Attending a sports game at a stadium can be fun, but when the crowded stands are filled with people trying to use their phones at the same time, it's hard to get good cellular reception. AT&T is launching a new service to beef up cellular service in congested venues like these, and you don't need to be an AT&T subscriber to use it.
Turbo Live by AT&T provides priority cellular performance during big sports and concert events, and will first roll out in 10 US stadiums in early February. Yes, that'll be in time for the Super Bowl on Feb. 8, if you're going to be in Levi's Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area.
AT&T has yet to formally announce pricing. Currently, there's a web page to sign up for announcements. However, Rob Pegoraro at PCMag got more details from AT&T spokesperson Michael Delgado, who wrote to him in an email, "Turbo Live starts at $5 per event with a variable structure that changes depending on the caliber of the event."
Pegoraro said that Turbo Live is not an ongoing subscription open to any customer: "Instead, it's a power-up offered only in designated spots and subject to capacity limits and variable rates that might evoke surge pricing."
A spokesperson for AT&T confirmed that Turbo Live is using AT&T's existing 5G network that covers the following 10 stadiums:
• Alabama (Bryant Denny Stadium)
• Atlanta (Mercedes-Benz Stadium)
• Chicago (United Center)
• Houston (NRG Stadium)
• Las Vegas (Sphere)
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