{"id":2423,"date":"2009-12-21T20:21:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T04:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/?p=2423"},"modified":"2009-12-21T21:15:30","modified_gmt":"2009-12-22T05:15:30","slug":"comparing-cell-phone-service-speed-att-getting-a-bad-rap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perivision.net\/wordpress\/2009\/12\/comparing-cell-phone-service-speed-att-getting-a-bad-rap\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing cell phone service speed, AT&T getting a bad rap?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gizmodo posted a report<\/a> today where they tested the various major cell carriers in 12 major cities. As they pointed out, they were not testing dropped calls, or customer service, or sound quality or anything like that. \u00a0Also they did not go into a street by street\u00a0coverage\u00a0check, so CLEARLY your\u00a0mileage\u00a0will very. \u00a0What they were looking for was Speed. \u00a0Plain and simple. \u00a0Average upload speed, average download speed. AT&T actually did the best, won in the most cities. \u00a0They won 6 out of 12 when it comes to download speeds with Verizon following up closely. Won clean 12 of 12 when it comes to upload speed. \u00a0Wow.<\/p>\n

So what does that mean? \u00a0… \u00a0Umm.. not much. \u00a0The reason many people complain about AT&T is not the speed.\u00a0I have played with t-moble and verison (have not played with a sprint phone in awhile) and I can tell (at least it feels like it) that AT&T seems to run faster, especially when I’m downloading a large doc. So\u00a0as Gizmodo pointed out, AT&T’s pipes are fine. \u00a0At least at the moment they were. \u00a0Dont tell me that the next time there is a tech convention in SF. The problem many people have with AT&T, and I\u00a0experience\u00a0this daily in my office, is the bloody thing does not work! \u00a0So yea, 3G on AT&T is great, esp when you are uploading live Video where every sec of increased speed matters.<\/p>\n

Now if your the type that pushes and pulls lots of data and need it now, then perhaps its worth putting up with the limited network. \u00a0In my case, 15% more speed in exchange for 15% more coverage, I’ll take the coverage.<\/p>\n

Curious about how the tests came out in your city? \u00a0Have a look at the graphic below, or better, check out the link at the beginning of this article.<\/p>\n

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