Comments on: T-Mobile plans to unleash blazing 21Mbps HSPA+ in mid-2010

By: Hugh Jass

Hugh Jass — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:36:04 +0000

there are 160 million people in Germany? They should but that Berlin Wall thing back up.

By: Akram

Akram — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:50:55 +0000

I don’t believe T-Mo intend to offer the Storm as this is not the most stellar BB. They currently offer the 9700 which is the best BB out there todate.
For those who are concerned about 3G coverage in the US, please keep in mind the US is a huge country and it cost billions of dollars to build 3G networks. Not only that, US carriers all have a tough battle with the FCC, local goverments and where towers can be located. So, it is not that carriers don’t want to improve their coverage, there are a lot of elements that goes into play.
T-Mobile is a growing nationwide carrier and continue to offer ground breaking devices and services.

By: Charles Ferguson

Charles Ferguson — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:23:44 +0000

Link it please. Until then, this is opinion.

By: MadeyeFergy

MadeyeFergy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:12:31 +0000

When this does happen, Storm 2 for me on T-Mo.

By: wirecup

wirecup — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:55:24 +0000

15Nov09: T-mobile 3G Installations May Be Dead!
T-mobiles support web site says today that they do not have a 3G implementation plan. Only city “core” areas may get 3G and everything else is considered a rural area. (i.e. they can not say who may get 3G and who will not get 3G other than saying rural areas will not get 3G). Even if you have T-mobile voice coverage today, you still may never get 3G data coverage! They also do not have an installation date for any areas that may get 3G. Is their 3G map worse than you know who?

By: christexaport

christexaport — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:42:32 +0000

N900 specs:
10 Mbps download
2 Mbps upload

Not sure about the others.

By: christexaport

christexaport — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:41:04 +0000

The iPhone is an at&t exclusive in the US. If you want 3G, you gotta to with them. You’ve unlocked your device, but you can’t add the necessary radios…

By: christexaport

christexaport — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:39:24 +0000

the iPhone doesn’t operate on AWS 3G, so would be stuck on EDGE for data. It needs 1700/2100 MHz for TMoUSA 3G, but they’re stuck with at&t.

By: christexaport

christexaport — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:38:01 +0000

TMO has the same amount of LTE network deployment as everyone else in the world. NONE! Sprint is using WiMax, not LTE. And while all of the acronyms mean little, speed is everything. And guess what? WiMax speeds on Sprint are about 6.4 Mbps up and 2.5 Mbps down. TMobileUSA’s 3G network will match the “4G” of WiMax on the uplink, having already shown speeds of 5.4 Mbps up and 1 Mbps down. What speeds will Verizon and at&t deliver with LTE? What sort of latency rates? You don’t even know, and neither do they, since LTE is still in the testing phase.

TMobileUSA has covered more people with 3G in the one year their competitors were able to, and should have a similar footprint to at&t by Q2 2011. They’ve deployed their network faster than any other network I can think of. Nearly every major metro area is covered, and expansion of those areas is coming at an alarming rate.

By the way, TMobileUSA is STILL the leader in mobile customer service and satisfaction. You can always switch to at&t for a wakeup call…

By: iMiiTH

iMiiTH — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:01:31 +0000

They also made that network on top of a CDMA network in about a years time.

Besides the fact that people only live in about a third of the country..

By: Jaime Orozco

Jaime Orozco — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:23:58 +0000

Does anyone know or anyone like to drop their 2 cents on this ….

With the increase of speed do you think the people that get the speed intheir citys who have an iphone will be able to use it on that Network considering the fact that as of right now we are running on Edge…

By: bchan

bchan — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:23:08 +0000

Anyone know if the Moto Cliq can take advantage of HSPD+? What’s the fastest download speeds for the Moto Cliq, BB 9700, N900, and Behold2?
Thanks

By: Ghostnyc

Ghostnyc — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:02:28 +0000

TMO has a lot of catching up to do with regards to their network. VZE & ATT are already working on LTE, Sprint is already using LTE/4G.
TMO Customer service USE to be amazing, but as of lately they have been horrible. Im speaking from experience 12+ yrs worth with TMO (formerly Voicestream – formerly Omnipoint)

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By: jaymax

jaymax — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:54:58 +0000

Much of it has to do with spectrum clearing. Cinci doesn’t have TMO 3G yet, reportedly because the airport is still using spectrum that TMO now owns. Given the size of Louisville, I’d imagine some other government agency is still squatting on the spectrum, preventing TMO from rolling out 3G in your area.

By: JakeMG

JakeMG — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:53:55 +0000

Yeah, I am all for the 3G upgrade, as long as they also expand coverage. I live in suburb of chicago, and, although the map on Tmobile.com says I get 3g at home (and shows me right in the middle of a 3g cloud), I switch back to edge about a block from my house.

By: christexaport

christexaport — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:42:28 +0000

I see them buying Clear and possibly Sprint whenever LTE comes along. But LTE speeds will have to be alot faster than HSPA 21 Mbps to make it feasible.

By: zephxiii

zephxiii — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:04:50 +0000

HSPA+ is a lot more than just a 21mbps DL peak, you are just unaware of that….

By: Gregg

Gregg — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:46:55 +0000

No need to worry about T-Mo. As it was cleverly mentioned at the beginning. “DT” or Deutsche Telekom is over 160 million strong in Germany. Which is “almost” the size of AT&T and Verizon together. So don’t be surprised if they come out with guns blazing. They are a little behind the us power curve but they have the money to make it happen. Good thing about going 21 HSPA, they already have the backhaul in place. They just need to software upgrade to switch to LTE.

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:00:37 +0000

T-Mobile is really impressing me. They have already started to come out with better phones and with the HD2 on the horizon, they are looking to be in good shape. All of this seems to be bad mews for Sprint. Everyone else is getting better, and they are still lagging behind. T-Mobile will Sion take over the number three spot in carriers.

By: chris

chris — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:06:43 +0000

t-mobile was the last to the 3g-party in albuquerque, and their deployment left out approximately 35,000 people in a suburb of the city. they should be focusing on getting 3g in more major markets before they start marketing big speed bumps.

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By: Danny

Danny — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:18:04 +0000

I use Verizon, but I still want Catherine Zeta Jones to come to my house to do a Mobile Makeover…

Back on topic: T-Mobile works really well here in the Los Angeles area. I use them for work as my company subscribes to their BlackBerry services.

I’m interested in the new Bold 9700. Even if the device doesn’t support anything faster than 3.6 Mbps, the higher speeds will mean I will average higher speeds regardless and more consistently.

PS: What’s up with all the Verizon Retail Store Trolls all over the web? They simply are puppets like the other poster said who foolishly promote a company that charges higher prices even in areas they aren’t worth it. Don’t get me wrong they are decent, but not everyone needs a nationwide 3G network. Some Americans are just dumb and buy into that marketing hype.

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By: acura

acura — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:23:07 +0000

dont bitch jim-

By: sikkboy626

sikkboy626 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:00:54 +0000

Sweet, bring that lightning to Los Angeles!

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By: dvd03

dvd03 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:12:23 +0000

cant wait, but honestly id rather have a more solid 3g coverage area , but at least there moving in the right direction, maybe this will buy them time to expand there nation wide coverage

By: scroffy

scroffy — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:41:51 +0000

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By: proof200

proof200 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:36:28 +0000

This will also be great for those of us who tether our latops to our phones. So ill have faster internet everywhere in Chicago but slower internet at home. Never thought this would happen but….. Never say never.

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By: J510

J510 — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:30:44 +0000

First of all caps lock freak, I’m on a unlocked iphone 3g and soon to have a Nokia n900. I take it teens on teen mobile are better with there money choices then over priced screw you with no lube plans. I live in Northern California in a Small town with 3g service unlike your inbreed family in the hick docks who need that big red navigator to tell them how to find and use a phone. Now would you like to go another round you BIG RED TAMPON
LoL

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By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:05:13 +0000

I have no idea why US carriers don’t have better coverage. Telus and Bell have HSPA+ Network which is nation wide in a country with 1/10th the population of the US but with the same width of continent. How is it that 93% of Canada’s population has coverage and yet ATT (the biggest HSPA provider in the US) can only do 75%? Everyone says we get screwed on pricing, but at least we have GOOD high speed coverage.

By: matt

matt — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:04:48 +0000

“-Mobile is already trialling 21Mbps HSPA+ in the Philadelphia market, and plans to upgrade its HSPA footprint to HSPA+ across the country beginning in the middle of 2010″

So this means all of their current 3g zones will go HSPA+ in the next 8 months…. Awesome

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By: John O'Bryan

John O'Bryan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:51:18 +0000

The reference I checked has Louisville at #30, and if you go by metropolitan populations it was #42.