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Will Northeast MI ever receive 3G?
I've heard talk about how ATT is "working on their network coverage" and plans to provide 3G service in Northeast MI "in the coming months". Well, now that another 2 year contract has expired, I'm seriously wondering if I would be better off jumping to Verizon. The EDGE data network up here if virtually useless. 5 full bars, yet extremely poor data transfer.
Can anyone provide an HONEST answer as to when this coverage is planned to be upgraded??? Verizon has had 3G for quite a long while up here...
Wild Banchi
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11 years ago
I'm in Bay City and I have friends that have Verizon 4G LTE-capable smartphones. I asked them if it was noticeably faster than regular 3G and they said that it was. I've noticed that text messages send noticeably faster than they have before on AT&T. I wonder what it's like...
It's a downer that AT&T could not suit your standards, but what ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Enjoy! 🙂
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Lewyman
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11 years ago
I hope they keep rolling it out fast. If they are truly going to have statewide coverage by late summer then they will need to start lighting up huge areas at a time. I will drive by the tower in Lewiston tomorrow to see if the tower has new panels. It appears at least downstate that they are not replacing panels but rather adding new ones and leaving the old ones up.
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JREwing53
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11 years ago
I'm giving AT&T till the end of this summer, or else I'm moving on to Big Red. They have been stalling us around here for too long. Promises made by store employees just don't mean anything anymore. When my friends down state seeing 4G LTE all over the place and there is no sign of even 3G to us, then that's it for me.
Rumor is that Verizon will have 4G LTE here by summer. Pretty embarrasing that they have LTE and we are stuck on 2G Edge.
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Lewyman
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Lewyman
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Mjrtom7
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11 years ago
I think I've figured out a way to minimize my ATT headaches. My plan has 3 different phones on it, and two of the phones will expire in May. At that point, I can sell my phone on Gazelle dot com (currently for $325!) and help pay for the early termination feel I'll get hit with from ATT. At that point....Verizon, here I come! (or maybe one of the prepaid services, provided the network coverage is adequate). Do anyone know which networks are used by these prepaid vendors?
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Lewyman
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JREwing53
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How would you like to be a poor AT&T customer with Edge today in Escanaba? And tied into a two year agreement?
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Lewyman
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Wild Banchi
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