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43: 151: 601:) and in larger Iowa cities including Mason City, Osage, Rockwell, Davenport, Des Moines and more Iowa cities. In Q1 of 2013, they started a large 4G rollout in their coverage area. Areas that have been updated include the following locations: Forest City, Lake Mills, Thompson, Clear Lake, and other cities. 629:
system "to provide access to subscriber data and support the launch of new services." Nokia Networks will also handle network implementation, planning and optimization. Nokia Networks stated that it is the sole supplier of iWireless' radio and core network in support of their legacy 2G network and
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iWireless customers have access to nationwide 4G LTE data coverage through a partnership with T-Mobile. 4G LTE coverage is available in Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Quad Cities, Des Moines, and other areas in Iowa. iWireless also has roaming agreements with virtually every GSM
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iWireless continued to expand their high-speed voice and data coverage in 2010 adding almost 100 new towers across Iowa and western Illinois. Area cell towers that were added during 2010 included: Sioux City, Southeastern Iowa, Southwestern Iowa, Mason City, Garner, Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Cedar
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3G/4G HSPA+ services, with the latest expansion maintaining that exclusive relationship. The updates and LTE equipment is expected to help iWireless maintain network relationships with other mobile operators, including a nationwide roaming deal with T-Mobile US.
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bands primarily in Iowa, but also owned licenses covering the Quad Cities area of western Illinois, southwestern Wisconsin and North Sioux City, South Dakota. In certain rural areas iWireless was the only GSM provider, providing roaming services for
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iWireless offers No Contract (Paid in Advance) plans with unlimited Nationwide Talk, Text, and Data, that require no contracts, credit checks, or deposits. They also offer Freedom Plans and installment payment options to credit-qualified customers.
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iWireless and T-Mobile USA announced on October 1, 2012 that iWireless had acquired the rights to sell and operate service in the Des Moines market. In the past, T-Mobile had operated the metro area network as part of its nationwide network.
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bands covering Iowa, southwestern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois. iWireless had over 250 full-service company stores and authorized dealers across
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T-Mobile will acquire the remaining shares from Aureon (the successor company to Iowa Network Services) by the end of 2017/beginning of 2018.
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and Iowa Network Services Inc., a consortium of 127 Iowa independent telecommunications companies. The joint venture was formed to expand
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On November 26, 2015 iWireless launched LTE service in Eastern Iowa. LTE coverage will expand in Iowa through 2017.
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T-Mobile recently acquired iWireless, and service on the iWireless network was discontinued on 10/01/2018.
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iWireless launched its 4G LTE network in November 2015 and expanded the network in 2016 and 2017.
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Iowa Network Services and Western Wireless Form Joint Venture to Expand PCS Footprint in Iowa
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iWireless was founded in 1997 as Iowa Wireless Services L.P., a joint venture between
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brand smartphones as well as some other popular smartphones. Products like the
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network to upgrade iWireless’ current packet core to support LTE; and Nokia’s
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This article is about the Iowa mobile phone service. For other uses, see
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Rapids, Burlington, Quad Cities, Dubuque, Iowa City, and Fort Dodge.
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and Iowa Network Services Inc. iWireless owned licenses to operate
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Wireless communications service providers in the United States
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radio frequency band that is also used by T-Mobile USA.
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iWireless added coverage in and immediately surrounding
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base stations to support 2G, 3G, and LTE services, its
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In September 2010, iWireless launched their statewide
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