AT&T Rolling Out 4G by 2011

[Sonny]

is a wireless technology that can theoretically handle downloads of 100 Mbps and uploads of 50 Mbps. That would be about fifteen times the current theoretical 3G speeds.

http://www.appleiphoneapps.com/2009/...ut-4g-by-2011/

[Night Owl]

I think I read somewhere that 4G has been up and running in Korea for a while.

EDIT: That would be South Korea. DPRK is still G-less.

[epoh]

They've been testing it in Japan for like 2 years now.

[Daniel Bates]

I'd like to have comprehensive, fully functional 3G first.

[maskale]

Originally Posted by Daniel Bates

I'd like to have comprehensive, fully functional 3G first.

+1000


I pay extra for a 3g iphone that is on Edge 95% of the time.

[Ahh!]

Let's remember to be optimistic and grateful. I used to hate to call my friend, because he had more than one zero in his phone number, back when we had rotary phones. I remember when TV series where now, "in color" and I did not have a color set. Finally saw the TV series, "Batman In Color"! Wow.

[epoh]

Originally Posted by maskale

+1000


I pay extra for a 3g iphone that is on Edge 95% of the time.

Heh, it helps to live in the metroplex. I've got 3G coverage probably 95% of the time. And most of that I'm actually on HSDPA (kind of like 3.5G - you can get 2-14Mbit/s downloads).

Of course, I also got a phone that can CUT AND PASTE. lol. ;)

[maskale]

True, but when you look at their coverage map its is all blue in your area, yet in real life its not all 3G

[crazeazn]

The problem is the United States is so big geographically. South Korea is so small physically (Its about the size of Maine) and densely packed thereby making it really easy to rollout to new tech. Moreso since their backbones are already on fiber. They had about 3.5G during 2002, my cousins were watching fully streaming video of the World Cup at the time.