@Heavy Metal Machine I wonder how far you have to drive out of a major metro area till CDMA providers drop down to 1xRTT? which falls somewhere between GRPS and EDGE speed wise. Do many CDMA phones even indicate that they've dropped down to 1xRTT?
The company I work for has Sprint "broadband" PCMCIA cards and even INSIDE the Tampa metro area i have seen these cards drop to 1xRTT. I haven't taken one outside of the metro area.
@Heavy Metal Machine Also have to wonder how good ATT's 3G coverage. I don't own an iphone. but screen shots i have seen of them don't have any kind of indication to tell you if you are in GRPS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ coverage. I wonder how many complaints about ATT's network stems from dropping back down to GPRS/EDGE
@Heavy Metal Machine I've never used T-Mobile in an area where I didn't get at least Edge, unless the reception was godawful. Most of my T-Mo reception ills are due to old buildings or more rural areas.
At my home in the Chicago area, I never drop out of 3G. At my parent's place around 50 miles northwest, it's a toss-up between 3G and Edge. At my work, in Lake Forest, I drop to GPRS or Emergency Only unless I'm by a window.
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When is tmobile going to deploy an EDGE network that covers everyone? You can't leave a major city without dropping to a G after about 15 miles.
@Heavy Metal Machine I wonder how far you have to drive out of a major metro area till CDMA providers drop down to 1xRTT? which falls somewhere between GRPS and EDGE speed wise. Do many CDMA phones even indicate that they've dropped down to 1xRTT?
The company I work for has Sprint "broadband" PCMCIA cards and even INSIDE the Tampa metro area i have seen these cards drop to 1xRTT. I haven't taken one outside of the metro area.
@Heavy Metal Machine Also have to wonder how good ATT's 3G coverage. I don't own an iphone. but screen shots i have seen of them don't have any kind of indication to tell you if you are in GRPS, EDGE, UMTS, HSPA, HSPA+ coverage. I wonder how many complaints about ATT's network stems from dropping back down to GPRS/EDGE
@d0ug If you are in an edge area an E will be displayed.
@Heavy Metal Machine I've never used T-Mobile in an area where I didn't get at least Edge, unless the reception was godawful. Most of my T-Mo reception ills are due to old buildings or more rural areas.
At my home in the Chicago area, I never drop out of 3G. At my parent's place around 50 miles northwest, it's a toss-up between 3G and Edge. At my work, in Lake Forest, I drop to GPRS or Emergency Only unless I'm by a window.