Comments on: AT&T Ready to Rollout HSPA 7.2 in Dallas

By: janey

janey — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:43:13 +0000

mavsman: no, we’re not. Sorry. If we were, we’d be getting faster than 2.9… we’re still hitting the max of 3.2.

By: MavsMan

MavsMan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:53:14 +0000

Just got a 2.9 Mbps in Ft. Worth. Looks like we’re live on the 7.2 now.

By: HD Boy

HD Boy — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:56:51 +0000

"...Apparently the three worst cities for ATT’s 3G network are NYC, Boston, and SF..."

My brother loves the iPhone but tells me that he experiences very unreliable ATT service and many dropped calls in the northeast Atlanta suburbs as well.

By: Bonky

Bonky — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:34:34 +0000

Janey there’s also an Apple store in the Knox Cole area, north of downtown Dallas.

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:21:05 +0000

Yeas so 7.2 is def In la now.. Of course you won’t get 7.2 Mbps. But just got 2.5 mbps on my speed test using Los Angeles as server, must say much faster than my verizon wifi dsl service.

By: MavsMan

MavsMan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:37:06 +0000

The best part about all the Verizon and Sprint talk of their 4G networks is that they are only implementing those networks for Data and are not upgrading their Voice network in this process in any way…yet AT&T already has the fastest 3G network for Data and most advanced GSM network for Voice…and AT&T’s network allows for simultaneous use of both of those products on your handset at once. That’s why I can be on my iPhone making fun of someone using a Droid, all while downloading/sending email or downloading a new song off iTunes. Sprint’s 4G (WiMAX) is glorified Wi-fi, and only offers average download speeds of 2-4Mbps. They are piggy-backing off Clearwire’s data network to offer this service on a highly limited basis. As HSPA 7.2 goes live Sprint and Verizon will once again be far, far behind. And when 14.4 comes out starting in the middle of 2010, yikes! And then there’s AT&T’s 4G coming in 2011…by that point Sprint will probably be out of business, and Verizon will be wondering what to do next.

By: Janey

Janey — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:40:31 +0000

Natesac, uh.. there is no Apple Store in downtown Dallas. The only one in Dallas is in the North Park Center, which is not downtown. We're getting upgrades here first for a few reasons - 1)AT&T is based here. 2)Texas has a LOT less red tape involved when it comes to wireless towers and stuff. This is another reason there are a bunch of WISPs here. Sprint noticed this too, and Dallas/Ft Worth is one of the first Clearwire markets also. San Francisco complains about poor coverage, but San Franciscans fight new cell towers tooth & nail, citing debunked research about cell phones giving kids cancer and complaining about ugly equipment/etc. A lot of the SF Bay Area is like that. The angry 'NIMBY' crowd is a huge roadblock for decent cell coverage. They file lawsuits when a company wants to put a cell tower at a school, and Richmond, CA actually has a BAN on new cell towers! Here's an example "The call to revamp the regulations surfaced earlier this year when Point Richmond residents objected to a cell phone antenna on an apartment building at 260 Water St. They worried about potential health effects and said the commercial apparatus does not fit with the neighborhood. In addition, they argued that the city did not notify residents or hold a public hearing first."

Californians only have themselves to blame for poor cell coverage.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:40:25 +0000

Wonder when we will get 3G?????? Was told June, then July then August then September Then October Then now?? Almost my entire state has 3G but us… Go Figure!!!!!!!!! AT&T can BLOWME!!!!!!!!!!

By: Natesac

Natesac — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:30:46 +0000

I got this email as well. From Rowlett I still have great coverage, but no 7.2.

From the Knox/Henderson and 75 area I get aweful bouncing between edge and 3g. And the 3g is almost unuseable due to traffic I assume. I could throw my iPhone and hit the downtown Dallas apple store from this spot!

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:32:55 +0000

I think AT&T is doing something in Los Angeles, I always check the speed and have got 200-400 kb since September (when I got my iPhone) and for the past two days I have been getting 1-1.6mbps… This is connected to 3g for both test. Soo still not 7.2 fast but 3 times faster.. So something must be going on.