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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...
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Lewyman
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It shouldn't be long now for your area. Is the tower in McFarland the one that will serve your house?? If so, I will try to find out when it will be upgraded. The tower in Mio only had the omni directional antennas the weekend of Aug 17&18. Less than three weeks, it had broadband panels installed and active HSPA/UMTS service on it when I drove through Sept 8. That's pretty good.
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American Ninja
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Yep, thats the one nearest to my house. No 4G yet. I'm on wifi at my house so I turn off my phone's wifi every now and then to see if 4G has been turned on. That would be cool if you could find out when that tower will be upgraded. I found out the tower isnt in McFarland its right before it in Lathrop. Its right across the road from Lathrop 42.25 Lane Rd by M-35.
That's cool the Mio tower got upgraded. Last I checked the Lathrop tower was on August 31st, and it didn't have any panel antennas on it yet.
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Lewyman
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American Ninja....
OK, I got some info on that tower near you I will pass along. That site along with several others in the western U.P. are scheduled for upgraded service sometime in November, at which time AT&T expects to have their 3G rollout in Michigan pretty much complete....with the exception of those sites that are going to be rebuilt or relocated. Also, several more sites went live this week with more to soon follow and at the same time AT&T is also continuing to upgrade current 3G sites to HSPA+. So it isn't going to be long now before there is pretty much statewide 3G/HSPA/UMTS coverage. Finally!!!!!
Hopefully they upgrade your tower sooner but it definately won't be long now:)
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American Ninja
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Wow, cool! Thanks for the info! I'll keep checking the tower for activity and will post back when they start working on it. 2 months isnt that long to wait. Can't wait!
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FritzR
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Hey now. Just having my lunch here in Oscoda, Michigan, at the old air base. And what should I find on my iphone?
My 4G icon is lit up! Whee! I celebrated by watching two, yes TWO videos.
I was down in the Standish/Omer area on Friday, and the 4G icon is on down that way too, and operational. Video streamed just fine for us. Though it still faded out just before the M-65/US-23 intersection while heading North.
I'll have to see how far south the high speed signal goes when I drive back home at 4pm.
So, that's great news. Finally. 😄
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Lewyman
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FritzR
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4G was on for me Oscoda to Tawas; with about three miles roughly halfway where it was still "4G", but the speeds dropped terribly, down to .28 mbps. But in Oscoda, and Tawas, speeds were up around 2 - 3 mbps. 😄
4G hung on going South on US-23 to about Alabaster, where it dropped back into the Edge Network.
I'm hopeful of more tower upgrades. But this is fantasically better for around here, truly.
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American Ninja
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cool. They must have just updated it because I checked earlier this morning and it was the same old map. Still on edge out here.
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