MetroPCS, America’s fifth-largest mobile-carrier, has announced that its LTE network is up and running in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. While rivals Sprint and T-Mobile are deploying WiMax and HSPA+ networks, respectively, MetroPCS is the only carrier in America with LTE available now. Here’s a clip from the press release:
As the only no annual contract, pay-in-advance service provider offering 4G LTE services, we are building on the successful commercial launches of 4G LTE service in Las Vegas, Dallas/Fort Worth and Detroit with the launches of our 4G LTE service in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. With a compelling handset line-up and a superior network, we deliver unmatched value with flexibility, predictability and affordability that consumers demand.
The Samsung Craft is the only MetroPCS phone that supports LTE at this time. Now that the network is alive in my town, I’m planning to get a test unit and interview a MetroPCS executive to get more info on the company’s unusually aggressive LTE roll-out.
Any of you live in a MetroPCS LTE city? Are you intrigued by the Samsung Craft on LTE?
No, but i’d be interested if they offered a hotspot. Hello iPod touch.