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If MetroPCS releases a 4G LTE network in NYC, does anyone notice?

Discussion in 'Wireless News' started by Yankees368, Dec 15, 2010.

  1. Yankees368

    Yankees368 Compulsive Signal Checker
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    Nope. Maybe Metro should have ANY type of modem, and not just some POS Samsung dumb phone.
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    MetroPCS brings its LTE network to Boston, Sacramento, and New York City -- Engadget
    MetroPCS brings its LTE network to Boston, Sacramento, and New York City

    By Chris Ziegler posted Dec 15th 2010 12:10PM

    Regional carrier MetroPCS is ticking three more checkboxes today as it keeps pushing its ongoing LTE network rollout, and they're big ones: on top of Sacramento, they've added Boston and none other than New York City. That makes the carrier second to launch LTE in the Big Apple -- Verizon's already there -- but you can't take away from the fact that MetroPCS beat the big guys with their first live commercial markets by several months. As for hardware, it's the same as usual: the Samsung Craft dumbphone is your only option, which means that if you're looking to blaze on your notebook with a next-gen USB stick, you're still going to have to head to Verizon anyway. Follow the break for the full press release.
     
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    #1 Yankees368, Dec 15, 2010
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    How can anyone even test the speeds of the network if the only device out there for it is this crappy dumb phone? I'm sure that thing does not use the full speed of the network.
    I want a USB modem, damn it!
     
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    The fact that they have a Swiss cheese network tells the story. Besides there have been a few reports mentioning that, although they were the "first" launching LTE, faster data speeds are not the primary focus or intent. There is no such thing as LTE roaming at the moment, so once you leave their limited service area, you'd lose whatever minuscule speed bump you were getting.

    I doubt an LTE USB modem for Metro is going to become a reality any time soon.
     
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    Metro claims that my home area in NY is covered by LTE, though I don't recall seeing any of their towers with new panels. Unless something changed in the last few weeks, I think their maps may be lying. Also, what freq are they running LTE on, 1700?
     
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    It's whatever frequency they use in a given market, so NYC would be 1700.
     
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    How does Metro advertise 4G when only a handful of sites are actually turned up? I'm not even talking about the massive holes in coverage. I know they are working on coverage and will eventually become a player but their ads seem over rated to me.
     
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