Question about att 7.2 3g network upgrade..

[drew077]

I live in an area with no 3g yet,but we are suppose to be getting it in summer/fall. When they put up the towers will they go head and update it to 7.2 to save time or just leave it at 3.6?

 

[iObama]

I would put my money on 3.6. IIRC, they're not rolling out the 7.2Mb HSDPA towers until 2010. Sorry .

 

[drew077]

I would put my money on 3.6. IIRC, they're not rolling out the 7.2Mb HSDPA towers until 2010. Sorry .

O ok thanks for the help, i though i read some where that it was a software upgrade and they were starting it at the end of 2009.

 

[jav6454]

I live in an area with no 3g yet,but we are suppose to be getting it in summer/fall. When they put up the towers will they go head and update it to 7.2 to save time or just leave it at 3.6?

If they put in new hardware, the towers will be left at the new 7.2 Mb/s. Makes no sense leave something half baked and later invest more money and time to re-upgrade it.

However, if the market is too small in AT&T's views, then they'll leave it at 3.6 Mb/s. Still, 3.6 MB/s is a quite faster than many non-cable internet connections.

 

[drew077]

Thank you guys for your help.