Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: T-Mobile, HPSA+, Android, 3G, Network | Themes: The Internet, Software, Smartphones, Networking, Digital Entertainment, Business, 3GSM
T-Mobile plans to set HSPA+ in place by 2010, offering peak speeds of 21 Mbps.
In an "eat this AT&T" statement from T-Mobile USA, the company has revealed that HSPA+ will be ready to roll out on its 3G network next year. The company made this revelation during the Mobilize event in San Francisco, and also added that its users are currently sending 600 messages per user per month on average. In fact, T-Mobile subscribers update their status on social networks a couple of times as week.
However, with Motorola's first Android handset coming on board, the company is looking to handle the data loads as quickly as possible. T-Mobile USA's chief technical officer Cole Broadman said at the conference that Android users are very active, with users downloading an average of 40 applications each. Because Motorola's new Android phone has a larger storage capacity than T-Mobile's first Android offering, the numbers and data usage will likely skyrocket.
According to Electronista, T-Mobile plans to update its 3G network to HSPA 7.2 by the end of the year for starters, followed by the HSPA+ upgrade by 2010. By upgrading the network to HSPA 7.2, subscribers could achieve "theoretical" peak speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps, and a whopping 21 Mbps peak speeds on HSPA+.
Yesterday AT&T said that 90-percent of its 3G network will offer only HSPA 7.2 by the end of 2011, however the company plans to begin migrating over to 4G in that same timeframe.
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Thats twice my pc isp speed. Crazy. I'd be happy with a quarter of that. How much is all this gonna cost the consumer? I'd rather have unlimited data. Hi-def video doesn't even require those speeds. What exactly are these people doing on these phones?
HOLY CAMOLIE BATMAN!!!
DID YOU HERE THAT!!!
In short, at T-Mobile, we'll be expecting 7.2 Mbps and getting 1.8 Mbps, and expecting 21 Mbps and getting 6.0 Mbps... and still not getting coverage if you're on AT&T on 3G or 4G.
Holy Testicle Tuesday!
But will their general service still suck?
El_capitan you are probably right!!!!!! BUT at the moment I am going to say WOW!!!!!!!!!!! THIS I MUST SEE TO BELIEVE!
I guest in US or other country we can sue ISP if the internet speed is to difference than theoritical speed. In Indonesia we can't
. That why the Indonesia Internet speed is just 0,005 mbps in HSDPA with the cost of about 6 MCD BIG MAC / month unlimited. I hope Indonesia will do the same as T-Mobile soon (hopefully this is not a kind of Mission Impossible [-o
T-Mobile works better than ATT in san francisco.
and in chicago
I am still waiting to see what Verizons next gen network will bring. From what I hear its supposed to offer the over the air equivalent of their FiOS speeds internet.
and Detroit
T-mobile doesn't have as many customers along with not having iphone users which use something like 7 times more bandwidth then a normal smart phone user.
T-Mobile gives you 21Mbps!*
*21Mbps achievable only if user is only person on the network and is accessing server based less than 10 feet away. Also user must be standing next to the phone tower. All planets must also be in alignment, and user must also offer a sacrificial virgin or their first-born to T-Mobile in order to achieve quoted speeds.
And don't forget its 21Mbps ONLY on the cities that TMobile may have 3G in, I waited 2 years for 3G to exist on the TMobile network before I switched to ATT and I haven't looked back. I believe the statement would hold more water if TMobile. Making a statement is one thing, making it happen is a very different one.
HSPA+ in 2010, translates to maybe ONE city having it on Dec 31st, 2010. You can't trust anything TMobile says.
Anything to beat the pigeon.
T-Mobile works better than ATT in san francisco.
and in chicago
Same. i been on rode trips from Washington DC all the way to Philmont (Cimarron, NM) Thanks to boy scouting. I had coverage from all though locations with T-mobile. So i do believe they will do what they say. (Been a t-mobile costumer for 7 year years.)
T-Mobile gives you 21Mbps!**21Mbps achievable only if user is only person on the network and is accessing server based less than 10 feet away. Also user must be standing next to the phone tower. All planets must also be in alignment, and user must also offer a sacrificial virgin or their first-born to T-Mobile in order to achieve quoted speeds.
You legend
Anything to beat the pigeon.
You too
I will say that T-mobile has the best customer service I have ever come across. Having said that, if these speed claims turn out to be true I'll sautee my own bollocks and serve them on a bed of crisp lettuce with a dollop of marie-rose sauce (these aren't just any sauteed bollocks. they're M&S sauteed bollocks).
Same. i been on rode trips from Washington DC all the way to Philmont (Cimarron, NM) Thanks to boy scouting. I had coverage from all though locations with T-mobile. So i do believe they will do what they say. (Been a t-mobile costumer for 7 year years.)
T-Mobile also has the best coverage/reception in the Memphis, TN area
t mobile sucks in there reception you got to be mobin around
I'm very surprised to see that people in the US are so excited about HSPA+ "coming soon in select cities". In Romania (you know, that small eastern european country) we have 21,6 Mb mobile internet on two carriers already.
In portugal all the 3 major carriers have 21.6mb since 1year ago
how about expanding the coverage instead of in certain areas??? So what if they got 21mb it is not going to make a damn difference if i live in a area that is not covered. I think this is a marketing technique to get people to come to T-mob-lie. However this may be good news for ATT users, because ATT will forced to increase their speeds due to competition. I wish the Feds had more insight into telcom's cableco's and make it so that these companies are more forthcoming about their coverage and speed that they advertise.
This is already available in Singapore. Starhub service offers 21mbps:
http://www.starhub.com/broadband/mobilebroadband.html
Well, in the USA T-Mobiles 3G coverage is very small, smaller than AT&T so I don't see it as a great amazing impact. It would be nice if AT&T and other carriers would finish their 3G networks and put them everywhere instead of just in a handful of cities. Its a little BS to charge someone for a Data Plan that can only get EDGE when another person can get 3G.
I'm a T-Mobile customer, had great coverage in New Mexico, Seattle, Utah, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana. The only strange thing is, there is no T-Mobile in the entire state of Iowa. They license-out their service to Iowa Wireless in the state. Quite an annoyance (who knows if the state will ever get T-Mobile 3G), but since I've never had any roaming fees of any kind, I can't complain.
I look forward to faster service everywhere, especially if they do buy Sprint.
Oh good I can use up my 5 gig on the 1st day!
What is the latency / lag ???? anything above 150 ms is TOO SLOW
I don't know about now...buy a couple years ago TMobile did not support UDP protocol on there data network...(No VPN for you)
Available now in 3 square miles of 1 city, 2 more cities to be added in 2020!
Next week, Comcast announces even higher unspecified bandwidth caps!