3764 Wilshire blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

Coverage Map (Plug in the address and click to see the 3G coverage zone):

http://www.cingular.com/coverageviewer/

It’s a total lie.

I went in there and looked at my laptop and I was not receiving 3G.

I asked the rep why I didn’t have my damn fireball and he said that I’m probably not gonna get it here. I then asked him about the coverage map Cingular has up and he said it was stupid they put that thing up. It is more of what WILL BE covered.

So then my next question was, so if it’s future coverage, why is Cingular touting it as coverage NOW?

Both the rep and I concluded that Cingular was just lying. I thanked him for not lying to me like the Technical Support people.

However, he did tell me that Cingular plans to get 3G out by the end of the year in LA. 3.5G would then be worked on shortly after that.

He speculated that the biggest problem behind the slow rollout is because AT&T wants to brand everything under AT&T so a lot of back track work needs to be done. I don’t actually understand that part though.

Anyway, I hope this helps with some of the LA people. Don’t fall into the trap. Test your areas with the EVDO providers first before you try and jump into Cingular/AT&T.

They’re such assholes. I hope I can use this to get out of my 2 year contract.

Around Good Samaritan Hospital @ 6th and Lucas all through Echo Park and a good portion of the ride down the 5 Freeway and most of the 101 after Studio City and Hollywood are still on Edge.

The only places I got 3G were right at Universal Studios and the section of Hollywood that follows a little after that. I also got 3G next to the Burbank Airport around the Hollywood Way exit.

LA Coverage is patchy as hell. I actually ran to the store to buy this damn service because I saw that coverage in LA is mostly Blue– Meaning there’s supposedly 3G in most places. But that is a complete lie.

I’ve called it in to Tech support like 4x today and each time, they said their coverage maps shows holes right where I work. I find it hard to believe it’s only right where I work especially when I drove around the block. For those of you who don’t know Echo Park and Goodsam Hospital are right in the heart of downtown. Next, I’m going to check the Financial District which is right next to Echo Park.

That coverage map for LA is a complete fucking lie. Don’t buy into it. Make sure you got a friend who has a phone and test it out before you get your service in. I’m going to give them a month to see if they’ll get the 3G tower up, but knowing Cingular, they’ll probably lag like hell on it.

Even the iPhone won’t support 3G. This really doesn’t bode well for any of us. It probably means they will take too long to roll it out completely if a company like Apple is forgoing giving support to 3G.

I saw we make a website to honestly track the 3G coverage in our cities. This crap from Cingular has gone on long enough.