Virtually 100 percent of AT&T’s wireless network is covered by HSPA+ ?

formercanuck · ‎07-07-2003

AT&T's 'infographic' a lie or just insulting to many users ?

http://www.att.com/Common/about_us/pdf/4g_evolution_infographic.pdf

Virtually 100 percent of AT&T’s wireless network is covered by HSPA+, which, when combined with enhanced backhaul, enables 4G speeds

With cities in Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Michigan, Kentucky, Georgia, Pennsylvannia, upstate New York, Washington, how can they claim that 'Virtually 100% of AT&T's wireless network is covered by HSPA+" ?

wilcre · ‎06-01-2004

I myself do not know but 1 guess by me is they may be referring to their own original network and not the carriers they have merged/taken over possibly.

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formercanuck · ‎07-07-2003

Nah - even that

Most of states like Texas and Washington have been AT&T since AT&T Wireless days. Some of these areas are rural, but to call 'virtually 100% of AT&T's wireless network as covered by HSPA+' is pure bull.

I drive 5 miles from my house in Southern California, and I have a full 2G/EDGE service, but no 3G / 4G.

wilcre · ‎06-01-2004

good point I completely forgot that, i clicked the image of the link you posted and quickly reviewed the PC World review that they did, they tested in 13 city's, the claim of virtually 100% is correct if everyone lived in the tested city's and nowhere else, the testing was not a true test of any ones network that was tested, for a true test all cities and states would have to of been tested.

with that stated I would say that the choice of wording definitely was of bad taste and crossing if not border lining misleading myself.

3G and 4G Wireless Speed Showdown: Which Networks Are Fastest? http://www.pcworld.com/article/253808-2/3g_and_4g_wireless_speed_showdown_which_networks_are_fastest...

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formercanuck · ‎07-07-2003

The problem is that I don't see any '*' referencing the 100% to anything such as a PC World test.

The claim that:

'Virtually 100 percent of AT&T’s wireless network is covered by HSPA+, which, when combined with enhanced backhaul, enables 4G speeds" is just wrong.

joeshmo2010 · ‎08-16-2008

uh actually att's broadband network IS completely covered by HSPA+. Those areas where there is enhanced backhaul is when youll get 4G speeds on HSPA+. Don't understand how that is hard to figure out.

harryspar · ‎11-06-2011

One definition of "virtual" is:

"Not physically existing as such but made by software to appear to do so."

I think that fits perfectly! The coverage doesn't actually exist, but is made by ATT's coverage map to appear to do so!

;-)

Tpeltz · ‎01-03-2012

@joeshmo2010 - the infographic mentioned by formercanuck doesn't say "AT&T's broadband network", it specifically says "AT&T's wireless network". Don't understand how that is hard to figure out.

mendomar012 · ‎04-24-2012

If you zoom into there coverage map it goes into more detail of where they have hspa+ (4g) and where they have 2g and 3g

JFizDaWiz · ‎10-27-2010

if there is 3G, there is HSPA+ for the most part, I'd say it's really like 88-90% of their 3G coverage also has HSPA+. if there isn't any 3G there is for sure no HSPA+

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