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Verizon 4G LTE Tests Planned For Seattle, Boston

Posted by kdawson on from the finally-catching-up-to-802.11b dept.

suraj.sun writes "Verizon will kick off tests of its LTE network in Seattle and Boston later this year, and is 'working on a commercial launch of LTE service in up to 30 markets next year. LTE is Verizon's next-generation, '4G' network, which will supplement and eventually replace its existing CDMA network and provide average data speeds between 8-12 Mbps. Their ultimate goal is to cover 100 million 'points of presence' nationwide by the end of 2013."

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  1. Oh let me guess by timeOday · · Score: 1, Funny
    We are all united in our skepticism, due both to our superior technical insights and our even more sophisticated business acumen. In fact, we all think this is just horrible, because Verizon is a big evil company, so we just know they'll only be making life even more horrible for us by having this service. And in some way it also reflects badly on the government.

    Am I right?

    1. Re:Oh let me guess by Son+of+Byrne · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, close, but I bet you didn't realize that the RIAA is responsible for a lot of the evil plots that are hatched because of the unnatural alliance between the major cell carriers and the large record producers (Big Telco and Big Recording...now it's musical!)...
      meh...it's late.

      --
      I'd happily pay you Tuesday for a biopsy today!
  2. Re:Elsewhere in the world... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    In addition to offering "4G", Verizon also offers "Customer Service" and "Low Rates".

    The US auto industry should learn from Verizon and put 5.0 tags on all of next years models. Who cares if they really are not 5.0 as long as you have good marketing.