Comments on: AT&T/iPhone US 3G Coverage http://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/03/attiphone-us-3g-coverage/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sureshhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/03/attiphone-us-3g-coverage/#comment-55855 Suresh Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:32:46 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=9959#comment-55855 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">ATT 3G coverage in US --> http://tinyurl.com/6k9jyb</span></span> ATT 3G coverage in US –> http://tinyurl.com/6k9jyb

]]> By: Shawn Parkerhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/03/attiphone-us-3g-coverage/#comment-55856 Shawn Parker Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:58:30 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=9959#comment-55856 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">iPhone 3G FAIL: 90-95% of the US doesn't have 3G coverage under AT&T. http://tinyurl.com/6k9jyb</span></span> iPhone 3G FAIL: 90-95% of the US doesn’t have 3G coverage under AT&T. http://tinyurl.com/6k9jyb

]]> By: TrvlngDrewhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/03/attiphone-us-3g-coverage/#comment-37964 TrvlngDrew Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:49:50 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=9959#comment-37964 All telcos have to have a network growth plan based on a forecasting plan.. These planning efforts started back in the old days of landlines when explosive growth occurred in housing and the telcos got caught flatfooted with new exchanges to be built, and many switches to be implemented. In the mobile space, its all towers and one tower deployed can cover quite a bit of space. Most companies have several different brands of GSM technology and it makes it even more difficult with that sort of environment. But there is no excuse for not having a planned forecast that can cover +95% of your current customer base.. Just wondering if competition is so keen that capital investment in the network just isn't a top priority and only gets the cursory investment. But until AT&T shows the strength of their network and its superiority it will always get caught in the price wars.. Verizon seems to have the best coverage and touts their strength in their adverts.. But doesn't seem to have the desired result.. Interesting conundrum for the US telcos.. All telcos have to have a network growth plan based on a forecasting plan.. These planning efforts started back in the old days of landlines when explosive growth occurred in housing and the telcos got caught flatfooted with new exchanges to be built, and many switches to be implemented.

In the mobile space, its all towers and one tower deployed can cover quite a bit of space. Most companies have several different brands of GSM technology and it makes it even more difficult with that sort of environment. But there is no excuse for not having a planned forecast that can cover +95% of your current customer base..

Just wondering if competition is so keen that capital investment in the network just isn’t a top priority and only gets the cursory investment. But until AT&T shows the strength of their network and its superiority it will always get caught in the price wars..

Verizon seems to have the best coverage and touts their strength in their adverts.. But doesn’t seem to have the desired result..

Interesting conundrum for the US telcos..

]]> By: Christopher Gavulahttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/03/attiphone-us-3g-coverage/#comment-37919 Christopher Gavula Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:31:13 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=9959#comment-37919 A couple of interesting things here - a lot of the "tech" blogs and sites will give you all kinds of figures about what percentage of the population has access to 3G coverage, but fail to consider how many of those people are in fringe area - common in suburban settings - where reliability becomes the issue. The other false assumption is that people don't move. Telling me that a high percentage of people have access is no good if people are mobile. Then moving between coverage areas becomes a problem. How come Europe and Australia can get the coverage done (with similar average users/tower stats to the US) yet carriers in the US can't seem to get it done. They claim that population density is the issue, but that's been shown more than once to be a nonsense argument. Coverage should be ubiquitous - period. The other thing is that at least one of the talkbacks here points to an article that takes the coverage map to task. They suggest looking instead at the data coverage map, but guess what? The data coverage map, while showing the EDGE coverage to be pretty good, still shows the same 3G coverage areas as the voice map. Why? Because 3G is 3G! A couple of interesting things here – a lot of the “tech” blogs and sites will give you all kinds of figures about what percentage of the population has access to 3G coverage, but fail to consider how many of those people are in fringe area – common in suburban settings – where reliability becomes the issue. The other false assumption is that people don’t move. Telling me that a high percentage of people have access is no good if people are mobile. Then moving between coverage areas becomes a problem. How come Europe and Australia can get the coverage done (with similar average users/tower stats to the US) yet carriers in the US can’t seem to get it done. They claim that population density is the issue, but that’s been shown more than once to be a nonsense argument. Coverage should be ubiquitous – period.

The other thing is that at least one of the talkbacks here points to an article that takes the coverage map to task. They suggest looking instead at the data coverage map, but guess what? The data coverage map, while showing the EDGE coverage to be pretty good, still shows the same 3G coverage areas as the voice map. Why? Because 3G is 3G!

]]> By: TrvlngDrewhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/03/attiphone-us-3g-coverage/#comment-37918 TrvlngDrew Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:45:01 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=9959#comment-37918 Down here in Ozz.. 98% of Australians have 7.2 HSDPA coverage via Telstra.. This was achieved in 1 year.. Just turned off that pesky CDMA nonsense too.. :-) That said, a physical map isn't of much value, its really a population perspective over the geographical.. Doesn't make a lot of sense to have huge coverage between Kansas City and Denver for example.. If Telstra can do it.. AT&T can do it.. I remember when I bought a Sierra Aircard with EDGE on it and it was HSDPA capable. The salesman told me HSDPA was right around the corner.. It was over a year before it made it to Denver.. We would all need to say no to the 3G phone to truly send a message.. Not much chance of that.. :-) Down here in Ozz.. 98% of Australians have 7.2 HSDPA coverage via Telstra.. This was achieved in 1 year..

Just turned off that pesky CDMA nonsense too.. :-)

That said, a physical map isn’t of much value, its really a population perspective over the geographical.. Doesn’t make a lot of sense to have huge coverage between Kansas City and Denver for example..

If Telstra can do it.. AT&T can do it.. I remember when I bought a Sierra Aircard with EDGE on it and it was HSDPA capable. The salesman told me HSDPA was right around the corner.. It was over a year before it made it to Denver..

We would all need to say no to the 3G phone to truly send a message.. Not much chance of that.. :-)

]]> By: Is your hometown iPhone 3G ready? | AdsenseTrick.comhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/03/attiphone-us-3g-coverage/#comment-37900 Is your hometown iPhone 3G ready? | AdsenseTrick.com Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:58:32 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=9959#comment-37900 [...] Gear Diary created a minor stir Thursday when it posted the map at left (click to enlarge) purporting to show the extent of AT&T’s current 3G coverage. On the map, blue represents 3G, dark orange is AT&T’s old EDGE network and light orange its original GPRS data service. [...] [...] Gear Diary created a minor stir Thursday when it posted the map at left (click to enlarge) purporting to show the extent of AT&T’s current 3G coverage. On the map, blue represents 3G, dark orange is AT&T’s old EDGE network and light orange its original GPRS data service. [...]

]]> By: Happy 4th of July And … One Week To Go | Just Another iPhone Bloghttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/03/attiphone-us-3g-coverage/#comment-37887 Happy 4th of July And … One Week To Go | Just Another iPhone Blog Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:07:12 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=9959#comment-37887 [...] Image Source: Barry Yanowitz’s Flickr photostream [...] [...] Image Source: Barry Yanowitz’s Flickr photostream [...]

]]> By: 3G-Abdeckung USAhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/03/attiphone-us-3g-coverage/#comment-37884 3G-Abdeckung USA Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:14:14 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=9959#comment-37884 [...] Geardiary No Comments, Comment or [...] [...] Geardiary No Comments, Comment or [...]

]]> By: nealcampbellhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/03/attiphone-us-3g-coverage/#comment-55857 nealcampbell Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:05:45 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=9959#comment-55857 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">ATT 3G Coverage Map: http://tinyurl.com/6k9jyb</span></span> ATT 3G Coverage Map: http://tinyurl.com/6k9jyb

]]> By: russellbeattiehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/03/attiphone-us-3g-coverage/#comment-37882 russellbeattie Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:37:01 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=9959#comment-37882 82% of the US population lives where there is at least one provider of 3G coverage. Moron. -Russ 82% of the US population lives where there is at least one provider of 3G coverage.

Moron.

-Russ

]]> By: AT&T 3G Coverage Map - Not A Lot of Blue! | Just Another iPhone Bloghttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/03/attiphone-us-3g-coverage/#comment-37880 AT&T 3G Coverage Map - Not A Lot of Blue! | Just Another iPhone Blog Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:49:25 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=9959#comment-37880 [...] Diary has a good post up highlighting just how much of the US is *NOT* currently in an AT&T 3G coverage area, and [...] [...] Diary has a good post up highlighting just how much of the US is *NOT* currently in an AT&T 3G coverage area, and [...]

]]> By: PhoneDudehttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/03/attiphone-us-3g-coverage/#comment-37878 PhoneDude Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:41:57 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=9959#comment-37878 The extra $10 a month will also get you GPS, and according to apple "significantly improved audio experience". That alone might be worth the upgrade price for some. The extra $10 a month will also get you GPS, and according to apple “significantly improved audio experience”. That alone might be worth the upgrade price for some.

]]> By: Clinton Fitchhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/03/attiphone-us-3g-coverage/#comment-37875 Clinton Fitch Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:39:53 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=9959#comment-37875 Yep! If you do not live in a 1st, 2nd or 3rd tier city, you will NOT get 3G anytime soon. I'm good living in Dallas but you go 40 miles in any direction from the city and that game ends. Now, that said Chris, at least AT&T IS working on it and has a plan. T-Mobile? Not so much.... Yep! If you do not live in a 1st, 2nd or 3rd tier city, you will NOT get 3G anytime soon. I’m good living in Dallas but you go 40 miles in any direction from the city and that game ends.

Now, that said Chris, at least AT&T IS working on it and has a plan. T-Mobile? Not so much….

]]> By: chrissperahttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/03/attiphone-us-3g-coverage/#comment-55858 chrisspera Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:36:01 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=9959#comment-55858 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Are you going to buy an iPhone 3G? Check this out: http://tinyurl.com/6k9jyb</span></span> Are you going to buy an iPhone 3G? Check this out: http://tinyurl.com/6k9jyb

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