PDiddy
07-11-2008, 07:54 PM
With the iPhone 3G coming out AT&T has really been pushing 3G in the US. The thing is that the Bold is scheduled to come right on the heals of the iPhone.
Right now AT&T is claiming the fastest 3G network in the US (http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=25921). They skip over the fact that CDMA networks have much wider 3G coverage compared to only 300 cities for AT&T. On the other hand AT&T 3G has faster data rates and lower latency compared to the EVDO Rev 0 CDMA BlackBerrys.
So what I ran across this high resolution map of AT&T’s 3G coverage on Digg (http://digg.com/apple/High_Resolution_AT_T_National_3G_Coverage_Map) I found it very useful to see where they do and don’t currently have 3G coverage. I thought I would share.
http://www.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/att3gfull_small.jpg
You can catch the high res map at this link (http://www.xti9.com/att/att3gfull.gif). Keep in mind that it is a 1.5MB image so don’t do this on your Berry. I hate linking directly (hotlinking) to this image but there does not seem to be any website on that domain to link to.
Thanks to featherMario on Digg for the legend:
BLUE = Full Coverage
RED/ORANGE = Decent Coverage
ORANGE = Meh Coverage
LIGHT ORANGE = Enjoy EDGE
Well the countdown to the anticipated Bold has apparently started and now all we do is wait and hope we wake up to a announcement the next morning.
Right now AT&T is claiming the fastest 3G network in the US (http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=25921). They skip over the fact that CDMA networks have much wider 3G coverage compared to only 300 cities for AT&T. On the other hand AT&T 3G has faster data rates and lower latency compared to the EVDO Rev 0 CDMA BlackBerrys.
So what I ran across this high resolution map of AT&T’s 3G coverage on Digg (http://digg.com/apple/High_Resolution_AT_T_National_3G_Coverage_Map) I found it very useful to see where they do and don’t currently have 3G coverage. I thought I would share.
http://www.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/att3gfull_small.jpg
You can catch the high res map at this link (http://www.xti9.com/att/att3gfull.gif). Keep in mind that it is a 1.5MB image so don’t do this on your Berry. I hate linking directly (hotlinking) to this image but there does not seem to be any website on that domain to link to.
Thanks to featherMario on Digg for the legend:
BLUE = Full Coverage
RED/ORANGE = Decent Coverage
ORANGE = Meh Coverage
LIGHT ORANGE = Enjoy EDGE
Well the countdown to the anticipated Bold has apparently started and now all we do is wait and hope we wake up to a announcement the next morning.