AT&T covers 8 more markets with LTE service, including Honolulu

The Apple iPhone 5 supports 4G LTE service

With the Apple iPhone 5 the first of Apple's iconic smartphones to support LTE, the carriers have been on a mission to expand their LTE coverage to as many heavily populated, or oft-traveled locations, before the phone's launch on Friday. By doing this, Verizon, AT&T and Sprint are adding to the number of possible buyers for the latest iteration of the iPhone. Just the other day, the nation's second largest carrier added Wilmington, Delaware and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to its LTE footprint. Today, AT&T has turned the switch to on in 8 more locations while expanding coverage in another.

AT&T's 4G LTE service is now available in the Detroit metro area, Portland, Seattle, Honolulu, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, Birmingham and Memphis. In addition, LTE coverage has been expanded tin Miami-Dade County. LTE service offers 4G data speeds as much as ten times faster than 3G. That, of course, is just a guideline and actual speeds can be higher or lower. For example, on Tuesday some LTE users in Detroit were able to download data at speeds of around 54Mbps.

source: AT&T via AndroidCentral

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posted on 19 Sep 2012, 12:38 4

1. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)

I'm confused, is this article about AT&T adding LTE coverage in various markets or the Apple IPhone 5?

posted on 19 Sep 2012, 12:50 4

2. ajac09 (Posts: 1481; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)

Phone arena makes every article about the iphone even if its about more then just the iphone I should say Iphone arena

posted on 19 Sep 2012, 18:58 2

3. papss (unregistered)

They really do talk too much about apply..

posted on 19 Sep 2012, 19:32 1

4. Yummy (Posts: 117; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)

Ooooooh LTE in paradise.........

posted on 19 Sep 2012, 20:00 1

5. cheeseycheeser (Posts: 413; Member since: 24 Mar 2011)

Finally in Portland!

posted on 19 Sep 2012, 21:25

6. MartyK (Posts: 816; Member since: 11 Apr 2012)

It's Alan Apple F. expect nothing less...hahaha

posted on 19 Sep 2012, 22:21

7. bigmac313 (Posts: 7; Member since: 07 Sep 2011)

We just got LTE in the Detroit area and its actually quite fast on my SIII

posted on 19 Sep 2012, 23:41

8. tiberius183 (Posts: 8; Member since: 16 Jan 2012)

Seattle got it, but not surrounding areas. :(

Guess I might make a trip out there just to test it out...

And, yes jumped ship from Spritn to AT&T less than a week ago. No regrets so far!

posted on 20 Sep 2012, 02:20

9. rickydelivers (Posts: 1; Member since: 20 Sep 2012)

just a heads up, as far as "surrounding areas" I drive a truck daily up and down the Puget Sound and I am definately getting it in Marysville, and when I was in Pierce County earlier, LTE was showing up where 4G used to be! thanks At&t!