Kris Kumar
12-17-2005, 09:50 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.betanews.com/article/TMobile_Plans_for_Growth_3G_in_2006/1134755975' target='_blank'>http://www.betanews.com/article/TMobile_Plans_for_Growth_3G_in_2006/1134755975</a><br /><br /></div><i>"T-Mobile USA has big plans for 2006, the company told BetaNews in an interview on Thursday. The carrier intends to complete the rollout of GSM 850, which has boosted its coverage area by nearly 40 percent, and finally establish its long-awaited 3G network. T-Mobile also believes it could top Verizon in Consumer Reports rankings of quality service. The biggest benefit of GSM 850 would be increased coverage, mainly throughout the central part of the United States. However, the rollout would also include rural areas of the Northeast and West. Altogether, nearly 400,000 square miles of new coverage has been added during 2005, according to the carrier. ... Eventually, T-Mobile's coverage map would be practically identical to Cingular's, erasing the advantage its rival and others like Sprint-Nextel and Verizon have over the nation's fourth largest carrier."</i> 8O <br /><br /> <img src="http://www.smartphonethoughts.com/images/Kris-dec05-tmobilecoverage.jpg" alt="User submitted image" title="User submitted image"/> <br /><br />I wasn't aware that T-Mobile had licenses for rolling out the GSM 850Mhz network. And looks like they have been pretty busy this year, expanding their coverage. I haven't noticed any improvements in my area, but then my Smartphone doesn't have support for the 850Mhz frequency. :-( Have you folks noticed any improvements? Coverage is the one thing we all wish T-Mobile can improve upon. And yes, catch up on the 3G roll out with the other US carriers. ;-) According to BetaNews, T-Mobile is planning on 3G networks for the metro areas by 2007.