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Verizon now covers 470 markets with 4G LTE

0. phoneArena posted on 20 Dec 2012, 19:27

Verizon has announced on Thursday that its 4G LTE signal is now available in 470 markets, topping the 125 covered by AT&T's service, and the 49 markets that Sprint has covered; Big Red is expected to complete its LTE build out some time in the middle of 2013 and currently covers some 250 million Americans with its 4G LTE signal...

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1. KingKurogiii posted on 20 Dec 2012, 19:34 7 2

Verizon is trouncing the other carriers so bad in their LTE Roll-outs that it's pathetic...the only carrier i'd give a break is T-Mobile because even though they're the 4th largest major US carrier they're doing alright with their 42mbps HSPA+ and they can offer Unlimited Data for a good value. i even keep track of what phones i would want from T-Mobile just in case Verizon screws up too bad with me. i'd get either the Nexus 4 or the 8X currently. for now and hopefully in the future though it's good to be on Big Red. ;D

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5. Droid_X_Doug posted on 20 Dec 2012, 20:29 5

There is more to the trouncing than the article lets on. VZW has more depth in the markets than its competition. For example, I can be getting 20 Gb/s down while a co-worker on AT&T has no signal. This is on the S.F. peninsula (San Mateo).

And then there is the matter of Consumer Reports rating VZW 1st....

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7. networkdood posted on 20 Dec 2012, 21:57 1

I have both 4G LTE from Verizon on one phone and AT&T HSPA+ on the other phone and the speed rating is practically the same at around 15-20 mbps

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8. Droid_X_Doug posted on 20 Dec 2012, 22:33

Where are you located?

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12. KingKurogiii posted on 21 Dec 2012, 00:26

well you're getting like half the speeds i'm getting in a good coverage area like Winter Springs, FL.

http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u499/kingkurogiii/speedtest_zpsd6d5eebc.jpg

it fluctuates between 35-40mbps.

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6. androiddownsouth posted on 20 Dec 2012, 21:14 2

You guys are both right. Verizon will finish its LTE rollout mid-2013, and from there it's advanced LTE. They will likely be halfway through that before any other carrier even finishes regular LTE close to Verizon's coverage. Other carriers work better for various people that is not in doubt. But, if you want coverage pretty much everywhere, big red is the way to go.

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2. ROCKNROLL posted on 20 Dec 2012, 19:42 2

Huge!

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3. jaoowolabi posted on 20 Dec 2012, 19:55 1

Still doesnt work in Alaska.... :/

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4. MaxiZeus posted on 20 Dec 2012, 20:27 1 1

Don't worry little buddy their building it. They are doing s**t like using the cold air from rivers to cool the hot equipment

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9. cmikeh2 posted on 20 Dec 2012, 22:43

I feel like the phrase "to begin building it's LTE pipeline starting in 2013" is a little bit misleading since the backhaul for T-Mobile is already prepared for LTE. It also would have been important to mention that T-Mobile will be launching a later revision of LTE than the other three carriers.

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10. Omarc07 posted on 20 Dec 2012, 23:42 2

Thats good for people on verizon like my sisters that have verizon , im happy with at&t .

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11. kingkoopa765 posted on 21 Dec 2012, 00:17 3

I work for an indirect Verizon agent and my wife works for T-mobile corporate. I was surprised to see that even on cape cod, MA, my speedtest.net app on verizon has recorded 35mbps on LTE. Which is faster than my comcast wired connection(25mbps) and the T-mobile "4G" (10mbps). Verizon is just so much more reliable outside of major cities, and I argue that with my wife all the time. lol

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13. Droid_X_Doug posted on 21 Dec 2012, 00:37 2

"Verizon is just so much more reliable outside of major cities, ..."

That makes the difference even more stark. If you overlay the LTE coverage maps of AT&T, Sprint or T-mo on top of VZW's, the difference borders on embarrassing for the 'other guy'. Although even in the major cities where the other guys claim LTE service, the coverage is lacking compared to VZW.

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15. yarmock posted on 21 Dec 2012, 11:50 3

VZW had a big head start. Of course they would be winning, plus they have enough money form ripping off their customers to fund this rollout. DUH

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16. KingKurogiii posted on 21 Dec 2012, 12:20 1

so a one year lead = quadruple the amount of LTE markets that runner up AT&T has? lol okay. xD

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14. johnriii posted on 21 Dec 2012, 07:46

I'm quite happy to pay a bit more for much more reliable service. Verizon, while they have rubbed all of us the wrong way in one manner or another, is still heads and shoulders above the other three major carrier combined. I've been with them for 8 plus years now, and have no desire to go anywhere else, even without unlimited data.

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