By Adriana Lee |
When it comes to 4G/LTE, Verizon’s network is largely acknowledged as the best. But now, PCMag‘s latest test results have come along to challenge that notion. According to the website, AT&T actually had the fastest LTE network of all four of the major carriers. In its…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Sprint is still lagging behind Verizon and AT&T when it comes to LTE coverage, mainly because it launched the high speed service over a year after its competition, but a new expansion may help the carrier level the playing field. Service just launched in 22…
By Jacob Kleinman |
T-Mobile is now selling Samsung’s Galaxy S III with out-of-the-box LTE support for just $550 or $70 down followed a payment of $20 per month for two years. Of course, the S III is a bit outdated considering that the newer Galaxy S4 is available from…
By Jacob Kleinman |
The results are in from TechHive‘s Wireless Week cellular speed tests and AT&T came away with the fastest LTE speeds. For the second year in a row the carrier blew away the competition with an average download 13.5Mbps and average upload speed of 6.45Mbps. Verizon still…
By Todd Haselton |
Verizon has the largest 4G LTE network in the United States and now it’s larger than ever. The carrier announced Monday that it recently activated its 4G LTE service in six new markets, bringing the total market count to 497. It covers a total of…
By Todd Haselton |
AT&T on Tuesday announced several new 4G LTE markets, bringing the carrier’s total count to 207 U.S. cities and towns covering 200 million U.S. residents. The network is now active in Gulfport/Biloxi, Mississippi; Centralia, Washington; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Henderson, North Carolina; Huntsville, Decatur and Cullman, Alabama;…
By Sean P. Aune |
Sprint is activating LTE in nearly two dozen cities today, and the list of locations that will soon see the 4G network continues to grow. The 21 new Sprint 4G LTE markets: Albemarle, N.C. Bloomington, Ind. Charlotte, N.C. Contra Costa County, Calif. Denison, Texas Greeneville,…
By Ron Duwell |
Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam might have played a huge part in Steve Jobs’ decision to include LTE in the iPhone 5. Speaking at the National Association of Broadcasters, McAdam recalled a meeting he had with the late Apple CEO and said in part he…
By Todd Haselton |
T-Mobile recently issued an update for the Galaxy Note II that allows it to access its new 4G LTE network. It’s active in NYC today, but it will be locked until the official launch later this spring. Still, we had a chance to give the…
By Todd Haselton |
We had a few brief moments to check out T-Mobile’s BlackBerry Z10, one of the first smartphones that will support 4G LTE. The other devices include the HTC One, iPhone 5, Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Note II. The BlackBerry Z10 has just a hair…
By Todd Haselton |
We checked out the T-Mobile HTC One today during the carrier’s new “Uncarrier” press event in New York City. The device is exactly what you expect from AT&T but, of course, supports T-Mobile’s 4G LTE network. It doesn’t have much branding but does have a…
By Todd Haselton |
After T-Mobile’s press conference wrapped up today we had a chance to check out the carrier’s new iPhone 5 with 4G LTE support. T-Mobile said it specifically worked with Apple so that the device had the appropriate radios to work properly not only on its 4G…
By Todd Haselton |
T-Mobile is holding a press event in New York City tomorrow Tuesday, March 26. We largely expect that it will be a status update for the company, in which we’ll be briefed on the carrier’s new contract-free plans, its 4G LTE schedule and roll-out, the…
By Todd Haselton |
T-Mobile will announce its 4G LTE network rollout plans next week during a press conference in New York City, and the carrier has apparently already started activating the network in several launch markets. The discovery was recently made by OpenSignal, which has an application capable…
By Todd Haselton |
Verizon activated five new 4G LTE markets on Thursday, including locations in Somerset, Ky.; Presque Isle, Maine; Great Falls, Mont.; Scotts Bluff, Neb.; and Athens, Ohio. Verizon Wireless now covers more than 273 million people in 486 markets across the U.S., which is rather impressive considering…
By Todd Haselton |
LTE networks are beginning to take off in Europe and T-Mobile USA will begin covering the U.S. with LTE later this fall. As a result, ABI Research believes that 4G LTE traffic will increase more than 200 percent this year alone. The research firm found that…
By Todd Haselton |
T-Mobile announced on Monday that the Galaxy Note II is receiving an update that will add 4G LTE support. We also know the Galaxy S4 on T-Mobile will support the newer, faster network. Now the carrier officially announced a press event in NYC on March…
By Todd Haselton |
T-Mobile’s Galaxy S4 will support the carrier’s new 4G LTE network and now the carrier confirmed that its older Samsung Galaxy Note II smartphone also has support sitting dormant. T-Mobile USA issued an update Monday activating the required radio. It won’t work with 4G LTE just…
By Todd Haselton |
AT&T and T-Mobile USA recently launched marketing pages for the freshly announced Galaxy S 4. Both carriers allow you to enter your email address to learn more about the phone and when it will be available. We spotted something on T-Mobile’s page that caught our…
By Todd Haselton |
What happens when you drive around America for 295,203 miles across 84 markets collecting 250,479,524 data samples? You get a pretty comprehensive analysis of the wireless data networks in the United States. Yes, those figures are real and they were recently published a report from…
By Sean P. Aune |
AT&T announced today that four more locations are receiving its ever expanding LTE coverage. Residents in the following locations with an LTE capable devices on AT&T should now be seeing the results of the new network: Brunswick, Ga. Evansville, Ind. Savannah, Ga. Expanded areas of…
By Adriana Lee |
The latest scoop from Forbes may have Wi-Fi-only tablet users giving up their LTE envy: Apparently startup FreedomPop is going to offer free 4G connectivity to tablets via a little doohickey called the LTE Clip. Designed to attach to WiFi-only tablet devices, the Clip itself…
By Sean P. Aune |
Three UK announced today that it will be adding unlimited 4G LTE support to all of its pricing plans. The carrier known for cheap plans is set to receive 1800MHz bandwidth by no later than Sept., and it is already assuring its customers they will…
By Todd Haselton |
Sprint just confirmed that it will offer Apple’s new 128GB fourth generation iPad with Retina Display. Apple announced the new higher-capacity tablet this morning, but didn’t divulge what partners will actually sell the device with a 4G LTE connection. Sprint did not provide a price,…
