T-Mobile USA finally launching 1700Mhz 3G network in New York on May 1

The age of T-Mobile’s 3G network is nigh! After months and months of delays and waiting on Uncle Sam to vacate his behind off T-Mobile (NYSE: DT)’s AWS 3G spectrum, it looks like the No. 4 US wireless carrier is poised to go live with their 3G network. Come tomorrow, May 1, T-Mobile USA will light off its 1700Mhz 3G network in New York.

While the initial 3G network rollout from T-Mobile will be limited to those lucky T-Mobile customers in New York, we should see some 20 other major US markets welcoming T-Mobile’s new UMTS spectrum quite soon. Expect T-Mobile’s 3G network in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, Houston, San Francisco, and New Jersey.

T-Mobile USA currently has 4 handsets in the wild capable of sucking down that sweet, sweet 3G data, so you won’t be left wanting for a T-Mobile 3G compatible handset once the network launches.

Keep reading for a full list of cities to be covered by T-Mo’s 3G network.

Cities expected to get T-Mobile USA 3G coverage:

New York City
Austin
NJ and Long Island
Las Vagas
Minneapolis
Miami
Dallas
Chicago
Houston
Philadelphia
Denver
Detroit
Orlando
Kansas city
Atlanta
Los Angeles
New England
Portland
Sacramento
San Diego
Seattle
Washington DC
San Francisco
Birmingham
Memphis
Tampa
Phoenix

[Via: TmoNews]