In terms of LTE coverage in our side of the world, Verizon is still the undisputed leader in the industry while AT&T is only at the second spt. Come to think of it, Verizon has this expansionist policy of expanding its LTE coverage in as short time span as possible and we see the results of this strategy with the carrier’s coverage extending to 337 LTE locations after the recent addition of 33 new markets. AT&T on the other hand currently only has 47 covered locations so it has a lot of catching up to do if it hopes to be competitive against Verizon for that matter. Not only that, AT&T needs to be watchful of Sprint as well because it already lit up its LTE network and already has 15 covered locations as of the moment. If AT&T doesn’t make headway in its LTE coverage, there might even be a possibility that Sprint will overtake it in terms of coverage.
The Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket is currently available starting at $79.
Good thing that AT&T has a little trick up its sleeve. As it stands, the wireless provider recently announced the addition of 4 new markets to be covered by its LTE network making its total covered locations come up to 47. These new locations that can already feel the blazing-fast 4G LTE network of AT&T are as follows:
- West Palm Beach, FL
- Miami, FL
- Ft. Louderdale, FL
- Worcester Area, MA
In addition to that, AT&T is not just lighting up its LTE network in the above-mentioned markets but is also expanding the currently existing ones in:
- Washington, DC
- Baltimore, MD
- Boston area, MA
If you happen to have AT&T for your wireless provider of choice and live in any of the locations mentioned above, congratulations! You can now take advantage of the 4G LTE network of the carrier and all the benefits that it brings to the fold. However, before you can maximize the said LTE coverage in your area, you need to rock an LTE-capable handset for that matter. If you are still on the lookout for that LTE-packing smartphone, look no further – the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket should be on top of your shortlist. The handset was one of the first “true 4G” handsets offered by the carrier and packs an impressive resume in addition to bringing an impressive set of components and capabilities to the table.
The Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket packs a QualComm MSM8260 SnapDragon chipset under the hood and this gives the handset a dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion processor and a full gigabyte of RAM. Its storage space comes up to 16GB but this can still be expanded using the microSD card slot of the handset. Display-wise, the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket sports a 4.5-inch SuperAMOLED Plus panel with a 480 x 800 resolution while its camera department equips the handset with a rear 8MP shooter and a front 2MP video call camera. You can buy the Samsung GSII Skyrocket starting at $79.
