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Sprint 4G LTE going live in five markets on July 15

4g Mark your calendars, Sprint users. Today Sprint CEO Dan Hesse announced that his carrier's LTE network will be going live in five cities on July 15. The first five markets that'll see Sprint LTE coverage are Atlanta, Houston, Dallas,...

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Verizon and T-Mobile reach AWS spectrum transfer agreement

4g How about some big spectrum news to help start your week off right? Verizon and T-Mobile this morning announced that they've entered into an agreement to exchange AWS spectrum in a move to help meet LTE capacity needs. The deal will...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 1

Sprint enhances coverage viewer tool, lets users view coverage based on device

3g Sprint has announced that it's refreshed the coverage viewer tool on its website, bringing enhancements that'll allow users to view the Now Network's two types of 4G service separately. After selecting the Data tab from the list of options...

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The change to prepaid is going to be bumpy ride

4g This past Monday, in light of Verizon's quickly approaching Share Everything plans (they start on the 28th of this month, next Thursday, for those keeping track), I mentioned a few alternatives that I am now willing to explore. Knowing my...

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Verizon 4G LTE coming to 46 new markets on June 21, expanding in 22 more

4g We've already seen Verizon announce a few markets here and there that'll be joining its 4G LTE family on June 21, but as we've seen the carrier do in the past, today Verizon released the whole kit and caboodle for us. In total, there will...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 5

AT&T expands its 4G LTE network to new areas in Tennessee

4g AT&T announced this morning that it's expanded its 4G LTE network once again, bringing coverage to portions of Tennessee. The carrier says that it's flipped its LTE switch in Nashville and Davidson County, which also brings coverage to...

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Sprint's 4G LTE network put to an early test in Atlanta

4g Sprint has said that it's 4G LTE network will be going live by the middle of 2012, with Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City and San Antonio slated to be among the first markets with the LTE (and enhanced 3G) coverage. Just...

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AT&T files FCC proposal for approval to roll out 4G LTE service using WCS 2.3GHz band

4g AT&T has already begun rolling out 4G LTE coverage using its 700MHz spectrum and will eventually utilize its 1700MHz spectrum for the same purpose. It looks like AT&T would like to add another band to its LTE spectrum collection, though,...

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I think I'll take the prepaid plunge over Share Everything

4g To the dismay of millions of loyal customers, Verizon announced its Share Everything plans last week, which will launch next Thursday. Marking the end of grandfathered unlimited data plans and replacing the generic, minute-based family...

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T-Mobile provides update on network modernization process, says LTE trials are underway

4g It's been a few months since T-Mobile announced its network modernization plans, which include refarming some of its 2G 1900MHz spectrum to be used for HSPA+ and an LTE deployment planned for next year. Today the carrier posted a brief...

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Verizon's Share Everything plans are the last thing I want

4g On three of the nation's four largest carriers, unlimited data finally saw its way out last year and was immediately replaced by less-than-desirable tiered data plans. The move was a rather poor attempt at alleviating some of the stress...

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Verizon announces more upcoming 4G LTE expansions

4g Just a couple of days after Verizon began naming markets that it'll be bringing new or expanded 4G LTE coverage to later this month, the carrier has more areas to its plans. There are a number of new cities scheduled to receive new Verizon...

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Verizon schedules 4G LTE expansion for June 21

4g Last month saw Verizon roll out its LTE coverage 28 markets and expand in 11 more, bringing it to 258 total 4G markets. If your hometown still isn't part of that group, though, you may have better luck later this month when Verizon grows...

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C Spire hits AT&T with federal antitrust lawsuit

4g The list of lawsuits going on in the mobile world has grown again, as C Spire Wireless (also known as Cellular South) has filed an anti-trust suit against AT&T, Motorola and Qualcomm. The suit was filed last month and claims that AT&T,...

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AT&T 4G LTE coverage launches in Cleveland

4g Good news for residents of Cleveland, Ohio, today, as AT&T has announced that its 4G LTE network is now live in the city. AT&T customers in Cleveland with one of the carrier's LTE-enabled products, like the HTC One X or Nokia Lumia 900,...

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