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AT&T Fires Up 850MHz 3G In Oklahoma City

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Azeron

Sep 11, 2009, 10:42 AM
I know OKC isn't exactly small but the timing of this market getting the 3g 850 is odd.
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eric_cartman

Sep 11, 2009, 12:56 PM
I know it sounds odd to you, but I can assure you there are significant number of AT&T wireless subscribers in Oklahoma City. I'm sure my friend with his iphone will be pleased.

I checked an iphone in atlanta when they fired up the 850Mhz here, and the coverage actually got better. No jumping between 3g and edge, and it got about 2mbps down avg.
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Jayshmay

Sep 11, 2009, 1:22 PM
Oh so that 2mbps wasn't a one time speed huh? Your saying that's avg? Damn it I can't wait for 850 3G to come to Las Vegas?
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eric_cartman

Sep 11, 2009, 1:24 PM
well, i used a speedtest app on a friends iphone, did like 5 tests, and that was the avg of those.

Somewhere around howell mill. I don't know, maybe they actually did improve the network here, or his phone was the only iphone connecting to that cell tower.
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michael_herc

Sep 11, 2009, 1:47 PM
Man, you're really obsessed with seeing that Las Vegas 850 aren't you?
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Jayshmay

Sep 11, 2009, 1:58 PM
Well it's not that far from the end of 2009 already! I'm just sick of ATT not being ambitious like Verizon is with they're network!
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bluecoyote

Sep 11, 2009, 4:05 PM
You mean like upgrading it?
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Jayshmay

Sep 11, 2009, 4:35 PM
Yeah, they're just not as ambitous as Verizon. Upgrading the 3G network should have been a whole year ago.
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tazman69

Sep 11, 2009, 9:57 PM
According to at&t they fired up 850MHz earlier this year. 🙂 Here's their press release:

http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news ... »
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Jayshmay

Sep 11, 2009, 10:02 PM
Hmm, I haven't noticed any drastic improvement in signal or speed. I use a Nokia N95 btw.
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Kryger

Sep 12, 2009, 1:46 PM
dont worry im also waiting in line for 3G in iowa.

someday 😢
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irockash

Sep 11, 2009, 4:38 PM
Is it the timing of the 3G or the 850 that seems odd to you? I thought going forward (from February) most new markets would have 850.
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WiWavelength

Sep 11, 2009, 7:32 PM
irockash said:
I thought going forward (from February) most new markets would have 850.


Why February?

AJ
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irockash

Sep 11, 2009, 7:41 PM
I meant February of this year, but I think it may have been earlier. Whenever the analog networks began shutting down.
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WiWavelength

Sep 11, 2009, 10:26 PM
Nope. The AMPS sunset date was last year -- February 18, 2008. And, by that point, AT&T had already reduced AMPS bandwidth to token levels. So, it was not elimination of AMPS bandwidth that has allowed deployment of W-CDMA 850; rather, it is reduction of GSM 850 bandwidth.

AJ
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irockash

Sep 15, 2009, 7:57 PM
Thanks for clearing that up.
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Azeron

Sep 12, 2009, 7:01 AM
I would think there were larger markets to receive the upgrade.
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BadApple83

Sep 12, 2009, 2:04 AM
OKC is pretty big, i know that OKCs market is mainly AT&T. but yeah.. im glad we have 850Mhz. Finally someone recognizes oklahoma city lol
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Kryger

Sep 12, 2009, 2:04 PM
someone has to 😲
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