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AT&T 4G LTE Coverage Reaches 79 New Markets | List

While T-Mobile is being creative trying to make iPhone users subscribed to different U.S. carriers change their mind and choose T-Mobile, AT&T continues to rollout its 4G LTE to new markets. The company doesn’t give in and promises to cover 79 new markets this summer.

What are AT&T 4G plans? What cities will get LTE connection by the end of August 2013? We offer you the updated AT&T LTE city list and the news on what to expect from this mobile operator soon.

AT&T LTE Cities

So which cities will the company light up with its coverage in the nearest future? Where will you soon be able to enjoy better speeds for accessing data on iPhone 5 and iPad? According to Appleinsider via AT&T, its network will be expanded to the following areas. Users from:

Walterboro (South Carolina),
Wilson (North Carolina),
Kalamazoo (Michigan)
Santa Rosa-Petaluma (California)

will get 4G AT&T LTE coverage immediately while others have to wait for a couple of months.

Some cities in Ohio, West Virginia, Texas, New Jersey and New York will notice how their speeds improve over the summer. Here below is the full list of 4G LTE supported cities.

List of AT&T 4G Supported Cities

Anderson, S.C.
Athens, Tex.
Atlantic City, N.J.
Batavia, N.Y.
Cape Cod, Mass.
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Charleston to Walterboro, S.C.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Chico, Calif.
Columbia, Mo.
Columbus, Ind.
Cookeville, Tenn.
Corinth/New Albany, Miss.
Corsicana, Tex.
Cortland, N.Y.
Davenport, Iowa
Dayton, Ohio
Dover, Del.
Duluth, Minn.
Farmington, N.M.
Flagstaff, Ariz.
Flint, Mich.
Florence/Muscle Shoals, Ala.
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Gallup, Tex.
Goldsboro, N.C.
Greenwood, Miss.
Gulfport/Biloxi, Miss.
Hancock County, Ga.
Huntington, W.V.
Huntington, W.V.
Huntsville, Ala.
Huntsville, Tex.
Jackson, Miss.
Jackson, Tenn.
Jefferson/Commerce, Ga.
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Kinston, N.C.
Lansing, Mich.
Laramie, Wyo.
Laredo, Tex.
Leonardtown, Md.
Manhattan, Kan.
Merced, Calif.
Meridian/Philadelphia, Miss.
Millville, N.J.
Monroeville/Evergreen, Ala.
Morgantown, W.V.
Muskegon, Miss.
Nacogdoches-Lufkin, Tex.
Napa, Calif.
New Haven, Conn.
Ocean City, N.J.
Orangeburg, S.C.
Paris, Tex.
Petersburg, Va.
Portsmouth, N.H.
Rio Grande Valley, Tex.
Roanoke, Va.
Rockingham County/Reidsville, N.C.
Rocky Mount, Va.
Saginaw, Mich.
Salem, Ore.
San Francisco, Calif.
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, Calif.
Seneca Falls, N.Y.
Sherman-Denison, Tex.
Shreveport, La.
Spokane, Wash.
Texarkana, Tex.
Topeka, Ks.
Troy/Greenville, Ala.
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Valdosta, Ga.
Victoria, Tex.
Visalia, Calif.
Williamsport, Penn.
Wilson, N.C.
Wooster, Ohio
Youngstown, Ohio

About AT&T 4G Coverage

The American mobile operator will spend the next 4 months rolling out its LTE to new markets. More and more customers will be able to connect to real LTE from the second biggest network in the U.S. by September. AT&T is behind Verizon giving coverage to about 300 million people.

New data speeds promised by the carrier should be up to ten times faster than 3G data speeds. This is great, isn’t it? As for today, AT&T 4G cities in the U.S. cover about 288 million people offering the fastest download speeds than other mobile providers.

We now wonder how many current AT&T consumers will switch to T-Mobile using factory unlock and enjoy any Sim card.

HD Voice AT&T Support for iPhone 5

Finally iPhone 5 HD voice AT&T support is coming this year. The carrier announced this option but didn’t mention the exact date for the changes to be applied. We are sure that a lot of Apple smartphone users wish to enjoy iPhone 5 HD voice option so the news is pretty stirring for most of iOS handset owners.

The technology that offers better voice quality for the iOS device and U.S. carrier will be deployed by AT&T later this year. New AT&T plans for iPhone agetting more interested. This mobile operator is not the only company that wishes to offer the higher resolution audio to iPhone owners since Sprint has similar plans.

iPhone 5 HD Voice from AT&T

According to the announcement make by the company it will not only roll out the support for HD voice in 2013 for iOS handset users but also offer its own voice calling option on the LTE network.

As Kris Rinne [AT&T’s senior VP] claims, the company is making HD Voice a part of its LTE strategy. This mobile operator has a lot of interesting plans for the future, including the possibility to send text messages from Facebook, reduce interference or bound traffic.

The new HD Voice from AT&T will make the company competitive in the market with other carriers because this service is very popular nowadays. Most companies have already promised to offer it in the U.S. The only exception is Verizon which wishes to present it in 2014 only.

Also another carrier from US – T-Mobile to support the Wideband Audio option for the sixth-generation Apple handsets. This feature improves the word clarity and makes speech sound more natural.

Would you like your voice to sound clear and loud on AT&T? We are looking forward for HD Voice AT&T feature for iPhones to test and see how it can improve the communication.

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Easter is coming. This is a great day to celebrate because it brings a new life clean from sins to all of us! We do believe that while your children enjoy chocolate bunnies along with Easter eggs this weekend, you can order AT&T unlock as a gift to your friends, relatives and beloved ones, especially if they a big iOS fans who don’t want to stay always locked to one U.S. carrier and follow strict Apple policy.

Enjoy the beautiful day. A Good Friday will be followed by Easter Sunday and there is still time to prepare your iDevice for the weekend fun. Load new games and apps that you can check out in your family circle during the weekend.

Have a blessed iEaster! geo-location.site team

T-Mobile Attacks AT&T: New Must-See Ads

The confrontation between T-Mobile and AT&T continues. If you remember, not so long ago the U.S. carrier AT&T published newspaper ads attacking its competitor T-Mobile, and now we see how T-Mobile attacks AT&T in its advertisements trying to protect itself.

The set of ads hit back at the well-known mobile operator that recently mentioned the poor quality of T-Mobile’s network it is own ad campaign. The offender could hardly assume what happened next…

T-Mobile vs. AT&T Ads

This conflict started a couple of years ago when AT&T wanted to spend nearly $40 billion on T-Mobile. This purchase didn’t take place, and the failed acquisition resulted in future attacks we now witness in printed mass media.

Redactor Note: If you have No Service isue with T-Mobile Sim card after factory unlock here is a fixes.

While the advertisements of AT&T were actually published, the ads created by T-Mobile are now awaiting approval. They aren’t in the newspapers yet, but you can take a look at what will soon surely appear published. Why are we so sure in this? Well, if T-Mobile CEO has enough nerve to call the network of its competitor “crap,” there will be nothing strange when these three ads attack AT&T coverage.

Black Humor

Surely, the new advertisements are brilliant, but this is still black humor. The war has begun, and since the two enemies have decided to fight in public, we can get some laughs long before April Fool day arrives.

The 3 new ads read:

“What Keeps AT&T Up At Night? Apparently Us.”

“Can You See The Beads of Sweat In These Ads?”

“If AT&T Thought Our Network Wasn’t Great, Why Did They Try To Buy It?”

The heat is turned up, and I believe the war will not be over soon. AT&T vs T-Mobile conflict will most likely result in more brilliant messages. How will public react to such cheap shots? Do you think any of the two carriers can win this fight? Wouldn’t they both just lose?

New Large AT&T Data Plan 2013 Packages

Are you looking for AT&T data plans for iPad and iPhone? The company has just announced their upcoming AT&T data plan for 2013. It wants to offer you from 30GB to 50GB of mobile data for $500 a month. How does it sound?

The carrier will charge you extra $30 monthly for each additional device. While these fees might sound crazy for ordinary users, they can be interesting to businesses that would pay so much since while most of people pay $30 for 3GB per month, they will be ok paying $300 for 30GB. It’s just strange that the carrier gives no discount to its customers who consume so much data.

AT&T Data Plan Price

The company creates their new 2013 AT&T data package choices for businesses and AT&T roaming deal that wish to get up to 50GB of data with 15-25 gadgets feeding from this plan each month. The two data plans offered are called Mobile Share and Pooled.

These are just expanded choices of the carrier’s shared data packages offered in the past. According to the mobile operator, it will help other companies to “raise the productivity bar” by consuming 30GB, 40GB and 50GB of data.

Mobile Share and Business Pooled Nation Packages by AT&T

You can get the new offers starting March 22^nd. It will be possible to download files on-the-go, control inventory and perform your tasks via iPhone and iPad. The unlimited text messages and calls are also included, so customers and businesses might actually like these huge packages of data.

You can choose the amount of data you need to get per month and choose how many gadgets will be included in your shared plan. According to AT&T, the smartphone must be one of the devices. Also if you don’t want to pay AT&T money no more you can always free the iPhone from this carrier and enjoy any other GSM Sim card or look at the plan cost:

30GB plan will cost you $300/month,
40GB data plan will cost $400/month
50GB package is the most expensive – $500/month.

You will have to pay extra $15 for each additional GB of data consumed and up to $30 for each additional device included.

iPhone No Service After Factory Unlock Troubleshooting Guide

If you get No Service on iPhone after factory unlocking you can fix it here. I used info here from different forums, websites and from my own experience and notes from our clients.

You can also see the scheme created to solve the problem as well. But if you need detailed guide keep on reading.

There is a part of our customers who are facing No Service problem on their iPhone, especially 3GS owners with iPad Baseband or after using Ultrasn0w unlock. Also there can be on iPhone No Service after restore or update, activation or deactivation with Redsn0w or SAM tool, even after jailbreak.

As to activation and activation you can read separate guide on how to fix activation problems on iPhone after factory unlock.

The problem is not in unlocking. In other words it is better that your iPhone shows No Service than Invalid Sim card or Sim card is not supported.

If iPhone is still locked to AT&T it will never accept other Sim. If you see No Service that means that iPhone accepted the Sim and there are can be tons of other reasons but not in unlocking and here I’ll try to describe most of them.

Most Common iPhone No Service Errors and How To Fix Them

1. The easiest method, and I can confirm that it works in most cases, to reset network settings:

Insert unsupported Sim card, open Settings on iPhone, go to General -> Reset -> Reset Network Settings.
Also some say you can try to Erase All Content and Settings but before it do a backup and I heard that it could harm your device.

2. In Setting you will see AirPlane mode which you can also use to fix No Service on iPhone as well:

Insert Sim card and turn on/off Airplane mode several time while it will pick the signal.

3. Also while your iPhone is on, pop the Sim card out and turn off the power. Insert Sim card and turn iPhone On. Or, turn iPhone on, pop up the Sim card, turn iPhone on and insert Sim card. It worked for many.

4. Go to Settings – General – Cellular/Network and turn on Cellular Data, Enable 3G, Data Roaming and wait for the signal. If they already on – turn it off and wait for the signal.

Note: Some say that you need just reboot iPhone holding two buttons and you will get service.

5. No Service iPhone problem can be after activating and deactivating iPhone using just app as SAMPrefs (SAM unlock tool) or Redsn0w. In this case follow steps in method 6.

6. If methods above don’t work to fix No Service on iPhone, you can try the third method which is the best because it works in 90% cases:

1). Insert non-AT&T Sim card in iPhone and connect it to iTunes using USB.

2). When iTunes detects your device perform a backup and after backup just click Restore.

Note: First try just Restore, without holding Shift/Option. Also you can try to restore putting iPhone first into DFU mode.

3). Wait till the program finish restore and you will see two options in iTunes:

Restore from a backup;
Set up iPhone as a new phone.

so choose Set up as a new.

4). After installing iPhone as a new you will need to pass activation steps, so do it with non-AT&T Sim card inserted and wait for the Signal.

If nothing, read and perform methods (1,2,3,4) described above.

7. iPad baseband. There are many iPhones 3GS still running iPad baseband (06.15.00) which you or previous user installed on iPhone for Ultrasn0w unlock. That could be the reason of No Service as well.

First check the baseband of your iPhone: Settings – General – About- Modem Firmware and if you see 06.15.00 – this is iPad baseband and you need to downgrade it. You need redsn0w tool for this. Do steps below:

Download Redsn0w (blog.iphone-dev.org) and run it as Administrator if on Windows.
Use Redsn0w to enter DFU mode: in redsn0w go to Extras – Just Boot and follow on screen instructions to put the device into DFU mode.
When your device will successfully enter DFU launch iTunes and restore iPhone in iTunes.
Enter DFU again.
Now download the latest iOS version (getios.com).
In redsn0w go to Extras – Select IPSW and choose the iOS file you downloaded.
Go back to the main window of redsn0w and click Jailbreak.
Choose Downgrade from iPad baseband and uncheck Install Cydia and click Next.

That’s it. After the process you will have service and can make calls.

8. Very often when you try to cut the Sim card yourself many do it wrong and iPhone can’t detect the Sim. You better order the Sim of the carrier you want to use on iPhone.

9. Sometimes there is really no service of the carrier you want to use in the area you are. There can be just no coverage. Or the Sim you try to use is not active anymore. In these case you need to contact the carrier.

10. Other reason of No Service on factory unlocked iPhone is the antenna of your device. Yes, it could also be a hardware issue and your iPhone has a bad antenna and it can’t catch the signal. In this case just contact or go to the Apple Store and ask them to check it for you. If it would be antenna they would give you the new iPhone.

That’s it. All this info was found on different forums, blogs and from the own experience of our clients. Just try every of them and read every no service fix very carefully. Also you can always contact Apple care or the carrier of the Sim card you need to use.

And remember, if iPhone got No Service issue it doesn’t mean that it is not unlocked. If device would still be locked it never accept and activate iPhone with other Sim card.

AT&T Attack on T-Mobile Network

AT&T attack on T-Mobile has surfaced in newspaper ads. The two U.S. carriers that could have merged in the past have now become voiceless enemies and the AT&T vs. T-Mobile war continues on the pages of USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.

The latest AT&T advertising is a direct hit at the network performance of T-Mobile. It clearly demonstrates the rivalry between the U.S. carriers. According to one company, this is the response to unspecified claims by the other firm. The counterattack is taking a full page in three American newspapers. Wanna see these AT&T attack ads?

The New AT&T Advertising Solution

What does the attacking carrier say in its advertisements? Firstly, according to Bloomberg, the ads you can read in newspapers say that T-Mobile drops twice as many calls as AT&T. Secondly, the carrier assures that the network speeds of T-Mobile are half as fast as its own.

It is not difficult to see that the tension between the mobile operators is getting tenser. It started over a month ago at the Consumer Electronics Show. The AT&T network was called “crap” by John Legere from T-Mobile.

Now we see the answer to these words. It is public, yet voiceless as the advertisements are published in the newspapers.

Update: Read about T-mobile respond to AT&T about its covarege and other stuff.

Some Facts and Opinions

As AT&T’s spokesman Mark Siegel noticed, the ads from T-Mobile are “plain wrong” and their strategy misguides customers. So the company decided to remind its consumers about its faster speeds. The abstract number of dropped calls is also “just a friendly reminder” and nothing more.

Do you use the network of one of these two carriers? What do you think about AT&T attack ads campaign? Do you believe it is ok for one company to accuse the other network in such a way? We hope to hear your opinion.

AT&T LTE Service Comes to Gainesville and New Counties

AT&T LTE coverage map has expanded to some of the new counties and this service is now available in Gainesville. If you live in Boise, Nassau, Denver or Suffolk and if you travel to these places you should know that they are included to the AT&T coverage area plan.

The well-known U.S. mobile operator has plans to expand its AT&T coverage map across USA and offer 4G LTE connection to as many customers as possible. This week the company made an announcement that its services are coming to more counties as LTE technology becomes available in Gainesville.

The carrier spends billions of dollars into its coverage map and right now over 280 million U.S. consumers can enjoy getting the 4^th-gen Long-Term Evolution radio service in different cities and states across the country.

Boise was added to 4G coverage map in December. Since then LTE service has been expanded to Caldwell and Nampa, including Denver-metro area and Westminster. The two counties Suffolk and Nassau also offer AT&T LTE coverage in Long Island and western Nassau. The carrier provides its services and signal across the metropolitan area in New York.

The list of places that receive 4G LTE for iPhone and iPad is pretty large. You can find Seaford, Melville, Bellmore, East Meadow in it as well as Deer Park, Plainview, North Bay Shore and Wantagn. The service is extended along Wantagn Parkway, Route 110, Long Island Expressway and many other areas.

You’ll be able to connect to the carrier’s 4G in Hempstead Turnpike, West Islip, Farmingdale, Sunrise Highway, Copiague, etc. We can continue this AT&T LTE coverage map as it continues to get new names and the mobile operator will add new areas to it in 2013.

It is interesting that the carrier spend about $98 billion in the past 5 years. Besides, this public company’s investments into the economy of the USA are much bigger than the ones of other firms since 2008.

1GB of Data for Free: AT&T Roaming Deal Offer

The 4G LTE service from AT&T carrier is now offered for free to users who travel to the U.K. This AT&T roaming deal might sound exciting for iPhone owners who hope to get free data to be used while in the United Kingdom, still its taste is a bit sour. We’ll explain why inside this story. Also remember AT&T deal with Alltel but this is another story.

The company signed its AT&T roaming deal with provider The Cloud to offer customers 1GB of free data abroad. If you are planning to visit the UK you’ll be able to access any of 16 thousand + Wi-Fi spots across the country.

How to Get Your Free Data

What do you think about free roaming data offer? I think it could be a nice offer for those iPhone and iPad users who travel to the UK regularly. Of course, 1GB is not that much if you got used to checking emails, reading news and playing games online during your trip.

Those who wish to use this free data in the UK will have to subscribe to a data add-on. Also AT&T plans to expand in Europe. You can guess that this subscription is not free itself. The package costs some money. And this add-on leaves a sour taste. Don’t you agree?

To get this offer you have to download Wi-Fi International application from AT&T. It is free to get, and it is available in the App Store.

Your Benefits

In case you happen to go to the UK all the time on business trips, you might like to get the new feature from your U.S. carrier and enjoy the benefits of this new AT&T roaming deal. You’ll be able to make free Skype calls to your friends and family. You’ll be also able to download some files over 4G LTE network coverage.

AT&T travelers should get the free application and use their free 1GB of data whenever they can.

Hackers Attack Apple Server And Sometimes It’s Status Down

An unusual Apple server status appeared after it was attacked by hackers from Eastern Europe, though some rumors also mention China as the country where Apple server attack comes from. These are just investigations, and nothing is known for sure for now. We only know that Apple server down was being witnessed by a lot of people worldwide as they read the news about this crime.

That’s why there are problems with activation after factory unlock. In the previous post you can see how to fix iPhone activation problems after IMEI unlock. But this methods don’t sometimes because of cyber attacks.

Who would think that we could see the message saying “Apple server not available” and “..try again later“after similar attacks on Facebook and Twitter? Would you ever believe it was possible to let Apple server down? Personally I thought it was fantastic, still it has happened.

Criminals or hackers attack Apple server on purpose. It’s understood. And they are linked to folks from Eastern Europe, according to Bloomberg. Investigators even mention Russia and Ukraine as countries where hackers who let Apple server down 2013 might be located.

China is also linked to the attacks. Thus it’s difficult to say for sure who is responsible for the unbelievable Apple server status.

So what exactly happened? How did hackers Apple server down making it “not available” and “not responding?”

As the Cupertino-based company reports, its workers’ laptops were infected by unknown malware that got past Java vulnerability. We do know that Java plug-in for web browsers isn’t perfect and it can truly let the malware pass through.

Of course, the infected machines are now isolated from the company’s network, as no one wants bad guys steal data or do other things. Even though Apple believes no data left it, there is no evidence it didn’t happen during DDoS attacks on Apple server and iPhone activation problems. The source of this malware hasn’t been found yet.

There are rumors that the attacks came through site devoted to iPhone developer community. And Apple server status It is believed to have been hosting the infected code that could make the way onto computers of iOS company employees.

The exploit on OS X machines is patched by Apple, and the Java Web applet is removed in the new upgrade released on Tuesday.