T-Mobile fires up 42Mbps HSPA+ in 56 new markets

T-Mobile is now blanketing 170 million Americans with 42Mbps HSPA+ after bringing 56 new markets to the fold. 

That effectively doubles the theoretical speed of T-Mobile's 4G HSPA+ network from the original 21Mbps in those areas. 

That brings the grand total of upgraded HSPA+ markets over the 150 mark after the last upgrade back in June. 

The only downside is that there is currently only one device that's capable of taking advantage of the speed, and that's a boring old Rocket 3.0 laptop stick.

However, T-Mobile has promised that a HSPA+ 42Mbps-compatible smartphone will arrive by the end of the year.

The complete list of new 42Mbps cities is as follows:

Allentown, Pa.; Anderson, S.C.; Asheville, N.C.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Baltimore, Md.; Barnstable, Mass.; Bellingham, Wash.; Bloomington, Ind.; Boise, Idaho; Boston, Mass.; Bremerton, Wash.; Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Conn.; Brunswick, Ga.; Carson City, Nev.; Charlotte, N.C.; Charlottesville, Va.; Chico, Calif.; Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Eugene, Ore.; Flagstaff, Ariz.; Flint, Mich.; Greensboro, N.C.; Greenville, S.C.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Hartford, Conn.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Lafayette, Ind.; Lancaster, Pa.; Laredo, Texas; Lynchburg, Va.; Manchester, N.H.; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.; New Haven, Conn.; Ogden, Utah; Providence; R.I.; Provo, Utah; Raleigh-Cary, N.C.; Redding, Calif.; Reno-Sparks, Nev.; Richmond, Va.; Roanoke, Va.; Rockford, Ill.; Salem, Ore.; Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Spartanburg, S.C.; State College, Pa.; Tallahassee, Fla.; Terre Haute, Ind.; Tucson, Ariz.; Washington, D.C.; Wichita Falls, Texas; Winchester, Va.; Winston-Salem, N.C.; Worcester, Mass.; and York, Pa.

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