the radios?


I should have been more clear. The sites on the front range are all set to go. The ski resorts are still in buildout.



Posted by: nfsmith

Careful! I suspect that this kind of view expressed here is more likely to result in a lynch mob mentality rather than any sympathy.

-nfsmith


Quote:
Originally Posted by telarium
This is, in fact, true. All 3G deployments have stopped. They will resume whenever we feel like it - because us RF engineers were abused before, during, and after the iPhone rollout/EDGE issues. I sure as hell am going to take my sweet time.




Posted by: cingular#1

don't expect Myrtle Beach For a LONG time..



Posted by: urmobilesky

Wirelessly posted (SAMSUNG-SGH-A707/1.0 SHP/VPP/R5 NetFront/3.3 SMM-MMS/1.2.0 profile/MIDP-2.0 configuration/CLDC-1.1 UP.Link/6.3.0.0.0)

at&t must know they have a very loyal customer base with the pace the 3G is rolling out. Is it true most at&t owned towers will be 3G by year end 2007?



Posted by: cingular#1

No

filler



Posted by: bfbchief

Looks like there could be more 3G in CT soon...looking at the CT Siting Council Web Site Agenda http://www.ct.gov/csc/cwp/view.asp?a=956&Q=248150 you can see that Att (Cingular) is making a lot of changes to a lot of towers soon. Hopefully this is all 3G realted. Any thoughts?



Posted by: Wrangler3383

Quote:
Originally Posted by bfbchief
Looks like there could be more 3G in CT soon...looking at the CT Siting Council Web Site Agenda http://www.ct.gov/csc/cwp/view.asp?a=956&Q=248150 you can see that Att (Cingular) is making a lot of changes to a lot of towers soon. Hopefully this is all 3G realted. Any thoughts?


I can only hope. They should just blanket the state already



Posted by: bfbchief

LOL...tell me about it....I can't begin to think what else it could be. I always see they do stuff to towers once in a while, but never that many at a time and they all seem to be someone close to each other and to other locations that have 3G already...so I have my fingers crossed.



Posted by: Wrangler3383

Now that I look at that again, I'm getting even more giddy. Looks like they are continuing the 3G coverage on 95. Madison, Clinton, Westbrook, Old Saybrook and so on. Madison is where interstate 95 3G coverage ends. It took them long enough to figure out they need to fill that gap. You are absolutely right, they are doing a lot at once. Fingers AND toes crossed until further notice.



Posted by: ilkhan

the coverage locator shows no 3G for reno. The new videoshare says we're enabled. Ill have to check with a friend to see if the phone says 3G. I wonder which tool is right. Couple days ago we had no 3G....if we are up, the choice between sprint and ATT would be a lot easier (jumping from VZW in about a month)



Posted by: lexediarq

I'm excited!!!
I saw they are going to work in Ansonia!!!

New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC notice of intent to modify existing telecommunications facilities located at 401 Wakelee Avenue, Ansonia

Wooh!



Posted by: PhillipD76

Hopefully with this, Mass will be in the pipe.

I wonder if information exists like this for Massachusetts folk. I am going to search now.

Quote:
Originally Posted by bfbchief
Looks like there could be more 3G in CT soon...looking at the CT Siting Council Web Site Agenda http://www.ct.gov/csc/cwp/view.asp?a=956&Q=248150 you can see that Att (Cingular) is making a lot of changes to a lot of towers soon. Hopefully this is all 3G realted. Any thoughts?




Posted by: Codevyper

I received my 8525 while at work today. I quickly installed a Cingular branded 3G sim I had available for my wireless card for my laptop.

I can say that at this moment, I am getting a signal that fluctuates between 3G and H from @ Roxford St. and the 405 freeway in Sylmar, CA up until Soledad Cyn. Rd. on the 14 Freeway in Santa Clarita. From there it falls back to edge until just before Ave. S on the 14 Fwy. coming into Palmdale. I am seeing weak 3G/H signal at my house.

Don't know yet if this is a temporary thing or if it's turned up for good as I've only had my phone for a few hours now. But I'm happy it's here.

Sorry if this is already been reported. This thread is looooooooong!

Cheers!



Posted by: char777

Quote:
Originally Posted by formercanuck
It would be nice to see it in Evergreen, CO


I doubt Evergreen will get it for a while. I doubt that there's even EDGE up there, at least with T-Mobile (I don't have at&t yet).



Posted by: cingular#1

Quote:
Originally Posted by Codevyper
I received my 8525 while at work today. I quickly installed a Cingular branded 3G sim I had available for my wireless card for my laptop.

I can say that at this moment, I am getting a signal that fluctuates between 3G and H from @ Roxford St. and the 405 freeway in Sylmar, CA up until Soledad Cyn. Rd. on the 14 Freeway in Santa Clarita. From there it falls back to edge until just before Ave. S on the 14 Fwy. coming into Palmdale. I am seeing weak 3G/H signal at my house.

Don't know yet if this is a temporary thing or if it's turned up for good as I've only had my phone for a few hours now. But I'm happy it's here.

Sorry if this is already been reported. This thread is looooooooong!

Cheers!


H is 3G...Well kind of.. long story



Posted by: formercanuck

Quote:
Originally Posted by Codevyper
I received my 8525 while at work today. I quickly installed a Cingular branded 3G sim I had available for my wireless card for my laptop.

I can say that at this moment, I am getting a signal that fluctuates between 3G and H from @ Roxford St. and the 405 freeway in Sylmar, CA up until Soledad Cyn. Rd. on the 14 Freeway in Santa Clarita. From there it falls back to edge until just before Ave. S on the 14 Fwy. coming into Palmdale. I am seeing weak 3G/H signal at my house.

Don't know yet if this is a temporary thing or if it's turned up for good as I've only had my phone for a few hours now. But I'm happy it's here.

Sorry if this is already been reported. This thread is looooooooong!

Cheers!

Sylmar has had 3G service (test mode) for a few months. Over the past few months, I could receieve 3G service at 210/Roxford. Over the past month, Santa Clarita went 'live', and you can typically get a 3G signal off almost any site, except some of the 'mini' pole mounted sites. It hasn't been very stable though. Voice calls typically end up on GSM.



Posted by: Da_G

3G has been off for a few hours at a time in my small part of so cal, or up without data access, and certain 3g towers flipped off that were on before, seems as tho the techs are testing things to get ready for an official rollout.

EDGE/GSM has remained fully functional during the 3g tinkering.



Posted by: RogerPodacter

i'm very excite! great success! i was suprised 3g was down in temecula already before LA had it.



Posted by: Codevyper

Quote:
Originally Posted by formercanuck
Sylmar has had 3G service (test mode) for a few months. Over the past few months, I could receieve 3G service at 210/Roxford. Over the past month, Santa Clarita went 'live', and you can typically get a 3G signal off almost any site, except some of the 'mini' pole mounted sites. It hasn't been very stable though. Voice calls typically end up on GSM.


That's an awful long "test" phase. Have they been turning it up and down during that time? I live in Palmdale, so was just passing through Santa Clarita and noticed the 3G. I'm really more interested in seeing it in the A.V. where I live and Chatsworth where I work. Anywhere along the route inbetween is just icing on the cake for me at this point.



Posted by: formercanuck

Quote:
Originally Posted by Codevyper
That's an awful long "test" phase. Have they been turning it up and down during that time? I live in Palmdale, so was just passing through Santa Clarita and noticed the 3G. I'm really more interested in seeing it in the A.V. where I live and Chatsworth where I work. Anywhere along the route inbetween is just icing on the cake for me at this point.

I suspect many sites have been 'testing' since last December. I originally had 3G service last December near the Westfield Mall in Woodland Hills, and in Frys. There hasn't been service since. I suspect they had many issues with the initial rollout in L.A.



Posted by: maevro

Man, I cannot imagine not having UMTS or HSDPA coverage. I guess I am so spoiled that I really have some type of 3G coverage about 95% of my day living and working in NYC.



Posted by: lax2tlv

Quote:
Originally Posted by formercanuck
I suspect many sites have been 'testing' since last December. I originally had 3G service last December near the Westfield Mall in Woodland Hills, and in Frys. There hasn't been service since. I suspect they had many issues with the initial rollout in L.A.


I can confirm that there as at least one NEW UMTS tower up in the West San Fernando Valley. It is most likely in "TEST MODE" like all the rest; I have yet to disconnect it (dragging connection with MobiTV) cuz i wanna run some tests. I will edit this post if it is "LIVE". At my residence, on Vanowen between Winnetka and Mason, I used to have one bar as I pull into the driveway and lose it as I enter the house. Now, I have 2-3 bars inside the house! Ran speed tests and got some of the highest I've seen in SoCal --> consistently 800-850kbps! I just hope they end this "TEST MODE" ******** that kicks me off the tower soon!



Posted by: formercanuck

Quote:
Originally Posted by lax2tlv
Now, I have 2-3 bars inside the house! Ran speed tests and got some of the highest I've seen in SoCal --> consistently 800-850kbps! I just hope they end this "TEST MODE" ******** that kicks me off the tower soon!

Not sure what I'll get when its stable here...this was DSL Reports Java test tethered on ZX-20. I hit 1Mbps on Speedtest.net.




Posted by: RogerPodacter

damn you guys got hsdpa phone. now i'm jealous with the n75



Posted by: formercanuck

Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerPodacter
damn you guys got hsdpa phone. now i'm jealous with the n75

The N75 is one 'nice' phone. The only place I'd miss HSDPA would be in tethering data.



Posted by: Codevyper

At least where I live in Palmdale I see a strong 4 bar 3G signal. When I get into my house however, it fluctuates between 1 and 2 bars. Haven't ran any test speeds yet to see what I'm looking at for network speeds.

In Chatsworth there's nothing, at least not at the corner of Nordhoff and Mason where I work. It's straight Edge. I usually go out for lunch around the area but today I didn't take my phone with me to see if I picked up 3G signal anywhere in the vicinity.



Posted by: teride

When the h#$$ is 3G going to hit MPLS....it's been in Rochester all year...maybe because of Mayo? don't know....



Posted by: ilvla2

Give me Ham on five and hold the Mayo lol



Posted by: formercanuck

Quote:
Originally Posted by Codevyper
At least where I live in Palmdale I see a strong 4 bar 3G signal. When I get into my house however, it fluctuates between 1 and 2 bars. Haven't ran any test speeds yet to see what I'm looking at for network speeds.

In Chatsworth there's nothing, at least not at the corner of Nordhoff and Mason where I work. It's straight Edge. I usually go out for lunch around the area but today I didn't take my phone with me to see if I picked up 3G signal anywhere in the vicinity.

I suspect you're receiving signal from this site (pretty sure that's the AT&T site in the area).
http://members.dslextreme.com/users...ordhoff-far.JPG
http://members.dslextreme.com/users...to-nordhoff.JPG



Posted by: Monadi

Has anybody got a 3G signal in Reseda yet?



Posted by: lax2tlv

Quote:
Originally Posted by Monadi
Has anybody got a 3G signal in Reseda yet?


Every day on the way back from work, given I have an ACTIVE HSDPA connection while driving back from N. Hollywood. It's still in test mode but the coverage is superb....



Posted by: MCFADONNA

Hey AT&T have you forgoten something? Say something small like COLORADO! Turn the freakin thing on !



Posted by: exchguy

Quote:
Originally Posted by MCFADONNA
Hey AT&T have you forgoten something? Say something small like COLORADO! Turn the freakin thing on !

Spectrum transfer of the needed 1900mhz spectrum has been consummated/approved. Cell sites on the front range are installed. Now we wait for the RF engineers to start their testing which will probably take until at least Oct before they give their go ahead to fire the radios up.

AT&T Mobility headquarters in Englewood has UMTS turned on in the lobby of their building in the Inverness Business Park for testing. Maybe a sign that they will finally have something for us in the Fall.

Any AT&T RF engineers have any testing info for Denver now that the spectrum is approved?



Posted by: Cstrife2

I can confirm that in chatsworth where I work on the corner of nordhoff and corbin there still is no 3g service. has anyone in the west san fernando valley been able to pick up a 3g signal? I know people are stating they can see a test signal. is there anyway I could check that on my 8525?



Posted by: formercanuck

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cstrife2
I can confirm that in chatsworth where I work on the corner of nordhoff and corbin there still is no 3g service. has anyone in the west san fernando valley been able to pick up a 3g signal? I know people are stating they can see a test signal. is there anyway I could check that on my 8525?

Nordhoff and Corbin has a strong site (ontop of the bank - not Wamu, next to Mimi's cafe). I used to work at Corbin/Prarie.



Posted by: lax2tlv

Quote:
Originally Posted by formercanuck
Nordhoff and Corbin has a strong site (ontop of the bank - not Wamu, next to Mimi's cafe). I used to work at Corbin/Prarie.


If you're talking about UMTS signal, you are referring to a "test" signal, correct?



Posted by: formercanuck

Quote:
Originally Posted by lax2tlv
If you're talking about UMTS signal, you are referring to a "test" signal, correct?

Sorry - I just meant GSM in general. That site 'used to' cover the Northridge Mall (and did a POOR job of it). Now the mall has its own site.



Posted by: Guitar1969

Quote:
Originally Posted by Duke5150
So, what's going on in Los Angeles? Coverage with the new 64k chip sucks.


Agree - just switched and was very disappointed in the lack of 3G coverage in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, since we are the center of the universe you know.



Posted by: danny.boi

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cstrife2
I can confirm that in chatsworth where I work on the corner of nordhoff and corbin there still is no 3g service. has anyone in the west san fernando valley been able to pick up a 3g signal? I know people are stating they can see a test signal. is there anyway I could check that on my 8525?


I live near Canoga and Victory in Woodland Hills. Still no 3G here.

I want to get my parents (who use at&t) some good quality 3G phones to take advantage of improved voice quality. They complain to me a lot that they have a hard time understanding people when they use their phones. I've bought them so many phones but it does no good. I feel terrible because I'm the good son who convinced them to ditch their landline and I'm the good son who persuaded them to leave their 9 year stay with Verizon Wireless to try another service.

But until then, here's to hoping....



Posted by: formercanuck

If you want to bring them something that has good audio...

1. LG CU500 with AMR codec disabled
2. V3 RAZR with AMR-half rate disabled
3. V3xx with AMR-half rate disabled.



Posted by: telarium

Quote:
Originally Posted by exchguy
.

Any AT&T RF engineers have any testing info for Denver now that the spectrum is approved?


Yep. It's being tested.

Also, large portions of LA are about to go live.



Posted by: formercanuck

Quote:
Originally Posted by telarium
Also, large portions of LA are about to go live.

Many will say that its about time... 2nd largest city is years behind the rest of the nation.



Posted by: Kevad007

Does the reference to large portions of LA include Orange County or other parts of SoCal? What day of the week might we see these large areas go live?



Posted by: Fire14

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wrangler3383
I can only hope. They should just blanket the state already


As the link shows it's not an easy thing until they get the needed approvals from whatever agency is involved & that could be what is keeping the process slow.



Posted by: lax2tlv

Quote:
Originally Posted by telarium
Yep. It's being tested.

Also, large portions of LA are about to go live.


When exactly is "about to"? As u can read in my previous posts, I've been able to maintain an HSDPA connection through the whole San Fernando Valley but since its not "live" I can't register onto it or maintain it without an active data call....



Posted by: formercanuck

If live in San Fernando Valley is similar to live in Santa Clarita... expect it to show 3G->G->3G->G often, especially during rush hour. Its possible that there isn't enough spectrum deployed (10MHz assumed) to handle all the calls during rush hour right now. Handoffs generally work ok for me.



Posted by: calancaster

Quote:
Originally Posted by telarium
Yep. It's being tested.

Also, large portions of LA are about to go live.


Telarium,

I don't mean to sound ungrateful for the update about LA "going live", but if you know more, can you go into detail? Is this happening within the next couple of weeks, months? Los Angeles is a VERY big county encompassing over 4000 square miles. Any specific areas within Los Angeles? Or within the CITY of Los Angeles?

I've been hearing "about to go Live" ever since I switched to Cingular back in May. I was even going to cancel within my 30 day period but someone on this forum said to wait until the end of June and 3G coverage would improve. It is now the end of July and 3G, (at least where I live, just south of the Fairfax district) is still non-existent.

Any specific info would be appreciated.

signed,

Frustrated with 3G In LA



Posted by: RogerPodacter

Dont know if its been posted yet. But Ventura, CA is now live with 3G!! just got home for the weekend and i did a double take looking at my phone and saw the 3g icon. so now my work (temecula) and home (ventura) both have 3g!! also, i have 3g all the way home on the freeway along ontario. I have a feeling that LA is gonna go live very soon for some reason...



Posted by: Beretta1526

Quote:
Originally Posted by lax2tlv
When exactly is "about to"? As u can read in my previous posts, I've been able to maintain an HSDPA connection through the whole San Fernando Valley but since its not "live" I can't register onto it or maintain it without an active data call....


It's my understanding that this is how it works. The HSPDA only is on during an active RX/TX and reverts back to 3G at idle. I've been using HSPDA here in Orlando for a while now.



Posted by: telarium

Quote:
Originally Posted by calancaster
Telarium,

I don't mean to sound ungrateful for the update about LA "going live", but if you know more, can you go into detail? Is this happening within the next couple of weeks, months? Los Angeles is a VERY big county encompassing over 4000 square miles. Any specific areas within Los Angeles? Or within the CITY of Los Angeles?


Days if all goes well. I don't know the exact layout of LA, but it should be comprehensive. I'm also fairly certain that it is being presumptuous to assume LA is 4000 square miles.

Quote:
Originally Posted by calancaster
I've been hearing "about to go Live" ever since I switched to Cingular back in May. I was even going to cancel within my 30 day period but someone on this forum said to wait until the end of June and 3G coverage would improve.


Well I wasn't that someone so I don't know what to tell you.

Quote:
Originally Posted by calancaster
It is now the end of July and 3G, (at least where I live, just south of the Fairfax district) is still non-existent.


I don't know LA so I don't know what to tell you.
Quote:
Originally Posted by calancaster
Any specific info would be appreciated.

signed,

Frustrated with 3G In LA


I know you're frustrated, but most of the issues lie with the FCC and lack of spectrum. The old TDMA holdouts also pushed back the migration. Contractually (in California, at least) we were required to provide them with service until x date. Thank you, California.



Posted by: formercanuck

Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerPodacter
Dont know if its been posted yet. But Ventura, CA is now live with 3G!! just got home for the weekend and i did a double take looking at my phone and saw the 3g icon. so now my work (temecula) and home (ventura) both have 3g!! also, i have 3g all the way home on the freeway along ontario. I have a feeling that LA is gonna go live very soon for some reason...

That's a long commute.

Quote:
I know you're frustrated, but most of the issues lie with the FCC and lack of spectrum. The old TDMA holdouts also pushed back the migration. Contractually (in California, at least) we were required to provide them with service until x date. Thank you, California.

Umm - 3G issues in So-Cal are not due to TDMA holdouts. If that were the case, Burbank, Glendale, and other parts of L.A. wouldn't have gone live last year. L.A.'s issues were the upgrade of the original 310-380 from old AT&T Wireless (spent +1billion in upgrades during the past 2 years), then adding 3G onto it. Spectrum in L.A., is no different than most other parts of So-Cal and central Cal, and even Nor-Cal on 310-380.



Posted by: RogerPodacter

Quote:
Originally Posted by formercanuck
That's a long commute.


Umm - 3G issues in So-Cal are not due to TDMA holdouts. If that were the case, Burbank, Glendale, and other parts of L.A. wouldn't have gone live last year. L.A.'s issues were the upgrade of the original 310-380 from old AT&T Wireless (spent +1billion in upgrades during the past 2 years), then adding 3G onto it. Spectrum in L.A., is no different than most other parts of So-Cal and central Cal, and even Nor-Cal on 310-380.


ha! no way would i commute that. my company puts me up in a hotel down there during the week. could never understand how they had 3g down there in the middle of nowhere yet places near la had nothing.



Posted by: telarium

Quote:
Originally Posted by formercanuck
That's a long commute.


Umm - 3G issues in So-Cal are not due to TDMA holdouts. If that were the case, Burbank, Glendale, and other parts of L.A. wouldn't have gone live last year. L.A.'s issues were the upgrade of the original 310-380 from old AT&T Wireless (spent +1billion in upgrades during the past 2 years), then adding 3G onto it. Spectrum in L.A., is no different than most other parts of So-Cal and central Cal, and even Nor-Cal on 310-380.


Didn't realize you worked for AT&T. PM me.



Posted by: formercanuck

Quote:
Originally Posted by telarium
Didn't realize you worked for AT&T. PM me.

I don't work for AT&T
Quote:

ha! no way would i commute that. my company puts me up in a hotel down there during the week. could never understand how they had 3g down there in the middle of nowhere yet places near la had nothing.

Similar to Bakersfield, and many parts of central Cal, getting 3G long before L.A. I've had AT&T Wireless GSM since it existed in L.A. (2002?). It was _weak_ and on 1900 MHz only to boot. It eventually added 850, then over the past 2 years they added a ton of new sites (e.g Northridge Mall).




Posted by: MCFADONNA

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Originally Posted by formercanuck
Many will say that its about time... 2nd largest city is years behind the rest of the nation.

Well there is still no Footbal team either so what ya gonna do ! J/K
Just a lil shot im just poken fun.



Posted by: formercanuck

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Originally Posted by MCFADONNA
Well there is still no Footbal team either so what ya gonna do ! J/K
Just a lil shot im just poken fun.

Yeah - L.A. is strange that way...
2 Baseball teams (LA Dodgers, LA / Anaheim Angels)
2 Hockey teams (LA Kings / Anaheim Ducks)
2 Basketball Teams ( LA Lakers / LA Clippers )
No football team
and more important for Canucks.. no curling rinks
Where else can you go on the ice with a beer besides the ice fishing shack.



Posted by: calancaster

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Originally Posted by telarium
Days if all goes well. I don't know the exact layout of LA, but it should be comprehensive. I'm also fairly certain that it is being presumptuous to assume LA is 4000 square miles.



Well I wasn't that someone so I don't know what to tell you.



I don't know LA so I don't know what to tell you.


I know you're frustrated, but most of the issues lie with the FCC and lack of spectrum. The old TDMA holdouts also pushed back the migration. Contractually (in California, at least) we were required to provide them with service until x date. Thank you, California.


Thanks for the info. I will keep waiting. As for Los Angeles, being over 4000 square miles, I was referring to the County. The city itself is just under 500 square miles. (according to Wikipedia).



Posted by: llkoola1

any news about Minneapolis since the transfer was completed?



Posted by: telarium

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Originally Posted by formercanuck
That's a long commute.


Umm - 3G issues in So-Cal are not due to TDMA holdouts. If that were the case, Burbank, Glendale, and other parts of L.A. wouldn't have gone live last year. L.A.'s issues were the upgrade of the original 310-380 from old AT&T Wireless (spent +1billion in upgrades during the past 2 years), then adding 3G onto it. Spectrum in L.A., is no different than most other parts of So-Cal and central Cal, and even Nor-Cal on 310-380.


Umm - yes they were. I can't imply that it was their fault because we kept the sites active for whatever reason in random locations. Enter massive company and red tape, stage left. (Edit: And believe me, it wasn't always spectrum constraints, but rack space constraints played a large role, as well)

That wasn't the only reason, however. Indeed the T-mobile swap certainly didn't help move things along. (On the GSM side).

Further, there are significant spectrum differences throughout California, both in quantity and quality. Yeah, you don't work for AT&T, I do. Does that mean I'm omnipotent, certainly not - but most of the time, I know what I'm doing.



Posted by: formercanuck

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Originally Posted by telarium
That wasn't the only reason, however. Indeed the T-mobile swap certainly didn't help move things along. (On the GSM side).

Further, there are significant spectrum differences throughout California, both in quantity and quality. Yeah, you don't work for AT&T, I do. Does that mean I'm omnipotent, certainly not - but most of the time, I know what I'm doing.


There are a differences in spectrum in SOME parts of California.
Cell A block is throughout the majority of Calfornia, with a few exceptions of Nor-Cal, the south east, and western Sierra-Nevadas (Alltel has than one).

On the PCS side of things, most of California _should_ have PCS D block, however....
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/Uls...jsp?licKey=9765
Expiration 06/27/2007


Portion of A block
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/Uls...?licKey=2383986
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/Uls...?licKey=2421347
Large portions of PCS B Block
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/Uls...jsp?licKey=8882
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/Uls...jsp?licKey=8886
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/Uls...?licKey=2392797
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/Uls...?licKey=2392798



Posted by: ilvla2

Are you talking about the A-Band? Up here in Mendocino County, as well as in Lake, Humboldt, Trinity, Del Norte, Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen and Plumas Counties (a HUGE chunk of CA) it's US Cellular. In the Owens Valley and Eastern Sierra, Alltel (former Western Wireless dba Cellular One West) is the A-Band provider.

Edit-Our spectrum for PCS is a bit different too, AT&T Affiliate Edge Wireless is the GSM provider here, but AT&T also has some of their own PCS Spectrum, but doesn't use it. In fact, Edge started by buying spectrum from AT&T to start service, in areas where AT&T/Cingular/AT&T wasn't interested in serving, like parts of N CA, SE ID, S OR and W WY.



Posted by: ilvla2

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Originally Posted by formercanuck
That's a long commute.
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Especially by Sloway err I mean Freeway



Posted by: TedMcGinley

lots of info about LA...but does anyone have any info about 3G in the Chattanooga, Tn/NW GA area?
If not, what can I search for on the FCC site (or anywhere, for that matter) to see if there's any thing I can find that might give me a better idea as to if/when Chattanooga will ever get 3G?



Posted by: lax2tlv

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Originally Posted by ilvla2
Especially by Sloway err I mean Freeway


Since the turn off-topic from "3G" to "LA+3G in LA with a side of 3G elsewhere" happened way back, I thought I'd share my "sloway" experience from last weekend. Last Friday I left work early (1pm) to make it to a cruise in Long Beach that left @ 5:30pm. Usually it takes me 15-20 min max to get from my house to LAX; last Friday, when I left home @ 1:30, the clock showed 3:10 as I passed LAX. Me and my girl were the last to board the ship in Long Beach @ 4:35, 10 min before the no-refund cutoff time. Just a personal reflection on the freeway that's been named the busiest in the world, the 405 (or locally known as the 4-5 [hours]). If I hadn't cut to the 105-->110-->405(again)-->710 I wouldn't have made it on time. Gotta love LA, the only place in the world where the same exact drive can take 45 minutes at one time, and over 2 hours at another.... O BTW... to the poster who claimed something about the 27th-29th, WHERE THE FK IS MY 3G????



Posted by: RogerPodacter

i think its coming soon. ventura just went live. who knows though...



Posted by: formercanuck

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Originally Posted by lax2tlv
Since the turn off-topic from "3G" to "LA+3G in LA with a side of 3G elsewhere" happened way back, I thought I'd share my "sloway" experience from last weekend. Last Friday I left work early (1pm) to make it to a cruise in Long Beach that left @ 5:30pm. Usually it takes me 15-20 min max to get from my house to LAX; last Friday, when I left home @ 1:30, the clock showed 3:10 as I passed LAX. Me and my girl were the last to board the ship in Long Beach @ 4:35, 10 min before the no-refund cutoff time. Just a personal reflection on the freeway that's been named the busiest in the world, the 405 (or locally known as the 4-5 [hours]). If I hadn't cut to the 105-->110-->405(again)-->710 I wouldn't have made it on time. Gotta love LA, the only place in the world where the same exact drive can take 45 minutes at one time, and over 2 hours at another.... O BTW... to the poster who claimed something about the 27th-29th, WHERE THE FK IS MY 3G????

I had 3G from Valencia to 405/Victory today, and from 118/Balboa to Valencia w/o any real issues (other than the traditional every 1-2 hour boot off of 3G service)



Posted by: walkguru

ive bought 4 yeah 4 3g devices and have never even seen the 3g on any of them.

cu500, 2 grey v3xx,s, and the sierra wireless aircard 875u.



Posted by: lax2tlv

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Originally Posted by formercanuck
I had 3G from Valencia to 405/Victory today, and from 118/Balboa to Valencia w/o any real issues (other than the traditional every 1-2 hour boot off of 3G service)


That's all on the east side of the valley tho....



Posted by: garrym13

For anyone in the Oklahoma city area, I got a G on my phone for like 5 minutes.



Posted by: Batman665

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Originally Posted by garrym13
For anyone in the Oklahoma city area, I got a G on my phone for like 5 minutes.


Oklahoma City should have it on 10/15/2007



Posted by: ilvla2

I've about given up on AT&T getting 3G anywhere north of Sacramento or Marin County and Napa. For 3G in NorCal, your best bet is Verizon or Sprint.



Posted by: walkguru

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Originally Posted by garrym13
For anyone in the Oklahoma city area, I got a G on my phone for like 5 minutes.

man, where you at? ive been looking for that g since forever.
or at least it seems like it.



Posted by: formercanuck

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Originally Posted by lax2tlv
That's all on the east side of the valley tho....

Funny... I've always considered 'east valley' anything east of the 405. Having service at Balboa/118 isn't 'east valley'. Of course, Woodland Hills is as far west as it gets, with exception of Valley Circle drive area.



Posted by: garrym13

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Originally Posted by walkguru
man, where you at? ive been looking for that g since forever.
or at least it seems like it.