09-22-2011 02:05:51 AM - edited 09-22-2011 02:11:46 AM
ATT's launched 4G/LTE services over the weekend (09/18) seem to be faster in some cities over others that were included in the first phase rollout?
Houston and Chicago were compared and it appears that Houston is fastest even though both got the LTE upgraded network. According to the study, Chicago isnt one of ATT's strongest markets (Versizon is biggest in Chicago).
As far as ATT's comparison of its own network fast/slow results between cities, the difference in Spectrum. Houston has more than Chicago, giving Houston more "juice" to work with. (10 MHz vs 5MHz)
Other cities planned for a next phase could be Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Washington. As far as how fast 4G/LTE will be , again depends on the spectrum for each area.
Looks like the ATT / TMO deal would benefit customers in areas where the combined spectrum would bring most coverage to cities up to the "optumized" 10MHz needed to experience the full capacity of speed in a location.
As far as ATT vs Verizons LTE Comparison check this out.
09-23-2011 03:20:13 AM
Looks like the Merger Coverage Map hasnt changed since the initial talks. Would be nice if the "Spectrum" status were included as part of the legend so to truely see just what type of speeds we expect in locations.
