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Wed, Sep 19, 2012 6:57 PM
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...
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JREwing53
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8 years ago
Had intermittant "G" on my HTC One X. I would assume that means 3G. Never had a 4G signal on my phone any time I was there.
My device has really been acting screwing around the UP. When I go downstate I have no problems.
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RomeoPimpkin
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8 years ago
No....G does not mean 3G. Your phone will only display 4G in a 3G/hspa+ coverage area. G is pretty much the equivalent of E....it is slow!! There has been 3G/hspa+ in Marquette for quite a while now. If your phone works ok downstate but not in the U.P. you might want to call tech support or go into an AT&T store up there. If your radio was bad it would not work anywhere. I have never heard of a problem like that before.
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RomeoPimpkin
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Tpeltz
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Good things are coming for AT&T customers, it's been a long wait, but I can confidently say that good things are coming online soon.
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Lewyman
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Tpeltz
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The dawn is coming for rural AT&T customers who have been holding out for 3G/HSPA+ service.
Read the last sentence of the second paragraph. Rejoice people, rejoice!
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jwagger
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8 years ago
Where did you see this article and how recent is it?
I worry that most of the U.P. and parts of northern lower, will be part of the "virtually all" that will not be upgraded.
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JREwing53
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Lewyman
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Well there is an updated coverage map on AT&T's site as of 6/5/13 and still no new 3G/H+ coverage in northern Michigan. What in the world is going on??? Here are the latest screenshots from Sensorly depicting Verizon 4G and AT&T 3G/HSPA+ ("4G") coverage.
Verizon 4G LTE 30 months after launch__AT&T 3G/HSPA+ coverage since 2007.
No....it's not complicated!!!!!
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American Ninja
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8 years ago
Wow, thats sad.
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Rayosun
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8 years ago
Well, let's remember Sensorly is solely dependent of its users. That means the map can be wrong. I would personally go by the coverage map or RootMetrics since both their staff and users contribute ti the maps. As far as 3G expansion goes, the answer would be maybe since AT&T is always working on their network to expand into new places and performing upgrades. It's a definite possibility but no one knows until it happens. 🙂 Your best bet would be to ask a Customer Care representative and thet may be able to tell you.
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Lewyman
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8 years ago
@Evandela
Yes Sensorly is user based which makes their coverage map pretty much spot on for actual coverage in areas that haven't been "Officially announced". I have personally mapped close to a hundred miles or more of verizon 4G coverage which many of those areas have yet to appear on Verizon's official map. I also have an AT&T hotspot I carry with me and I can say I haven't found any new 3G/4G in northeast MI. Now there may be a tower with upgraded service somewhere up there, but not likely as word travels fast. But that's the point of this thread. The fact is AT&T started it's 3G buildout in 2006, and look where it is today in Michigan, on either Sensorly or AT&T's map. Now since 2006 Verizon has built out an entire EVDO 3G network, getting close to finishing it's first LTE buildout, and will start it's LTE-A next month. Thats almost two complete 3rd and 4th generation highspeed networks in less time. AT&T's EDGE coverage area far surpasses even it's own LTE coverage....I mean really?? On a final note...I would get better info from Mr. Ed than I would a C.C.R. Just saying....
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JREwing53
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There were three trucks and major activity at the att tower today south of Pickford . Lots of black cable , whatever that means. Maybe, just maybe.
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