Get Your AT&T Phones Now

Haven't seen anything official on this yet but it appears South Dakotan's can finally purchase AT&T services. Many of the former Alltel stores now have AT&T branding and a trip to Best Buy yesterday revealed that they are selling and activating handsets from the provider.

On a related note, I am hearing rumors (absolutely no confirmation yet) that 4G will be available initially from AT&T making South Dakota one of the relatively few areas they serve that has the faster data network. Obviously this would make sense as they had to build their network in our state from scratch so why not do it now instead of having to come back and upgrade everything later. Anyone with an Atrix or Inspire that can confirm this?

I am also hearing that Verizon's 4G upgrade in Sioux Falls is coming along nicely as a few people have noticed the 4G icon on their Thunderbolts appearing from time to time. A drive through central Sioux Falls yesterday didn't result in me seeing any 4G coverage but it looks like it is coming soon.

Could lowly South Dakota actually have a choice on where to get the latest technology for once?