http://www.phonenews.com/att-swapping-umts-to-850mhz-gsmedge-back-to-1900mhz-with-massive-coverage-reduction-6035/ Providing complete coverage of the wireless industry, cell phone news, and future 4G technologies. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:01:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.phonenews.com/att-swapping-umts-to-850mhz-gsmedge-back-to-1900mhz-with-massive-coverage-reduction-6035/comment-page-1/#comment-28734 AT&T Confirms 3G Coverage Expansion on 850Mhz | PhoneNews.com Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:45:44 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/?p=6035#comment-28734 [...] follows prior activity beginning late last year where AT&T silently rebanded areas in the Midwest and East Coast from 1900Mhz 3G access to 850Mhz without prior warning, leaving [...] [...] follows prior activity beginning late last year where AT&T silently rebanded areas in the Midwest and East Coast from 1900Mhz 3G access to 850Mhz without prior warning, leaving [...]

]]> http://www.phonenews.com/att-swapping-umts-to-850mhz-gsmedge-back-to-1900mhz-with-massive-coverage-reduction-6035/comment-page-1/#comment-28156 Pharos Launches Traveler 137 with Support for AWS and US 3G | PhoneNews.com Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:24:24 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/?p=6035#comment-28156 [...] Mhz band in the US, although it will only partially function on AT&T’s 3G network due to the rebanding process we previously reported [...] [...] Mhz band in the US, although it will only partially function on AT&T’s 3G network due to the rebanding process we previously reported [...]

]]> http://www.phonenews.com/att-swapping-umts-to-850mhz-gsmedge-back-to-1900mhz-with-massive-coverage-reduction-6035/comment-page-1/#comment-24207 Benjamin Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:19:36 +0000 http://www.phonenews.com/?p=6035#comment-24207 This is on top of the fact that in a lot of these places the towers were spaced for 800 leaving them to far apart once they are switched to 1900. When I was hoime for thanksgiving most of my friends that had AT&T were having just this problem. When they called in to find out what was going on they were told it was their phone and for those up to renew their contract they were offered a chance to upgrade if they agreed for 2 more years and if they were not up for a new phone there was nothing they could do and their only option was to upgrade at full price. After 3+ weeks of no change most of them left to go elsewhere. Thanks Chris for providing the answer to this mystery. This is on top of the fact that in a lot of these places the towers were spaced for 800 leaving them to far apart once they are switched to 1900. When I was hoime for thanksgiving most of my friends that had AT&T were having just this problem. When they called in to find out what was going on they were told it was their phone and for those up to renew their contract they were offered a chance to upgrade if they agreed for 2 more years and if they were not up for a new phone there was nothing they could do and their only option was to upgrade at full price. After 3+ weeks of no change most of them left to go elsewhere. Thanks Chris for providing the answer to this mystery.

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