List of cities that are in AT&T's 3G coverage

To Thomas (comment #6). I also live in Lake Charles, and an At&T sales rep told me that Lake Charles was added as a 3G coverage city right before the iPhone 3G launch. Just for your information.

It's good if you want 3G, but I'm usually around wifi anyway, so it'll just mean an extra charge on my data plan!

Thanks BattleScarred, I am still going to get it even though we do not have 3G yet. My sprint contract is done July 10th and the iPhone is the 11th. It is destiny I think.

your AT&T 3G coverage list for cities shows
Springfield, MO but the coverage map on AT&T's
website does not show coverage in Springfield, MO.
Does anyone know if Springfield has 3G?

Hey Zach, this is the best I could find for current info.

[June 11, 2008]
Omaha, Lincoln to get better network from AT&T

(Omaha World-Herald (NE) (KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jun. 11--Monday, Apple introduced its third-generation iPhone.

Tuesday, AT&T, the only U.S. wireless service on which the phone can be used, said it will upgrade its Omaha-Lincoln network to the third-generation technology needed to get everything the iPhone has to offer.

The new iPhones go on sale July 11. The upgraded network, already available in 280 U.S. markets, will be ready in Omaha and Lincoln by the end of the year.

AT&T's 3G network carries upload speeds of 500 to 800 kilobits per second and downloads of up to 1,400 kbs (1.4 megabits). AT&T's Edge network in Omaha and Lincoln now has speeds of 75 to 135 kbs with bursts to 200 kbs.

The iPhone will work on the Edge network, a step below 3G, but the phone's most attractive features won't. Those include video and music clips, color Internet access, video messaging and advanced data services.

The new service will be another shot fired in the battle between AT&T and Verizon Wireless.

Verizon's planned acquisition of Alltel Wireless, announced last week, will make it the biggest U.S. wireless service, as measured by the number of customers. AT&T will drop to second place.

On May 4, AT&T began offering wireless TV service in Omaha and Lincoln. That was four days after Verizon Wireless turned on an upgraded Lincoln broadband wireless offering that carries speeds like those of AT&T's 3G.


Verizon already had the faster service in Omaha and started wireless TV service here a year ago.

Apple announced two new models of the iPhone on Monday, one at $199 and the other $299.

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thats not true if you enter in your address in the coverage map section it highlights what data coverage you have.

BTW, their "coverage viewer" is a bit outdated, since Charleston, SC actually has 3G now.

AT&T's list of cities with 3G coverage is not all inclusive. Their 3G coverage map shows my neighborhood has 3G, but the city is not listed. Same with where I work. So don't go by the list of cities as the final word. Dig deeper in the coverage map.

Wow, I see. 3G coverage in the US has more holes than many third-world countries. On the opposite, If you see some countries in Europe, they have up to 90% 3G/HDSPA (up to 7.8 Mbit/s) coverage :)

From the sound of it the 3G data plan being $30 is specific to the iPhone. AT&T, and the world, I'm sure recognizes that iPhones generate WAY more traffic than and other 3G devices ever did and is pricing accordingly.

That said, I think a 50% bump in the data plan price is excessive, especially in lieu of the limited coverage and lack of ability to tether to another device.

OT, but I have to laugh whenever someone says "near wi-fi speeds". What exactly is that? 11b? 11g? 11n? 11a? Hooked up to what? 100Mbs fiber? 768kbs aDSL?

Wi-Fi is not a speed.