3G T-mobile versus 3G AT&T

[GermanGuy]

Here in Minneapolis on the G2, I often lose 3G inside buildings (switches to Edge). I never had that problem on AT&T. Does the T-Mobile 1700 3G Band not penetrate buildings as well as the AT&T 3G bands?

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[Anderdroid]

Depends on your location. T-Mobile here in Pittsburgh rapes AT&T, three times over and over.

 

[jashsu]

The downlink of AWS 1700 is around 2110 MHz. The downlink of CLR 850 is around 880 MHz. Lower frequencies tend to penetrate buildings better. Of course this is assuming all other factors equal (e.g. density of site deployment).

 

[Anomaly]

It is as jashsu says, shorter bandwidth signals penetrate buildings better.

 

[azzeh3]

I got a good 3 megs per sec over my friends iphone4 when I had a vibrant so I'm not sweating it speed test app for who wants to know

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[heygrl]

There are a number of factors for this.

- Phone reception
- When your local network is set to switch over to 3G
- 3G network maturity/Investments
It's not the same across different cities (networks are built out differently) or phones, HTC in general has been mediocre to acceptable depending on the device. Lock 3G if you must.

 

[GermanGuy]

There are a number of factors for this.

- Phone reception
- When your local network is set to switch over to 3G
- 3G network maturity/Investments
It's not the same across different cities (networks are built out differently) or phones, HTC in general has been mediocre to acceptable depending on the device. Lock 3G if you must.

How do I lock 3 G on the G2?

 

[Zaiaku]

Damn I miss pittsburgh but anway...

In Houston ATT kills T-mobile. I have both services. Constantly having problems with signal and I'm just 2 bloccs from the tower yet no problems with ATT and the speed is incredible. Just depends on your area.