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Video Review: Verizon Droid Xyboard 8.2

Published on January 10, 2012 By Matt Coddington

The 8.2″ Droid Xyboard is a solid device. It’s Motorola’s follow-up to the original Xoom tablet, and it’s quite impressive.  Here is a video review of the device, with some specs, pros & cons listed below as well. 1.2 GHz dual-core 1GB RAM 1280 x 800 IPS LCD display Running Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) 1.3MP front [...]

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RootMetrics RootScore Report for Louisville – Verizon is overall winner

Published on November 7, 2011 By Matt Coddington

Verizon came out on top in this report released today for the Louisville area.  Not surprised at all!  Also not the least bit surprised Sprint came in dead last…! RootMetrics™ RootScore™ Report:  Louisville – November 2011 Which carrier led in Louisville? See what our independent testing revealed RootMetrics is transforming the evaluation of mobile products and [...]

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Verizon 4G LTE speed test in Louisville KY

Published on September 24, 2011 By Matt Coddington

Here’s a brief video showing a speed comparison between the Verizon 4G LTE network speed and my Insight broadband connection speed at my house.  The results are amazing – and a little embarrassing! Watch the video!  

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Video Demo – NFL Mobile on a Verizon LTE device

Published on September 19, 2011 By Matt Coddington

Verizon’s LTE network is fast. Blazingly fast.  And apps like NFL Mobile shine with all that speed! Check out this brief demo of the app on an HTC Thunderbolt: .  

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Verizon’s LTE continues it’s reach in Louisville – Int’l Airport now has 4G!

Published on May 24, 2011 By Matt Coddington

First there was the Louisville waterfront & downtown area, then there was the Churchill Downs area, and now, Verizon has turned on LTE (4G) at the Louisville International Airport.  Verizon customers who are at the airport will now be able to take advantage of blazing 4G speeds with their LTE devices!  

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Verizon Wireless expands 4G coverage to Churchill Downs area

Published on May 3, 2011 By Matt Coddington

Just in time for Derby, Verizon Wireless has launched a 4G cell site covering the Churchill Downs area of Louisville. The 4G signal will be picked up throughout Churchill Downs, on the University of Louisville campus, at Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium and the Fairgrounds.  Here are the geographic parameters: From the west, Algonquin Parkway heading [...]

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Verizon 4G says “Hello Louisville!”

Published on April 14, 2011 By Matt Coddington

Getting several reports of Verizon Thunderbolt owners seeing the lovely 4G icon in their notification bar here in Louisville!  One user emailed me his SpeedTest results, and they were an astonishing 20.62 MBps down and 36.90 MBps up!  Holy smokes, that’s fast!  The folks over at ParkVu (creators of the Music WithMe app) are showing quite [...]

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Verizon customers will enjoy 4G at Thunder Over Louisville!

Published on April 11, 2011 By Matt Coddington

Hey Verizon customers! If you have a 4G-capable device such as the HTC Thunderbolt, Verizon will have their 4G LTE service up & running around Waterfront Park and surrounding areas on both sides of the river for Thunder Over Louisville this Saturday. Enjoy the preview of what’s to come in a few short weeks for the area (see related [...]

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Sprint 4G beginning to show up in Louisville!

Published on March 30, 2011 By Matt Coddington

Last week, reports began trickling in, telling of sporadic 4G connections in downtown areas of Louisville.  Rumor had it Sprint was trying to get 4G completed in time for this year’s Derby celebration, and it appears they’re on track for just that! Today, I turned on the 4G radio on my HTC EVO, and much to [...]

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Verizon 4G rollout for Louisville

Published on March 30, 2011 By Matt Coddington

As you have probably already heard, Verizon has included Louisville on the list of cities receiving 4G this year, which is very good news! Unnamed sources told MyMobileVille that the 4G service would initially be turned on inside the Watterson Expressway, and that could happen by the end of June!  The entire Louisville area would completed around [...]

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