AT&T’s spotty services has been the biggest gripe every iPhone user has had from time to time but the cellular carrier is making major steps to improving the quality of its service in major areas.

AT&T has begun rolling out additions to its wireless spectrum through the inclusion of the 850 MHz band. The addition of the 850 MHz band should dramatically improve 3G connections and help strengthen AT&T’s data network which has come under scrutiny for being inadequate to handle the carrier’s massive amount of iPhone customers. The rollout has started in Atlanta, Georgia with the addition of 540 new cell sites. Additional sites that have already received a quite upgrade are Fresno, San Diego, Stanton, San Francisco California and Las Vegas Nevada AT&T has also semi acknowledged it’s somewhat flimsy data network by asking Apple to not approve Apps that could use up massive amounts of bandwidth such as Skype and SlingPlayer and are restricted to a WiFi connection for data.

AT&T’s vice president and general manager, Keith Holmes, was ecstatic about the enhanced 3G rollout:

“We’re enhancing our network every day to help customers do more with and get more from their wireless connections.”

Via: Macworld