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AT&T 3G Rollout - Latest markets launching
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Posted by: 334cingular

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Originally Posted by ki4cgs

Chattanooga 3G is still coming next Monday, June 30th.

Did Chattanooga go live today?

Posted by: ROLLTIDE

Mobile,AL is also supposed to go live today also but no 3G yet

Posted by: bagelche

Back on 5-31-07, Telarium wrote:

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The Berkshires are in target, as well: Pittsfield, Stockbridge, Lee, Lenox, and Williamstown. ETA, no idea.

Any updated info for the Berkshires?

Posted by: kingule

No 3G in Chattanooga at 7pm today.

Posted by: imageone

I was also told by a AT&T insider, Chattanooga 6.30.08

this is one reason for network outage in the past few weeks. we where completely down a week ago for about 3 to 4 hours.

Posted by: kingule

3G is on in Chatta now !!!!

Posted by: ROLLTIDE

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Originally Posted by kingule

3G is on in Chatta now !!!!

congrats ! What time did ya'll go live ?

Posted by: BSinger82

3g is in Evansville, IN. I stopped by ATT and the rep surprising said it would turn on today. It just popped up!!!

Posted by: kingule

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Originally Posted by ROLLTIDE

congrats ! What time did ya'll go live ?

Aprox. an hour ago

Posted by: kingule

My Speed DSLreport on my pantech duo :
744 kbit/sec
0.533s latency
11.481 s d/l time

Posted by: stayfrosty00

York doesn't have 3G but Harrisburg to the north has it, lancaster to the east has it and baltimore to the south has it. Anyone heard anything on when they are closing the gap?

Sean

Posted by: Mobile Ranger

I was down in Goose Creek, South Carolina this weekend and noticed that I was getting a great 3G signal for a while and then it would go away and switch back to edge. When it was on the signal was great and lightning fast. Hopefully this means that the Charleston market is getting ready to go live with 3G very shortly.

Posted by: gosc21

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Originally Posted by Mobile Ranger

I was down in Goose Creek, South Carolina this weekend and noticed that I was getting a great 3G signal for a while and then it would go away and switch back to edge. When it was on the signal was great and lightning fast. Hopefully this means that the Charleston market is getting ready to go live with 3G very shortly.

I think Charleston and Greenville are both live already.

Posted by: Mobile Ranger

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Originally Posted by gosc21

I think Charleston and Greenville are both live already.

I knew Greenville was going live and they were doing some testing. I am not sure if it is on full or not, but all I know is that it doesn't appear to be on full time in Charleston. Either that or 3G just likes to work for a few hours at a time. I would be sitting on the porch and have a full 3G signal and then just a few hours later it would be all edge. I didn't move, so it had to be the tower.

Posted by: Fububutsy

I haven't been on here in awhile but I woke up about 30 minutes ago to a big 3G on my treo 750 here in Lake Charles, LA and the first thing I thought of was to check out the forums.

Posted by: Mab1376

just got it today in Hauppauge, Bay Shore and West Islip NY (Long Island, Suffolk County)

use good maps if you don't know where there are,

11788
11706
11795

Posted by: chrismurphy

I can report 3G in Holbrook, NY too... looks like the remainder of Suffolk is up!

The decision to buy a new iPhone just got harder.

Posted by: Kevad007

They just turned on 3G in an area of East Orange, California (tower is near the top/backside of the hill adjacent/south to the hill with the Orange Hills Rest.) filling in a big 2 to 3 mile diameter gap in a mostly residential area.

The problem was this tower put out such a great Edge signal that as the 3G towers were turning on in areas a few miles away, once you went indoors the Edge signal would take over unless you switched things in admin. Areas down by the freeways 3 miles away had 3G in December, 2006 and many other areas all around here went 3G in September 2007. They left this one tower Edge all this time, until now (like a piece of Toast with only a dime sized center area eaten out). It looks like it took the new iPhone 3G to give them reason enough to fill in such a big gap?

All my speed tests are showing around 500 to 700 kbps, with day speeds more in the high 500's and late night speeds in the high 600's. I am just a few hundred yards from this tower, getting full bars and a great strong signal, but speeds do not seem to ever get me over 700kbps. Its not using 850 freq. Seems they are throttle controlling Smartphones, back when early 3G came on 18 months ago I often found speeds aroung 900kbps +/- apox. 75 kbps. All newer 3G turn ons in areas I have tested in Orange and LA counties I am never getting over 700kbps, even after midnight.

Is AT&T limiting speeds of certain phones or types of phones? Again, same phone, same test site etc....even at 3am in the morning, I used to get about 300kbps to 400kbps faster long ago, but no more? Why?

Posted by: Highline

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Originally Posted by Kevad007

I am just a few hundred yards from this tower, getting full bars and a great strong signal, but speeds do not seem to ever get me over 700kbps.

Tumors rule!

Posted by: Kevad007

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Originally Posted by Highline

my impatience is building!!!

i work in law enforcement and will be monitoring the tower sites for workers... when i see them i will try and persuade them to flip the switch on the site near my house..

Looks like you may be in the same boat

. However, that would explain the bloody stools, I just knew AT&T was trying to screw with me one way or another.

Posted by: Highline

Three letters come to mind......................

A "T," a "M," and a "I."

Posted by: amkls704

I am in Michigan City, IN (about 45 minutes east of Chicago), and I've noticed that every once in a while lately, my n95 was picking up a 3G signal. Moreso when you move closer to Chicago, like Merrillville or Portage area. If anyone even knows where that is. If not, in google maps, just type in 46360. Anyone know anything about 3G coming to this area or whether or not they're testing?

Posted by: SHoTTa35

well looked at that zip code it seems just across the water from central Chicago so you might just be getting signal from cross there. Signals travel great over open water so maybe that's why. Actually on the AT&T Coverage Viewer that zip code shows now coverage by the water. Lots of roaming to the easy of it in La Porte, but it's pale orange in the "center" of that zip code.

Posted by: amkls704

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Originally Posted by SHoTTa35

well looked at that zip code it seems just across the water from central Chicago so you might just be getting signal from cross there. Signals travel great over open water so maybe that's why. Actually on the AT&T Coverage Viewer that zip code shows now coverage by the water. Lots of roaming to the easy of it in La Porte, but it's pale orange in the "center" of that zip code.

Yeah I don't get that, cause I get full bars in Michigan City, but saw that too. Hopefully we aren't far from 3G, as it seems that it keeps inching its way east from Chicago. This time last year, Merrillville and some other cities weren't really covered, so maybe they're working their way this way, who knows.

Posted by: SockMonkey

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Originally Posted by amkls704

I am in Michigan City, IN (about 45 minutes east of Chicago), and I've noticed that every once in a while lately, my n95 was picking up a 3G signal. Moreso when you move closer to Chicago, like Merrillville or Portage area. If anyone even knows where that is. If not, in google maps, just type in 46360. Anyone know anything about 3G coming to this area or whether or not they're testing?

I can tell you this...there is no 3G in Portage...I live there and so far...NOTHING.

However...I head south toward Wheeler, and there is one spot where I get 3G for like 1/4 mile but only on one side of a tower. Hopefully it's a spot where they are testing.

Merrillville is pretty spotty for 3G along Rt. 30 as well. Been that way for a long time now.

AT&T is not moving all that fast with this rollout.

Posted by: MrDerby

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Originally Posted by SockMonkey

I'm not being a smartass.. Please tell me.. Are you speaking about "US-RT30" The RT30 that you can drive from coast to coast? PA to CA.

Posted by: amkls704

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Originally Posted by MrDerby

I'm not being a smartass.. Please tell me.. Are you speaking about "US-RT30" The RT30 that you can drive from coast to coast? PA to CA.

No LOL I am pretty sure he is just talking about Indiana rt 30

Posted by: SockMonkey

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Originally Posted by amkls704

No LOL I am pretty sure he is just talking about Indiana rt 30

Yeah...that's what I'm talking about.

Posted by: zephxiii

Uhh, the route 30 he's talking about IS the US Route 30 that goes from coast to coast, not Indiana route 30:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_30

I've driven on it in PA, on the way to Chambersburg, pretty sweet drive up there in there in the Appalachians.

Posted by: ilvla2

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Originally Posted by MrDerby

I'm not being a smartass.. Please tell me.. Are you speaking about "US-RT30" The RT30 that you can drive from coast to coast? PA to CA.

US 30 doesn't go through California.

Posted by: MrDerby

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Originally Posted by zephxiii

Uhh, the route 30 he's talking about IS the US Route 30 that goes from coast to coast, not Indiana route 30:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_30

I've driven on it in PA, on the way to Chambersburg, pretty sweet drive up there in there in the Appalachians.

Yes US-RT30 does go through CA. But enough technical about the road itself.. I am interested in this for another reason.

Thank You Zwphxiii for the correct information.

Posted by: CocheseUGA

Did you read the Wiki link? It doesn't come close to CA.

Posted by: csrich

Anyone know about when the CSRA, Augusta GA will have 3G up? I have heard September for the last 2 yrs.

Posted by: CocheseUGA

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Originally Posted by csrich

Anyone know about when the CSRA, Augusta GA will have 3G up? I have heard September for the last 2 yrs.

When pigs fly. I had a dream last night that it started showing up.

Posted by: ROLLTIDE

Augusta, GA (#110)

12+ Population: 423,600 Updated: Feb 01, 2008
Surveyed: Standard Next Update: TBA
Ethnic Comp: Black: 32.9
Hispanic: N/A

Posted by: CocheseUGA

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Originally Posted by ROLLTIDE

Augusta, GA (#110)

12+ Population: 423,600 Updated: Feb 01, 2008
Surveyed: Standard Next Update: TBA
Ethnic Comp: Black: 32.9
Hispanic: N/A

Just goes to show you what money does.

Athens is 3G. Savannah is 3G. Augusta is not.

Oh well, only three more weeks in this hellhole.

Posted by: ilvla2

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Originally Posted by CocheseUGA

When pigs fly. I had a dream last night that it started showing up.

This redhead came to mind when you said that

Posted by: telarium

Glenwood Springs, CO, welcome to 3G's westward expansion.

(Pop. 8,564)

Posted by: formercanuck

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Originally Posted by telarium

Glenwood Springs, CO, welcome to 3G's westward expansion.

(Pop. 8,564)

Been there last spring.. nice area, especially Glenwood Canyon, except there was road construction

Posted by: zephxiii

woot, on my way home saw a couple of peepz workn on a tower that has an ATT Site on it, pullin some wire, installing some antennas, 3G is on its way in Fort Wayne, IN! It really does seem like theres 3G expansion now :P

Posted by: ilvla2

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Originally Posted by formercanuck

Been there last spring.. nice area, especially Glenwood Canyon, except there was road construction

Yeah, it's especially beautiful going through on Amtrak's California Zephyr

Posted by: zephxiii

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Originally Posted by ilvla2

Yeah, it's especially beautiful going through on Amtrak's California Zephyr

I bet, i ride the Capitol Limited twice a year, its pretty nice....though nicer when dobson is fully integrated :P

Posted by: illution

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Originally Posted by zephxiii

woot, on my way home saw a couple of peepz workn on a tower that has an ATT Site on it, pullin some wire, installing some antennas, 3G is on its way in Fort Wayne, IN! It really does seem like theres 3G expansion now :P

I bet if Fort Wayne (North East Indiana) got 3G, Lafayette and West Lafayette, (North West IN) will also get the same treatment

Posted by: zephxiii

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Originally Posted by illution

I bet if Fort Wayne (North East Indiana) got 3G, Lafayette and West Lafayette, (North West IN) will also get the same treatment

Don't forget South Bend, they were in the press release too

Posted by: illution

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Originally Posted by zephxiii

Don't forget South Bend, they were in the press release too

Those damn 'Irish'

Yeah, you are correct, AT&T is expanding heavily to northern Indiana. I wonder about our friend down south in Bloomington

Posted by: zephxiii

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Originally Posted by illution

Those damn 'Irish'

Yeah, you are correct, AT&T is expanding heavily to northern Indiana. I wonder about our friend down south in Bloomington

Yes, today i rolled up to Auburn indiana, i payed close attention to the ATT sites. I noticed new antenna racks installed on the red/white big tower inbetween auburn and the fort, and on the auburn site. Looks like they are gonna fire up 3g for Auburn too!! this makes me very very pleased with ATT! (i work and play in auburn) Now if only they fired up a badly needed site for the east/central part of the town....man i hope, it's their T1s anyways so wtf.

this being a PCS only market, it will be very interesting to see what sites will not get UMTS, and i think i know of 2 already.

I think bloomington will get it, they never mentioned evansville and they are live. It would be messed up if they didn't, when Purdue + Notre Dame did lol!

also on another note, i'm starting to wonder if ATT is going to beat centennial at the 3g game. centennial's UMTS has been live since jan., and it's still not public! (for phones anyways)

Posted by: PlainShane

3G in Wichita, KS

I work for a wireless company in Wichita, KS and sold some accessories to a few guys who repair, upgrade and build cell towers. They said they were in the area upgrading the equipment and such to get ready for ATT 3G. This was a week ago. Supposedly it will be deployed here shortly.

Posted by: jjuiop

Asheville, NC?? At all?? They just added it in Greenvile/majority upstate sc and the rep I spoke with on the phone (before they launched it in Greenville) said she knew for a fact it was coming to Greenville and wasn't sure about Asheville but it was in the pipeline?

Posted by: outz

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Originally Posted by jjuiop

Asheville, NC?? At all?? They just added it in Greenvile/majority upstate sc and the rep I spoke with on the phone (before they launched it in Greenville) said she knew for a fact it was coming to Greenville and wasn't sure about Asheville but it was in the pipeline?

hippies don't need 3g

Posted by: jjuiop

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Originally Posted by outz

hippies don't need 3g

Well I don't live in Asheville city limits. Thus ridding myself of all hippie/homosexual sterotypes haha. Hows 3g in Greenville?

Posted by: outz

not that great with my iphone 3g honestly. too many holes in the network atm... i see my phone picking up gsm/edge a lot more due to weak 3g signals.

Posted by: jjuiop

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Originally Posted by outz

not that great with my iphone 3g honestly. too many holes in the network atm... i see my phone picking up gsm/edge a lot more due to weak 3g signals.

Thats what I was worried about but is call quality decent on 3g talk? What areas have gaps? When we go to greenville we usually got to various places along Woodruff rd. So I'm assuming its ok or good there? Cause I use to get full bars most along that road

Posted by: outz

well i live off woodruff, and it isn't too bad here. i get maybe 3 bars of 3g inside of my home (unless i turn to the left and then the iphone says full bars), and full 2g. i commute to spartanburg daily... the signal just drops a few times on the way there in places you wouldnt think would have coverage gaps.

the call quality is great though when you're in a good area. it's amazing how much faster 3g kills my iphone battery though. i couldn't make it through a full day at work with 3G+Exchange push mail.

Posted by: jjuiop

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Originally Posted by outz

well i live off woodruff, and it isn't too bad here. i get maybe 3 bars of 3g inside of my home (unless i turn to the left and then the iphone says full bars), and full 2g. i commute to spartanburg daily... the signal just drops a few times on the way there in places you wouldnt think would have coverage gaps.

the call quality is great though when you're in a good area. it's amazing how much faster 3g kills my iphone battery though. i couldn't make it through a full day at work with 3G+Exchange push mail.

Yeah, I really havent had an issue but I turned off push notifications and lowered backlight a lot. And I turn off wifi when not in use. Plus its EDGE only when you cross the NC/SC state border, or maybe a little south of the border, hard to tell from the coverage map. Does it work on 3G going on 26 through Spartanburg. I wouldn't be asking so many questions but the next place I'm going with 3G is Raleigh (Sunday) and went to Greenville a week before I got my iPhone so I didnt actually get a chance to check out 3g.

Posted by: outz

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Originally Posted by jjuiop

Does it work on 3G going on 26 through Spartanburg.

Not really sure. I haven't traveled on it since we got 3g. I would like to assume they got that area since it does have a good amount of traffic.

Posted by: Wide_opeN

Anyone else in here from the Atlanta area? I can't understand why AT&T is soooo slow in feeling in the gap between Snellville and Athens.

When do you guys think we'll start to see the smaller (cracks) filled in by AT&T?

Posted by: jjuiop

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Originally Posted by Wide_opeN

Anyone else in here from the Atlanta area? I can't understand why AT&T is soooo slow in feeling in the gap between Snellville and Athens.

When do you guys think we'll start to see the smaller (cracks) filled in by AT&T?

As soon as the get it half way decent in larger cities

Posted by: ernie2249

Had to go to Albany, NY yesterday (Monday) and knowing they have 3g coverage in that area I turned on 3g on my Iphone. All I can say is that the speed of downloads was amazing. Super fast. Now if A.T.& T. can get the rest of their coverage areas switched over that would be awesome. Until then I guess I will just have to be satisfied with their normal coverage. I know companies do not like to advertise pending changes, upgrades, etc., but it would certainly be nice to see something from A.T.&T. regarding upcoming/planned 3g areas. I know companies don't like to do this because if they miss the target date people will start to b---h. Somebody in the company must know this info, but they will not release this to the public. I've searched various areas of the web and for the life of me cannot find anything other than A.T.&T. stating they are planning on X number of new areas at this time, and they don't even list the areas.

Posted by: ijohnw

Has anyone heard anything on Greenville, NC? Also...does ATT publish a list of cities they will be expanding their 3G coverage?

Posted by: hammy2003

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Originally Posted by Wide_opeN

I'll concur with that. I don't understand with Henry County (southside) growing the way it is, why doesn't McDonough and Locust Grove have 3G yet. Stockbridge is as far south as it goes. Kills me. McDonough is HUGE commercially, and is the 'Conyers' or 'Douglasville' of the southside of town. I don't understand it.

Posted by: CocheseUGA

Because that's not where the money is. We've already conclusively proven that with Athens and Savannah going 3G before Augusta.

Posted by: cmatthews

3G up and running in Texarkana AR/TX as of around 11:30am August 1st

Posted by: ERL322

Filled in more holes nicely in Central Jersey (Monmouth County)

Posted by: GinBoy2

Fianally they have turned on 3G in Northern Marin and Southern Sonoma counties in CA. Solid 3G from the old end point in Novato Hamilton Field through Rohnert Park now, joining up with the Santa Rosa area. Actually enjoying full 3G signal in my house in Rohnert Park. Maps aren't updated yet...but who cares

Posted by: amkls704

I think it's about time we start a new thread for this, it's getting WAY too long to have to weed through.

Posted by: mKennetGillman

I was driving around Bedford and Mt. Kisco, NY in northern Westchester County this afternoon, and found all the areas to now be running on HSDPA!

Coverage is pretty good all the way from Bedford Village (east of I-684 at the intersection of NY-172 and NY-22) west along NY-172 to Mt. Kisco, on the west of I-684.

At least exit 4 through exit 8 is now covered on I-684 (and also the same area along the Harlem line of the Metro North railroad). The 3G service might continue further south, to connect with current service near Armonk and the so-called 'Platinum Mile', but I don't know... I didn't go further south

I'm still waiting for a service hole at my house to be covered though, when the new tower at exit 6A in Goldens Bridge gets turned on... even GPRS would be welcome!

Posted by: marshal

3g is up in Vicksburg, ms as of august 14. Had 3g coverage down hwy 27 to almost Utica.

Posted by: moneyman1978

3g on the I-5 near Avenal, CA. Also 3g in Lemoore ,CA I was getting 3g from the Tachi palace to Autozone on lemoore st.

Posted by: embellisher

Any idea when the area north of Little Rock, Arkansas will get 3G? Heber Springs/Searcy/Batesville?

Posted by: thatchman1

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Originally Posted by amkls704

I think it's about time we start a new thread for this, it's getting WAY too long to have to weed through.

Not sure if we can change it as a user preference, but it would be nice if threads like this all sorted newest to oldest, instead of oldest to newest.

Posted by: mwecksell

And I just tested Chappaqua, which went from sketchy Edge to 5 bars 3G, and Pleasantville and Thornwood which went from sketchy 3G (read: "no service" on an iPhone 3G) to 5 bars 3G as well.

---matt

Quote:

Originally Posted by mKennetGillman

I was driving around Bedford and Mt. Kisco, NY in northern Westchester County this afternoon, and found all the areas to now be running on HSDPA!

I'm still waiting for a service hole at my house to be covered though, when the new tower at exit 6A in Goldens Bridge gets turned on... even GPRS would be welcome!

Posted by: mpacific

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Originally Posted by mwecksell

And I just tested Chappaqua, which went from sketchy Edge to 5 bars 3G, and Pleasantville and Thornwood which went from sketchy 3G (read: "no service" on an iPhone 3G) to 5 bars 3G as well.

---matt

I work up in Croton Falls (North Salem) on Rt 22 and we have 3G as well, have for about 2 weeks I think.

Here's hoping it keeps expanding northward into Putnam county! Or at least fully cover 684/84.

Posted by: mwecksell

Ah, but North Salem is blue on the coverage map - Mt. Kisco / Bedford / Chappaqua isn't yet blue in the online 3G coverage map.

Hopefully they'll blue up everything from DC to Boston by year end.

---matt

Posted by: ernie2249

What's the latest date for the A.T.&T. coverage maps? When I check, the last update was June 30th.

Posted by: ROLLTIDE

They are updated every 3 months

Posted by: CaptShadow

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Originally Posted by ernie2249

What's the latest date for the A.T.&T. coverage maps? When I check, the last update was June 30th.

The best place to check for the latest 3G updates is here:
http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/popUp_3g.jsp

Using Vicksburg, MS as an example, if you check the national map it shows no 3G coverage there. But, if you click the link above you'll find they have already listed a pdf map of the 3G coverage there.

Posted by: speckledpig

Mobile, AL as of about 1:45PM today!

Posted by: ilvla2

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Originally Posted by CaptShadow

That list is way out of date for California, and it doesn't list the former Edge Wireless areas (now part of AT&T) that have 3G (like where I live-Ukiah area, NorCal).

Posted by: ashenwreck

3G is up in Lansing, MI now.

About time.

Posted by: formercanuck

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Originally Posted by ilvla2

That list is way out of date for California, and it doesn't list the former Edge Wireless areas (now part of AT&T) that have 3G (like where I live-Ukiah area, NorCal).

Even if it is acurrate (for the most part) in SoCal. 3G is still not reliable down here. Attempted calls on forced 3G in a good service area was so bad, I couldn't make out the voice mail prompts. Set back to auto, and the phone jumped to GSM a couple of seconds after I hit send.

Posted by: ilvla2

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Originally Posted by formercanuck

I haven't had any problems like that up here in Mendocino or Lake Counties, or over in the Chico, Gridley, Live Oak or Yuba City areas, knock on wood. It seems like SoCal is really getting the short end of the 3G quality stick

Edit-It seems too that many of the problems are happening in urban and more populated places, 3G in rural areas like mine seems to be running along fine, but maybe it'll eventually reach us too.

Posted by: formercanuck

If it is capacity issues (spectrum or backhaul), it will most likely be more often in an urban/suburban area vs. rural.

Eg. 2 sites x 15,000 users + traffic ( 7500:1 )
Vs. 13 sites x 200,000 users + city traffic (+ 15,000:1)
Urban traffic (malls, driving, work) vs. rural traffic is a huge difference.
When I was in Northern Michigan and Canada, I had no issues with clean calls, even though many sites were 5-10miles apart (or more in northern Ontario). GSM calls often hop from site to site here, which make the calls on GSM AMR-half rate sound worse than they really are. 3G sounds great, however, it is rare that I can complete a 3G only call unless I force the phone to 3G. It was the same on the Moto V3xx, however, its handoffs worked more often.

Posted by: Jayden0606

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Originally Posted by CaptShadow

Not even that website is accurate. The best place is calling at&t tech supoort. I have 3g in all of Bergen County, NJ. That means... Paramus, Lodi, Garfield, Hasbrouck Heights, and even non Bergen County... Secaucus, West NY (in NJ). AT&T went on an all out rampage on the NorthEast to compete with Verizon. Lodi had 3g on or around May 2nd.

Posted by: zephxiii

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Originally Posted by Jayden0606

They got Lansing, MI added real quick, they just lit that city up earlier this week.

Posted by: ilvla2

3G is live in Chico, Gridley, Biggs, Live Oak, Yuba City and Marysville here in NorCal, and the entire stretch of Hwy.99 between Chico and Yuba City. I was through those places early this month, and it was nice to finally have HSDPA in those towns and along that route, though Verizon has had EVDO in those places for quite a while now, AT&T is playing a game of catch up at this point.

Posted by: LiquidForce3

Does anyone know when Wichita, KS will finally have 3G?
I have talked to four different AT&T reps, and I have been given four different answers. The local sales rep that set up my phone told me now, but only on the west side. I called another store, and they told me August. Called another, and was told September. Finally, I called customer service, and was told that all of the previous answers I had been given were false. She told me that there was no way any of them could know.
Trying to get an answer to a very simple question with AT&T is ludicrous.

Posted by: SHoTTa35

most of them gives answers to appease you and some will just make up whatever. No body here knows or have any idea about anything going over there in AT&T land. There is no schedule on paper so nobody knows when.

Posted by: xchpstang

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Originally Posted by ilvla2

3G is live in Chico, Gridley, Biggs, Live Oak, Yuba City and Marysville here in NorCal, and the entire stretch of Hwy.99 between Chico and Yuba City. I was through those places early this month, and it was nice to finally have HSDPA in those towns and along that route, though Verizon has had EVDO in those places for quite a while now, AT&T is playing a game of catch up at this point.

They just turned up coverage between Stockton down south to Merced and everything in between. I haven't checked south of Merced yet.

Posted by: formercanuck

The PDF file looks like they've added a lot of coverage on 99
http://www.wireless.att.com/coverag...s/Merced_CA.pdf

Posted by: sharksfan

Someone's gotta know something about for former Dobson Cell One area of NY...

Posted by: mjbanks

Saratoga Springs, NY got 3G today

Posted by: xchpstang

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Originally Posted by formercanuck

The PDF file looks like they've added a lot of coverage on 99
http://www.wireless.att.com/coverag...s/Merced_CA.pdf

On my drive to LA on the 99 it looks that there is 3G coverage nonstop east on the 580 through the 205, the 120, and then south on the 99. The coverage continues on the 5 to LA. That's great to see ATT deploy such a big area in such short time but it's disappointing that the quality of coverage anywhere but outside plain sucks. I was in LA this weekend and my Z750 went to 0-1 bar 3G signal inside all the houses,apartments, and businesses I went to. Once I actually made a call it would use the GSM network and wouldn't regain 3G coverage until I went outside.

Off topic but does anyone know how I can pull up RSSI on my Z750 phone? Also does anyone know if GSM or ATT phones will typically give you a "signal faded" or "dropped call" message? I'm trying to figure out if some problem areas I frequent are on my end or the other callers end.

Posted by: formercanuck

That's one of the issues where AT&T is using 1900MHz only for 3G in SoCal (most of California) even though most areas are using 850MHz for GSM. Be glad that it went to GSM by itself, rather than dropping during the call.

Posted by: kevink1

I know I was a little disappointed in 3G data on this trip to LA, vs last January. I wonder whether the extra usage from the iPhone is part of it.

Posted by: formercanuck

Well, according to the call I received from AT&T (submitted forms through 'Meet Us/Email' on the president link) after a few failed responses from C.S. email/calls, AT&T will be deploying 850MHz 3G services in December.

Posted by: ilvla2

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Originally Posted by formercanuck

That's one of the issues where AT&T is using 1900MHz only for 3G in SoCal (most of California) even though most areas are using 850MHz for GSM. Be glad that it went to GSM by itself, rather than dropping during the call.

It's all 1900 up here (as are all of the former Edge Wireless areas), but I am not having any problems with voice calls on GSM or 3G, only the the problem during some data transfers where the data will pause, then drop back to EDGE and continue, I think that is more of a bandwidth problem to the sites though. I think the issue isn't 1900, but the network and the way it's deployed, and AT&T has obviously messed it up in SoCal.

Edit-I was born and raised in SoCal, and I go down there every so often, so I'm well aware of the population and geography differences

Now, no more lectures on that, k?

Posted by: kevink1

Lawton Oklahoma has 3G coverage now. Today was the first day I noticed it, it almost has to be over the last couple days that it was turned on.

I'm not sure how stable it is yet, the signal bars on my phone have been jumping back and forth from 2 to 5. But the coverage map shows it too.

Speed tests connecting from my computer aren't as fast as I've seen in Minn/St. Paul, but speakeasy.net's site shows
Download Speed: 1183 kbps (147.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 346 kbps (43.3 KB/sec transfer rate)

Though the browser on my phone doesn't seem that much faster. Probably the limiting factor of also trying to process the web page on my Treo.

Posted by: LiquidForce3

I am getting very impatient with AT&Ts ********.

Posted by: SHoTTa35

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Originally Posted by mjbanks

Saratoga Springs, NY got 3G today

Maps got updated today and they don't even show that there.

Doing a network scan in my area i see AT&T (3G) on the list now along with 3 other AT&T (GSM) (=1900mhz, 850mhz and roaming carrier bleeding over IMMIX Wireless which is 1900mhz)

Posted by: purduedaniel

Lafayette and West Lafayette, IN went live today.

Posted by: amorusocc

any ideas when dutchess county ny will go live with 3g - they have it in putnam which is a few miles away - at+t has been no help

Posted by: rupus2020

3G service has extended further south of Memphis,to the Hernando exit that i've seen.The new I-69 is still dead,very little service of any kind until you get closer to Tunica.

Posted by: moneyman1978

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Originally Posted by ilvla2

Northern CA outside of SF and SJ? Ie.Santa Rosa, Napa, Petaluma, Sacramento, Williams, Anderson, Redding, Red Bluff, Chico, Marysville, Oroville, Colusa, Woodland, Roseville. How about the Central Valley and the coast?

i live in santa maria and i acn tell you this 3g is in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Arroyo grande, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo. i think i even saw 3g in Paso Robles, i also saw 3g in Ketteleman city,off I-5 on the avenal/huron exit, and iin lemoore and hanford

Posted by: ilvla2

Very cool, thanks for the report moneyman! I'm a ways north of you, Redwood Valley is up here in Mendocino County, about 8 miles north of Ukiah. We have AT&T 3G in the Ukiah area as well as in parts of nearby Lake, Humboldt and Sonoma Counties, and are a former Edge Wireless (AT&T Affiliate) area.

Posted by: formercanuck

I know they've had 3G coverage for a while in SLO, Santa Maria and Santa Barbara (probably exanded since I've been there).
Any word on Solvang/Buellton ?

Posted by: Tmac960

Hey does anyone know if Greenville, NC will be getting 3G anytime soon? I just moved from Greensboro, NC and I was pretty happy with the 3G networks coverage and speed.