AT&T Boasting 20% Speed Boost In 3G Data Speeds

AT&T seems to be offering good value recently. They’re currently following up their supposed plans to offer free WiFi to LaptopConnect and smartphone users with a promised 20% boost in 3G data speeds. That translates to “typical” downlink speeds of between 700 Kbps and 1.7 Mbps (up from 600 Kbps to 1.4 Mbps), and uplink speeds of between 500 Kbps and 1.2 Mbps (formerly 500 to 800 Kbps).

To get those speeds, users will have to be using AT&T’s LaptopConnect cards, and probably have to be situated in some prime signal area.

Even better, AT&T says that those speeds are just a taste of things to come, as they’re planning to switch over to HSPA+ between 2009 and 2010 which will reach 20Mbps.