4G Just Showed Up In Eugene, Oregon

[ShadowCatcher]

A heads up to anyone interested - 4G just showed up in the wild for the first time at the north end of Eugene, Oregon! Wah-hoo! Thanks Big Red (of course we'll have to see how long it lasts - whether they are just testing it or it's here to stay).

 

[anon(94115)]

Download and run speedtest.net and see what you have been missing!

 

[ShadowCatcher]

I've been using it when I travel - Phoenix, Portland, Frisco, etc. But now I'm getting it where I spend about half my time! The coast probably won't get it for awhile....

PS - It's fun to see the difference between 3G and 4G (and now I can put my unlimited data to work!)

 

[humpagardengnome]

A heads up to anyone interested - 4G just showed up in the wild for the first time at the north end of Eugene, Oregon! Wah-hoo! Thanks Big Red (of course we'll have to see how long it lasts - whether they are just testing it or it's here to stay).

Oregon, never heard of it, is that an undiscovered territory. <Totally J/K, BTW.....I do find that sorta surprising that they just flipped it on over there. That's a nicely populated area, at least it seemed to be back in the day. Saw some Dead shows in Eugene in '93. Then again every place looked well populated when deadheads rolled into town or maybe it was something else I ingested that had me seeing things a bit askewed. Anyhow, congrats, now go enjoy the data autobahn.

 

[ShadowCatcher]

Oregon, never heard of it, is that an undiscovered territory. <Totally J/K, BTW.....I do find that sorta surprising that they just flipped it on over there. That's a nicely populated area, at least it seemed to be back in the day. Saw some Dead shows in Eugene in '93. Then again every place looked well populated when deadheads rolled into town or maybe it was something else I ingested that had me seeing things a bit askewed. Anyhow, congrats, now go enjoy the data autobahn.

Yep, Orygun - just west of Nowhere... Ol' Jerry's gone but not forgotten and we stil have the Oregon Country Fair every year (most of the participants don't know he's dead... or can't remember).

When I bought the 'Zound, the VZ store said they were working their way down the I-5 corridor. Officially, 4G is only in Portland and surrounding areas (population wise, that's 75% of the population).

Going to enjoy it while it's working!

 

[anon(394005)]

Had the same report in the Thunderbolt forums.

Congrats! It must be part of this deployment:

Verizon Wireless Brings Its 4G LTE Network To Salem, Albany, Corvallis, Woodburn And Aurora, Oregon On April 19

04/17/2012
BEAVERTON, OR — On April 19, Verizon Wireless customers in the Willamette Valley can take advantage of the Verizon Wireless 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, the nation’s largest 4G LTE network. With Verizon’s 4G LTE network, customers can enjoy the best experience in wireless data usage when they stream video, share music and photos, download files and surf the Web with speeds up to 10 times faster than before.

On Thursday, the company’s 4G LTE network will be available to customers in the following cities and towns:

•Salem
•Albany
•Corvallis
•Woodburn
•Aurora
•Keizer
•Aumsville
•Hubbard
•Independence
•Mt. Angel
•Silverton
•Tangent

 

[rstripes72071#WN]

Download and run speedtest.net and see what you have been missing!

I love your avatar...GO FLYERS!