Hooch Tan
08-26-2011, 10:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/24/exclusive-htc-puccini-in-the-wild-atandt-lte-support-confirmed/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/24/...port-confirmed/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Have a gander. Take as long as you need. That, friends, is the AT&T-bound HTC Puccini, and it'll be the first tablet to hit Ma Bell with inbuilt LTE support. According to our sources, the Android-based slate is currently in testing, and should be hitting the markets in the not-too-distant future."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1314382258.usr20447.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Can you imagine if we were all still stuck with GPRS speeds? As good a start as it was, the increase in speeds for our mobile wireless activities has payed a really large role in our adoption of smartphones and what they are capable of. Of course, we now see speeds where we can stream HD movies, share pictures in the blink of an eye and exceed our data caps in mere hours. The only complaint that I have with tablets and netbooks having built in LTE or wireless data connections for that matter is that they usually tend to be tied to specific carriers. Yes, each carrier uses different technologies or frequencies, but if an expensive device like a modern tablet is going to have wireless connectivity, why not make it compatible with more carriers so that if one does not fit your liking, you can always change?</p>