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Improvement in 3g Reception in DC Area
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My house in Spencerport, NY would only get 2-3 bars of EDGE until about a week ago now I get 2-3 bars of 3G where to get any 3G before I would have to drive 2 miles or more towards the city. Very nice improvement.
My indoor home and work signal is still nothing (Springfield, VA and Bethesda, MD) but I continue to get strong signals outside both buildings.
I was, however, out near Dulles on Sunday and I noticed that I got about 1300 kbps on 3G. I tend to get 1100 everywhere else.
I just assumed they had a better signal out there than I do at home, but perhaps there was a modest speed-boost everywhere and that's just the first place I noticed?
I was, however, out near Dulles on Sunday and I noticed that I got about 1300 kbps on 3G. I tend to get 1100 everywhere else.
I just assumed they had a better signal out there than I do at home, but perhaps there was a modest speed-boost everywhere and that's just the first place I noticed?
Just through my experience and a couple of others there does seem to be a general improvement in terms of 3G signal in the NoVa area. It's not that I have 3G where I once had none, but it seems that the signal quality is better and it does not drop out as frequently. I listen to streaming radio to/from work and that is usually a good indication of the quality of signal. I've found that I do not have to reconnect a dropped connection as often.
i noticed this through the weekend as well.
until about 10 minutes ago.
i'm in tyson's corner and can't get anything to work over 3G. EDGE works fine though. But i've got full bars of 3G and can't get email or onto the web.
It gives me the "could not activate the cellular data network" message...never seen that before...
EDIT: And now EDGE won't work!!!!! Are we having another f!_!cking at&t screw up this week?!?!?
until about 10 minutes ago.
i'm in tyson's corner and can't get anything to work over 3G. EDGE works fine though. But i've got full bars of 3G and can't get email or onto the web.
It gives me the "could not activate the cellular data network" message...never seen that before...
EDIT: And now EDGE won't work!!!!! Are we having another f!_!cking at&t screw up this week?!?!?
3:30 PM - Can't reach the internet with 3G or EDGE in Bethesda MD (even though I have signal).
BUT (!) I am getting 1 bar of 3G in my office, which has NEVER happened before!
I wonder if all these outages AT&T has been having are relatd to upgrades? If they're just trying to get stuff updated fast, they're might be a lot of cut corners and compromises. Kind of like how it's just easier to re-set your computer then it is to force-quite a bunch of frozen programs. It's painful at first, but it gets everything up and running faster in the long run.
Just a guess, but I do wonder if these problems are happening now so that we can have better service later. In any system, upgrading creates problems. Perhaps the're getting them all out of the way as quickly as possible.
BUT (!) I am getting 1 bar of 3G in my office, which has NEVER happened before!
I wonder if all these outages AT&T has been having are relatd to upgrades? If they're just trying to get stuff updated fast, they're might be a lot of cut corners and compromises. Kind of like how it's just easier to re-set your computer then it is to force-quite a bunch of frozen programs. It's painful at first, but it gets everything up and running faster in the long run.
Just a guess, but I do wonder if these problems are happening now so that we can have better service later. In any system, upgrading creates problems. Perhaps the're getting them all out of the way as quickly as possible.
Downtown here, 3g reception is ok (it is never that good in my office)
EDIT: Actually, now I just noticed that my voice reception has gone to hell. I've dropped like 6 calls today, that never happens here. Weird.
EDIT: Actually, now I just noticed that my voice reception has gone to hell. I've dropped like 6 calls today, that never happens here. Weird.