Nationwide test reveals carrier 3G, 4G speeds across cities

11. sithman (banned) posted on 08 May 2012, 08:16 0

Lol Good one

16. -box- posted on 08 May 2012, 08:30 1

Yep. Just proves yet again what I've been saying for years. It may be unlimited, but it's the slowest of the big 4, and by a wide margin

19. threeline posted on 08 May 2012, 08:33 1

I live in PHX as well and Sprint is horrible.

4. kshell1 posted on 08 May 2012, 07:16 1

I have an Infuse that i rotate between tmo and att and when i flash tmo radios onto it i get 7mbps but on atts network 1-2 if im lucky

6. Galen20K posted on 08 May 2012, 07:18 1

Well I wouldn't exactly say that LTE is overated, but I do have to say that T-Mobile's HSPA+42 network is always great to Amazing for me and will be a really great fallback once T-Mobile turns on LTE-Advanced release 10 equipment next year. Both technologies compliment each other very well, which is why I just love a fully GSM carrier.

7. kshell1 posted on 08 May 2012, 07:21 2

they have hspa 7.2 14.4 21 42+ and in a year LTE, they have a lot of tech thats for damn sure

10. shadowcell posted on 08 May 2012, 07:55 1

Until you step outside your state...

12. sithman (banned) posted on 08 May 2012, 08:17 0

Yes but it's the new standard

24. dmckay12 posted on 08 May 2012, 13:36 0

I am from Shreveport and one of my friends had T-Mobile and her service was awful.

26. dmckay12 posted on 08 May 2012, 13:46 0

I have Verizon. The lowest I get is 12 mbps, which is at my house. I live pretty far away from the rest of the city and because of my metal roof the signals from all other carriers are blocked. When I am at school, however, I have usually get over 20 mbps, even through the 100 year-old brick walls and asbestos.

5. kshell1 posted on 08 May 2012, 07:17 2

even 7.2mbps is more than fast enough for usual tasks unless your streaming HD movies or porn then itll buffer lol not much though.

14. remixfa posted on 08 May 2012, 08:23 0

i have no complaints about Tmobile's 3G. I have yet to own a 4g device. My wife has had a few, but I'm just a stubborn hold out for the perfect phone i guess. lol

17. kshell1 posted on 08 May 2012, 08:30 0

I used to have the G2x and its speeds were just constantly 10mbps download 2mbps upload.

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27. remixfa posted on 08 May 2012, 16:58 0

and that phone isnt even capable of the upper half of the network :)

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18. -box- posted on 08 May 2012, 08:32 0

Same here, I have "3.5G" with the C7 Astound, and my Sensation doesn't go on-network (use it for games and apps on WiFi), whereas my wife's Torch cruises on 4G, as does my other faimly members' 2 Sensations

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9. kshell1 posted on 08 May 2012, 07:29 1

In my opinion consistency is better.

21. kshell1 posted on 08 May 2012, 08:40 1

GSM has a smaller coverage but its by far the superior tech.

22. remixfa posted on 08 May 2012, 08:43 0

for voice CDMA is the superior tech. For data, GSM is. All depends on what you want. Doesnt matter much though, in 5 years or so CDMA will be dead as VZW and Sprint move to all LTE... then GSM right behind it.

29. I_Slap_Fat_Kids posted on 09 May 2012, 08:07 0

I doubt your LTE connection is getting faster data speeds than my cable connection.