Verizon Details LTE Launch Plans
Awesome!
Better then what we were all thinking!
Its already in more areas then Sprints WiMax if WiMax is still only in Baltimore.
There are also more phone makers supporting LTE which means a lot of phones to choose from.
This is exciting.
tylerrocks09 said:
This is GREAT!
Better then what we were all thinking!
Its already in more areas then Sprints WiMax if WiMax is still only in Baltimore.
There are also more phone makers supporting LTE which means a lot of phones to choose from.
This is exciting.
This is exciting. However you must remember that the cities mentioned are only in testing stages. They are not yet avaiable commercially. Sprint's WiMax has surpassed testing and is already available in Baltimore and Portland with three more cities on the way. But it is exciting!
Where is the ambition from Sprint??? Wheres the 20-30 cities? Even Tmobile has 3G in more cities than Sprint has WiMax in!
I am so, so frinking sick of 400-600kbps being referred to as broadband!!!
If these companies are going to be charging a whopping $60/mo then I say give me the speeds to justify $60/mo!!!
Mobile Broadband cards can download up to 2 Mbps on EVDO Rev. A but that depends on the signal strength. Low signal means high interference means more dropped packets means lower speed.
That's why I go out of my way to use the words "real-world speeds", and "end-user speeds".
Because I can give a crap what the marketing of a company says, and I can give a crap about test speeds and speeds reached in a test lab.
End user & real worl .is all that matters to me.
There also more "Rural" areas that Verizon is testing LTE... IL for one place.
But rather build out everything else it takes to broadcast 4G, I.E. software, switches, etc. Possibly some 4G phones will come out to be offered in the areas VZW doesn't currently cover as mentioned. But like WiMax I think initially until phone makers get on board it will be targeted at laptops and other mobile computing devices.
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