I was just toodling around on Engadget and ran across a shortie about AT&T increasing smartphone and 3G by 20%. Since I don’t use either service, I almost passed the article by. But it said AT&T and I have AT&T at home and have looked at the Laptop Connect plans they have, although I’m just too cheap right now to spend the money on it.
But this statement caught my eye:
“What’s more, AT&T says those speeds are only a taste of things to come, with it promising that peak data speeds will eventually reach 20 Mbps as it switches over to HSPA+ between 2009 and 2010.”
I have a bruise on my butt from falling out of my chair. I can’t get that kind of speed out of a high-end wired DSL line to my house. And this will be wireless? Color me stunned. Either I’ve not been paying attention, or there has been a major shift in the infrastructure plans of big companies like AT&T.
I guess I should wait for the other shoe to drop, and see how much this is going to cost when it does become available.
What a load of crap. I refuse to believe it, their “3G” system from what I have heard is pretty bad now, so in two years not only will they fix that but say they will have speeds at 20MBps down on a cell phone? I will believe it when I see it especially considering its AT&T.
If they are to be believed, Australian carrier Telstra are to offer 21 Mpbs rising to 42 later this year using HSPA+.
See:
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/02/12/telstras-nextg-download-speeds-hit-21mbs-then-double