Since I got iPhone 3GS couple of months ago, I was wondering when I would have actually benefited from its long-awaited fast 3G capabilities. I finally got an answer, and as it turned out, waiting is far from complete.

AT & T on Wednesday announced details of its plans to deploy high speed packet access (HSPA) 7,2 technology to 3G. This next generation of 3G, and offers up to 7.2Mbps data rate (in contrast to 2Mbps and 3.6Mbps current 3G).

(This, of course, only theoretical number. A typical real world and descending ground speed is likely to be less than that depending on the location, device, and the total traffic in the local wireless network at any given time. However, that promise a significant boost . HSPA 7.2 is part of The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies that include GSM, UMTS, and the latest technology LTE. HSPA 7.2 offers backward compatibility, which means it also works with the existing 2G and 3G devices, the lower the specific device speed.)

According to the new speed will be ready by the end of this year. Unfortunately, it is only available in six U.S. cities, including Charlotte, North Carolina, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and Miami. This means that the rest of the country, including San Francisco, where I must continue to wait.

IPhone 3GS an HSPA 7.2-enabled smartphone from AT & T.

(Credit: Dong NGO / CNET) It’s not clear how long the wait will be for other cities, but the company claims that plans to deploy HSPA 7,2 in 25 out of 30 countries in major markets by the end of 2010 and reach about 90 percent of the existing 3G HSPA network footprint with 7,2 at the end of 2011.

Although this is very sad news for me, for most users this will not mean much, but the likelihood that your phone is not compatible with the higher speed 3G. Currently iPhone 3GS is the only HSPA 7.2-ready smartphone I know that AT & T offers.

Nevertheless, AT & T asserts that it will offer more compatible devices with the introduction of HSPA 7.2. The company expects to receive six HSPA 7.2-compatible smartphones in its device portfolio at the end of the year, as well as two new LaptopConnect cards.

Deploying 7,2 HSPA is part of AT & T’s to invest about $ 18 billion this year, of which more than two-thirds goes to the broadband and wireless communications. Major projects include investments in AT & T’s words:

The initiative significantly expand the range of wireless clients, 3G, serving hundreds of markets across the country, using high-quality 850 MHz spectrum. This extends the range of additional overall network bandwidth and increases the potential for admission. The deployment of the spectrum, 850 MHz, about 90 percent full today, when local scrolls recently in New York, Atlanta and Houston.
Adding about 2000 new cell sites the network AT & T in 2009, to extend services to new cities and improve the coverage in other areas.
Enabling access to AT & T Wi-Fi network of bona fide customers, allowing them to take advantage of the best available AT & T mobile broadband.
Preparations for field trials of 4G LTE wireless networks next year, and the deployment is planned to follow in 2011. This schedule will coincide with the industry expecting that when the various compatible wireless devices 4G will be available.
It is not clear, but I really hope that this also means the development of the existing floor 3G speed will be improved. He was slow and unreliable for a long time in many parts of the country.

Here are some other things that have occurred in the larger world of mobile phone to Monday, September 7, 2009:
Samsung’s Got Jet versions for the Korean domestic market, awkwardly named “Haptic AMOLED”. Unlike its international cousin, Haptic AMOLED package T-DMB-tuner (like almost all Korean phones do), and it’s available in hot pink and white shades for common carriers SKT, KTF and LGT. Did you know that AT & T, used to have a share in the Indian wireless market? Yeah, us neither, but they Cingular before the merger - and there are rumors that they are looking to go back to buying a piece of state operator BSNL, ostensibly because the market - which is still difficult phase of growth - this is considered a powder keg waiting to explode . This One’s walk for a few days and a full court press in the carrier on Android, it makes sense: Bluetooth SIG announced that Behold2 Samsung T939 for T-Mobile will be presented to “Google Mobile”, which would be consistent with the previously leaked user profile agent. [Via Cell Phone Signal] In the new Samsung i8910 HD firmware starts hitting some regions, and that’s good - it features all new 3D task switcher and built-in weather forecast widget for the TouchWiz. [Via Phonearena] Surprise, surprise: Toshiba is a powerful resume TG01 with Windows Mobile 6.5 in the next month, this step is fully expected all along. In any case, there would be riots did not happen. Sony Ericsson SDK for the Group X2 now available devoted to the announcement of a new “Panelizer” tools for transforming applications into an existing panel in a few simple steps - and running within the next few days, developers can submit their works for inclusion in the PlayNow Arena. Vodafone has released a series of eight new self-branded devices that will be available in time for the holidays this year and, as usual, they are located right in the lower segment of the market. Some, like E71 robbery 1240 (pictured) are straight up KIRFs, and others, as a member of the Crystal “533 catwalk collections are trying to ooze fashion and style without killing the bundles of cash stuffed in his pocket. If they succeed in this … Well, it’s quite another matter. [Via Unwired View]

A few weeks ago I was on the mind at the end. I could not go to one iPhone 3GS, and apparently, neither could many other people who bought their 2008 3G in the box that AT & T has promised to clean “the majority” in 2009 3GS subsidies.

AT & T has not been really forthcoming about what would trigger qualified for the upgrade is not opposed. I gave then was the idea: my wife has the right to upgrade its 2G iPhone, but do not want to pay $ 15 for 3G data services. In an incredibly generous move, it allowed me to use her right to the modernization of the experiment.

We went to the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, bought the iPhone 3GS, and then went home. I swapped my SIM in my 3G and 3GS and synchronized with my home MacBook. In seconds, it seemed like a liquid, a swap that happened.

Then I took my wife a new SIM 3GS and put it in your old iPhone. In the iPhone 2G showed “plug to iTunes screen and emergency call display when I restarted, but to connect back to its Vaio has grown to a iTunes, which require reauthorization before AT & T activation. After entering the digits of her social and billing ZIP, a very funny happened: iTunes is recommended to me that I had my wife’s version of the newly minted 3G data to the 2G, in accordance with the phone is detected. I agreed, and after a moment, her first gen iPhone has been launched again.

Moreover, we have signed at a low cost family plan for the next day, saving even more money. Her right to receive updates is now March 2011. My 1/31/2010. The next year, if it wants to update, I will give her clearance. Upgrading the exchange … not true that this love was made for?

(We recommend backing up your iPhones to take part in a similar experiment.)

Well, as a iPhone 3GS? I like to videotape the whole lot, especially for the rapid capture moments baby, and the compass + map location is pleasant to touch. Injection amount in the iPhone, finally working the way I always wanted it to: lag-free. Yes, and then there are the additional 16 gigs of memory. It’s worth it - at subsidized prices, that is. If configured in the digital city live show on Friday, I am sure, will talk about his / her leave the show at least once or five times.

This was my July 4 weekend. How was your?

There is no shortage complaints - some minor, some not so small - about the shipping firmware of N97s, which is already in this area (our wobbly lights immediately comes to mind), but fortunately, it seems that Nokia is looking to address the issues, perhaps more active than it ever did. Nokia Conversations official twitter account has announced that the first option in the N97 (which we will take in mind the North American version, because the United States, he was the first) will be blessed with the firmware 1.1 with effect from 1 July, which hopefully will be available through the most air, without any software updates Nokia stupidity. No word on what will be changed in the new version, but honestly, if we simply get LL Cool J startup screen that will be good enough for us.

If you are in Europe, and you have the E71, to sit down for a second - we have something serious, we need to share with you: you have a massive upgrade mode. Nokia, slim, sexy QWERTY set has been upgraded to v200.21.118, bringing with her laundry list of corrections, additions and improvements, including the addition of Internet Radio and the Nokia and my pair of new topics. No words, when we could see an update to the North American E71-3 users, but in general, Nokia, more tightening measures in Europe to North America seeps down the delay, so we certainly hope we will see it in the next few weeks.