TeliaSonera launches world's first LTE network, awaits phones eagerly



TeliaSonera has today flicked on the green light for its LTE networks in Stockholm and Oslo, officially starting the countdown for LTE-enabled phones. For the moment, keen mobile webstronauts will only be able to hook up their laptop or other USB-equipped device via the Samsung-provided 4G modem, but 100Mbps download speeds on the world's first commercial LTE network are still nothing to sniff at. This rollout is in fact slightly ahead of schedule, and the other major cities in Sweden and Norway are likely to soon get treated similarly well, while TeliaSonera makes a point to mention it has a license to do similar damage to Finland's 3G operators. The US might not be too far behind, either, given that the modem in use in Scandinavia recently cleared the FCC. Now if only we had phones that could ride these massive waves we'd be all set.

Japan's Docomo Network has already surpassed these speeds and that's only test mode so far.

Why do people insist that LTE is 4G?? idiots.

^^^^

That's right homeboy ... Docomo is calling their new network, Super3G. Confirmed pushing speeds to 300-350mbs, their 4G LTE will be faster then anything that's heard of and that's gonna be much later on.

WIND officially launching tomorrow
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/...vice-plans.html

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Originally posted by dEsidEL WIND officially launching tomorrow http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/...vice-plans.html

I predict a lack of competition.

New team of Rogers rep are hunting you guys w/o contracts down ... called "WinBack"

Recent calls made today offering plans such as:

36 month renewal and any handset at renewal term price
1,000 daytime minutes (local calling)
FREE EVENING/WEEKENDS from 6:00pm
1,000 anytime "Canadian" long distance minutes
2,500 SENT/RECEIVED text, picture & video messages
1GB DATA usage (includes tethering)
NO SYSTEM/911 FEE
FREE Call Display, Call waiting and 3-way calling
Voicemail

$65.00 + TAX

That's one SOLID Roger's plan ... the best I've seen just like the details above but, with 6GB of Data, Free networking Calling and something else ... $45 + SAF + 911 + Tax

So apparently this is what WIND's plans look like...

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So, we finally got some great news today! Since Wind will now be going forward with launch, it seems like an appropriate time for passing on some of the details that people have been most the most anxious to find out: Pricing! As I've shared previously, there are three plans that Wind will have available. These are, with pricing included: Chat: $15 per month Unlimited WIND to WIND calling (Canada wide) Unlimited incoming text 100 province-wide voice minutes 50 text messages Always Talk: $35 per month Unlimited WIND to WIND calling (Canada wide) Unlimited province-wide calling Unlimited incoming text 50 outgoing text messages Always Shout: $45 per month Unlimited Canada-wide calling Unlimited incoming /outgoing text messages Voicemail Data Plans Infinite Mobile: $35 per month (used with any voice plan) Unlimited internet for phones (tethering too) Infinite Laptop: $45 per month Unlimited internet for USB data sticks Possibly there will be a web on your phone only type data plan for $10/mn. BlackBerry data plans Social BlackBerry: $10 per month Unlimited instant messaging, Facebook and MySpace. Infinite BlackBerry: $35 per month (used with any voice plan) Unlimited internet for BlackBerry Addons: Voice: 10c Per Minute with the $15 plan SMS: 10c each MMS: 20c each Voicemail: $5 Long Distance: $20 for unlimited North America I don't have a lot of other details on long distance, there is going to be a number of different plans. Feel free to ask any questions. I expect that stores will be open and selling phones in approximately a week, a final date hasn't been fixed yet. Yay Wind!

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That was posted along time ago

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Originally posted by E2EK1EL New team of Rogers rep are hunting you guys w/o contracts down ... called "WinBack"

LOL, that would be me .... just what I was waiting for! I knew I'd be in a position of power now. I'd still have to be offered a super sweet deal for me to sign a contract. I'll just wait for their call.

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Originally posted by E2EK1EL That was posted along time ago

I would be interested in

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Possibly there will be a web on your phone only type data plan for $10/mn.

If Rogers could slap that on my month-to-month, I'd be as happy as a pig in shit.
I may firm up for a year even, or longer if they upgrade my iphone to a 3GS.

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Originally posted by Abercrombie I would be interested in If Rogers could slap that on my month-to-month, I'd be as happy as a pig in shit. I may firm up for a year even, or longer if they upgrade my iphone to a 3GS.

^^^ Your asking for the world @ that price and contract length.


$10 Mobile Web Surfing is for WAP phones only, not ment for our HTML phones.

For the last 2 yrs on Rogers and Fido, ppl have had their apn & proxxy settings changed to use this service to abuse unlimited data w/ many phones ... as of Nov 26 09 it all stopped now.

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Originally posted by E2EK1EL For the last 2 yrs on Rogers and Fido, ppl have had their apn & proxxy settings changed to use this service to abuse unlimited data w/ many phones ... as of Nov 26 09 it all stopped now.

That would explain why Stilez just got cut off recently :P

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