Verizon will once again prove this Thursday, May 17th, why they are the defacto standard when it comes to next-gen LTE service. The carrier has a huge assortment of expansions and new networks going live in less than 48 hours. In addition to the immediate rollouts, Verizon claims that from today until the end of the year, a total of 140 new markets will join the LTE fun, bringing the overall total number of LTE markets live by the end of 2012 to 400. AT&T, Sprint and...
Southern Michigan residents in the counties of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph will soon be able to join the ranks of the LTE crowd, according to Verizon Wireless spokeswoman, Michelle Gilbert. In just a few short days, you fine folks will be able to enjoy speedy 5+ Mbps downloads (often 10+ in many areas) and 2-3 Mbps uploads. Of course, speeds will vary greatly depending on network load/congestion. Any southern Michigan residents itching to put that LTE device to good...
What is one thing we all share in common on our beloved smartphones; something that regardless of brand, manufacturer or size we all do at some point in the day with our mobile devices? That’s right — charging. The act of plugging into some form of tethered cable to a wall/car outlet is a long held, daily tradition that frankly we’re all quite sick of. In 2012 it pains us that we still must rely on cables to get our devices the electrons they need. While...
After a failed attempt to swallow up T-Mobile USA, AT&T was forced to hand over $3 billion in cash and dole out spectrum to T-Mobile for the hassle. While the cash exchange has already taken place, additional spectrum (perhaps more valuable) was held up by the FCC, awaiting a final “OK”. Today, that chunk of “break-up” spectrum was officially passed by the FCC meaning T-Mobile can further developer their network and prepare for their LTE launch...
It appears that VZW has been slyly slugging away on their LTE network. A lot of the time we’ll be sent a boastful (for good reason) PR sheet telling of the latest LTE additions/enhancements/expansions that VZW is rolling out across their network. This time, however, Droid-Life has stumbled upon the latest rollout information before VZW could send it to us. In short: Verizon has a ton of new developments on the LTE front with…new additions, enhancements to...
