I was just toodling around on Engadget and ran across a shortie about AT&T increasing smartphone and 3G by 20%. Since I don’t use either service, I almost passed the article by. But it said AT&T and I have AT&T at home and have looked at the Laptop Connect plans they have, although I’m just too cheap right now to spend the money on it.
But this statement caught my eye:
“What’s more, AT&T says those speeds are only a taste of things to come, with it promising that peak data speeds will eventually reach 20 Mbps as it switches over to HSPA+ between 2009 and 2010.”
I have a bruise on my butt from falling out of my chair. I can’t get that kind of speed out of a high-end wired DSL line to my house. And this will be wireless? Color me stunned. Either I’ve not been paying attention, or there has been a major shift in the infrastructure plans of big companies like AT&T.
I guess I should wait for the other shoe to drop, and see how much this is going to cost when it does become available.