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mccclxxxv
08-15-2006, 08:26 PM
Anyone know if Cingular plans to upgrade the EDGE network to support higher speeds? I heard that EDGE is 135k and that Sprint's is 300-400k.
AdamaDBrown
08-15-2006, 09:25 PM
Those Sprint speeds are EVDO, which is a newer technology than EDGE. Cingular has their own high-speed network, based on UMTS technology, but it's only in a few cities. It probably won't be more broadly available until some time next year. Until then, EDGE is what's available.
mccclxxxv
08-15-2006, 09:30 PM
what's the name of Cingular's network and what cities is it in?
AdamaDBrown
08-15-2006, 10:08 PM
Cingular calls their UMTS network "BroadbandConnect."

You can find a list of cities here:

http://www.cingular.com/business/3G_cov_maps_pop

Bear in mind that to take advantage of it, you'd need a device which supports UMTS on the 1900 MHz band. There are a few phones like this already available, but no WM Smartphones that I'm aware of.