{"id":12879,"date":"2011-05-24T08:41:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T12:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pocketpccentral.net\/newscenter\/2011\/05\/24\/tmobile-4g-42mbps\/"},"modified":"2011-05-24T08:41:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-24T12:41:00","slug":"t-mobile-boosts-%e2%80%984g%e2%80%99-speed-to-42mbps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/?p=12879","title":{"rendered":"T-Mobile Boosts \u20184G\u2019 Speed to 42Mbps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 2px 10px 5px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: left; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"ZTE Rocket 3.0\" border=\"0\" alt=\"ZTE Rocket 3.0\" align=\"left\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pocketpccentral.net\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/tmobile_rocket.jpg\" width=\"179\" height=\"233\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-871827-10414289?sid=rocketusb\">T-Mobile<\/a> has just announced it has increased the speed of its \u20184G\u2019 wireless data network to a theoretical 42 megabits per second (Mbps) in 55 U.S. markets.&#160; While this doesn\u2019t mean much for smartphone users just yet, it is great news for laptop users who want faster internet access on their mobile PCs.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>To go with the new data transfer speeds, T-Mobile is also launching a new 4G USB modem, the ZTE Rocket 3.0, which will go on sale tomorrow for $99 with a two-year contract (after a $50 mail-in rebate), $199 sans contract.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>Smartphones with support for the new network speeds are certainly coming, though we don\u2019t know anything definite on that point just yet.&#160; Stay tuned.&#160; It also should be noted that a \u201ctheoretical speed\u201d is just that; real-world speeds will be slower, but we\u2019ll have to wait to see just how much slower once the devices launch.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve posted a list of the locations where the new data speeds are available after the jump.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-2350\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Albany, GA, Athens, GA, Auburn, AL, Augusta, GA, Austin, TX, Bentonville, AK, Boulder, CO, Chattanooga, TN, Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL, Denver, CO, Detroit, MI, Durham, NC, El Paso, TX, Fort Collins, CO, Gainesville, FL, Gainesville, GA, Greeley, CO, Honolulu, HI, Houston, TX, Jacksonville, FL, Long Island, NY, Los Angeles, CA, Long Beach, CA, Santa Ana, CA, Macon, GA, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Miami, FL, New Orleans, LA, Oklahoma City, OK, Olympia, WA, Omaha, NE, Oxnard, CA, Thousand Oaks, CA, Ventura, CA, Phoenix, AZ, Pittsburgh, PA, Ponce, Puerto Rico, Portland, OR, Salinas, CA, San Francisco, CA, Oakland, CA, Fremont, CA, San Jose, CA, Sunnyvale, CA, Santa Clara, CA, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Santa Cruz, CA, Watsonville, CA, Santa Rosa, CA, Petaluma, CA, Savannah, CA, Seattle, WA, Spokane, WA, Tampa, FL, Tulsa, OK, Valdosta, GA, Vellejo, CA, Fairfield, CA, Warner Robins, GA, Wichita, KS.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T-Mobile has just announced it has increased the speed of its \u20184G\u2019 wireless data network to a theoretical 42 megabits per second (Mbps) in 55 U.S. markets.&#160; 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