As someone who doesn't get a decent T-Mobile service (2 or 3G) where I live I know all too well about the problems in the field :), but it is good to see that Android is being included in the next generation of cellular equipment and isn't going to get sidelined.
Al. JP wrote: > > On Dec 10, 6:47 am, Al Sutton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 4G Android fun for all you US lovelies? >> > > News from the lab. In the field however... > As far as T-Mobile's 3G infrastructure here in San Francisco goes, I > found on-street and in-building coverage pretty sketchy thus far. > About half of the places I am going around town regularly fall back to > Edge. Say there's 3G coverage inside 101 California, none at the Ferry > Building a few steps away. There's coverage in the lobby of the Hyatt > Fisherman's Wharf, none inside. And so on. When I take the G1 I find > myself constantly checking the signal indicator. This leads me to > believe T-Mobile would have to add a substantial amount of towers to > reach decent coverage. *That's just my experience with my particular > handset*, others perhaps have gotten more out of it. In any case, the > air's thin up there in the 2GHz range (talking about signal > penetration, and I am sure there are more constraining factors) and > site development is expensive, impossible in cases. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
