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new 3g markets

Anxiovert

Sep 1, 2006, 12:10 PM
if you live in Tampa, St Pete, Orlando, Miami, West Palm Beach.... You'll soon have UMTS/HSDPA. Cingular is testing 3G in these markets. ๐Ÿ™„
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sowhatsowhat10

Sep 1, 2006, 12:31 PM
my RAE just told us in 2 weeks its gonna be in my market too. we have already had a few guys from the UMTS team come in our store and talk to us. ๐Ÿคค
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puertorok

Sep 1, 2006, 1:52 PM
My district manager told me today that we will have 3G at the beginning of October. Hopefully we do because i really want that LG CU500. ๐Ÿ™‚ BTW I am in Market 4 (Orlando).

Dres
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Anxiovert

Sep 1, 2006, 2:22 PM
Maybe sooner than that. You (Orlando) were supposed to deploy 3G a month ago....
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cingularfreak12

Sep 1, 2006, 2:25 PM
Indianapolis has been testing for a few weeks as well. I have an LG cu500, so I'm hoping for the 3g to be fully released soon!!
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RUFF1415

Sep 2, 2006, 12:03 AM
Sowhat, what market are you in?
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sowhatsowhat10

Sep 2, 2006, 11:09 AM
40 harly
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colione112

Sep 2, 2006, 8:29 PM
Philly was launched on the 28th. Check MTi.. the coverage is decent. It overflows a good distance into jersey too. (I'm in 3๐Ÿ˜Ž
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sowhatsowhat10

Sep 3, 2006, 7:59 PM
๐Ÿคค sweet so it really will be near me in two weeks. im only 1 hour at the most away ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿคค ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿคค
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colione112

Sep 3, 2006, 9:53 PM
Check the MTi map tool.... it shows the coverage now. It's live, but hasn't been announced yet to the public.

By the way in in the philly market (south jersey).
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sowhatsowhat10

Sep 3, 2006, 10:08 PM
okay i will check it at work tomorrow. i did notice the cu500 moved at a faster pace than usual ๐Ÿคจ
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colione112

Sep 3, 2006, 10:41 PM
lol

The coverage seems pretty good since it was just "turned on" the 28th...
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CTMitten

Sep 1, 2006, 3:36 PM
What is 3g?
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Anxiovert

Sep 1, 2006, 3:42 PM
First of all, welcome to phonescoop! I see that you're a newbie lol ๐Ÿ˜‰ There's lots to learn...

3G

3G Stands for 3rd-generation. Analog cellular phones were the first generation. Digital phones marked the second generation (2G).

3G is loosely defined, but generally includes high data speeds, always-on data access, and greater voice capacity.

The high data speeds are possibly the most prominent feature, and certainly the most hyped. They enable such advanced features as live, streaming video.

There are several different 3G technology standards. The most prevalent is UMTS, which is based on WCDMA. (WCDMA and UMTS are often used interchangeably.) UMTS is the 3G technology of choice for most GSM carriers.

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berger1

Sep 2, 2006, 11:54 AM
lets not forget 4G coming
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colione112

Sep 2, 2006, 8:30 PM
Lol lets worry about getting the 3g stuff out first ๐Ÿ™‚
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