HSPDA plans for Cingular?

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

J Robertson - 25 Aug 2005 02:21 GMT

What are the current plans for roll out of the HSDPA (high speed data
service) on Cingular? I hear December in 20 areas but then I don't see
any news on it from Cingular since January. Anyone know what the story is?

Reply to this Message

John Navas - 30 Aug 2005 20:05 GMT

>What are the current plans for roll out of the HSDPA (high speed data
>service) on Cingular? I hear December in 20 areas but then I don't see
>any news on it from Cingular since January. Anyone know what the story is?

My guess is that it will appear first in those areas that already have UMTS
service.

Signature

Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

Reply to this Message

J Robertson - 01 Sep 2005 04:33 GMT

> [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
>
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> My guess is that it will appear first in those areas that already have UMTS
> service.

Earlier in the year, i heard that they were planning a major rollout for
the DC to NY areas due about now. However, at this time I can't get
anyone in the stores to confirm that. In fact, yesterday, in New York
City, I stopped in a Cingular store and asked about the high speed data.
Reply was, "it will be a long time."
When I asked for specifics, reply was "I don't know."

Do-CO-MA who had stated they would be HSDPA by end of year, has
announced they will extend that to mid 2006.

Reply to this Message

John Navas - 01 Sep 2005 05:46 GMT

>>>What are the current plans for roll out of the HSDPA (high speed data
>>>service) on Cingular? I hear December in 20 areas but then I don't see
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> Reply was, "it will be a long time."
>When I asked for specifics, reply was "I don't know."

Store employees aren't any better informed than you or me.

>Do-CO-MA who had stated they would be HSDPA by end of year, has
>announced they will extend that to mid 2006.

[shrug]

Signature

Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

Reply to this Message

driven2xl@earthlink.net - 09 Sep 2005 17:36 GMT

UMTS should be launching around the 1 November in a handful of markets
including several in Florida, ATL, and DC according to my sources. The
phones and data pricing hasn't been announced yet. The speed of the
HSDPA is supposed to initially be as fast as what Verizon has going on.
Keep in mind that this is Cingular, and the launch date is subject to
change. Hope that helps.

Reply to this Message