Is US Cellular ever going to upgrade thier data speeds?

There is an article dated May 6 on telephonyonline.com that gives an update. Unfortunately I don't have a high enough post count to post the link. It's easy to find through Google.

I also contacted US Cellular about this myself because we had just signed on for another two years with HTC Touch Pro phones. We talked to reps from two different stores who thought that the central and western Illinois area would be covered by sometime this summer (one rep said "sometime next month", and that was about the time this article came out.)

After apologizing "for the invonvenience" their email response to me said the following:

"We are currently in the process of expanding our network upgrades throughout our coverage areas. You will receive notification when the upgrade reaches your area, and the network icon on your device will change from "1X" to "EV".

The "EV" stands for EVDO which is Evolution Data Optimized service
which gives you the ability to watch live TV and radio stations on your
mobile phone as well as access new 3d games and the ability to send and
receive video messages. Keep an eye out for more details about this
service."

I wish their website would be more forthcoming about their progress with the rollout, but I guess they don't want to sound like they're making promises they cannot keep.

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Here in Oklahoma, they've had EVDO for some time. For us further south (still in the Tulsa Market) we're expected to go EVDO any day now. Our phones are constantly switching from 1X to EVDO. Talking to a friend of mine in the corporate store, we're expected to go live June 1st!