3G Coverage Maps

July 2, 2009

Looking for 3G coverage maps from the major carriers?AT&T: www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer Expanding network support for 3G speeds, also supports FLO television which is digital TV over UHF channel 55.BTW coverage.att.com is an interesting site although it’s more an ad than useful tool.Sprint: coverage.sprintpcs.com  Starting to roll out EVDO Rev A in some markets which is even faster.Verizon: reallylongurlsojustclickhere  Ton’s of coverage obviously. Supports VCAST technology (same as AT&T’s Flo)T-Mobile: coverage.t-mobile.com T-Mobile is still at the very beginning of rolling out a 3G network so the majority of the time you’ll be operating at EDGE speeds.

3G Network’s On 2G Foundation

March 14, 2009

Interesting article about new 3G Cell networks. Upsides versus current downsides.

Unfortunately, they are faster but can be less reliable. Also, they often reduce battery life compared to older networks like Edge.

Here’s the link