Verizon’s 3G is the fastest, while AT&T's one is the slowest, says Wired
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Wired also informs, however, that certain things might have lead to inaccurate results. For example, the significantly larger number of AT&T test takers may have lowered the download speed and it´s also possible that a certain number of people cheated the test by, for example, running it via Wi-Fi. Finally, another important consideration is the performance of each phone in terms of processing power and amount of RAM.
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2. vzw fanman posted on 15 Jul 2009, 07:43 0 0
good job wired..but why so little vzw participants and so many for at&t, doesn't that skew the results?? vzw ftw.
18. PapaJay224 posted on 15 Jul 2009, 11:23 0 0
GOOD JOB! Im Al Gore, I demand a revote because it just can't be right that VZW is the #1 we're the only profitible wireless provider out there, way to make it seem skewed just because wired has sprint and there new 4g isnt SH*T
27. theman10 posted on 15 Jul 2009, 13:09 0 0
Ignorance, you are probably 40 and hoping to be a lifer at VZW. Have fun living with you mom PapaJay224.
30. Goofyfoot posted on 15 Jul 2009, 16:04 0 0
Its just a shotty test. The last paragraph says it all. There should have been more control over the test. Theres plenty of ways a legit speed test could be done but i hardly think they will take the time to do it.
3. poe1222 posted on 15 Jul 2009, 08:35 0 0
yeah... 8000 for att? that seems excessive compared to all the other carriers. I would like to see the numbers run again with no more than 2000 att users. I still think vzw is on top. I was surprised to see my Tmo in 2nd, but their 3g net is very new.
14. PapaJay224 posted on 15 Jul 2009, 11:12 0 0
alot more people to complain appearently....Id give up if every customer for the first 2000 agreed that VZW is the fastest..isnt this how they elect the President?
20. BlackberryUser posted on 15 Jul 2009, 11:44 0 0
I bet a few TMobile users tested over WiFi
4. becazican (unregistered) posted on 15 Jul 2009, 08:53 0 0
it would seem to me that the results are indeed inaccurate, as so many att users were used compared to the rest, i am a verzon user and its slow as hell for me
34. vzw fanman posted on 15 Jul 2009, 20:10 0 0
i have the storm and the network is plenty fast. especially when i use bolt browser and opera mini.
38. behold--me posted on 16 Jul 2009, 18:29 0 0
i have t-mo the so called "horrible and slow" network and it works just fine. internet is fast, service everywhere, etc.
5. DonLouie posted on 15 Jul 2009, 09:05 0 0
I know Sprint doesn't have as many users as before but saying crappy t mo is faster lends to the impression not many of them participated
6. artz1986 posted on 15 Jul 2009, 09:11 0 0
didn't another test say Sprint had the fastest 3G?..This is why I don't rely on carrier tests because their results are never solid...lets get one tester, per service, doing a test in each state, at least 2 major cities per state. That's fair enough...but w/ that, I say eh....
10. cheech4 posted on 15 Jul 2009, 10:05 0 0
no. tests were done by both Pcworld and Gizmodo showing Sprint has the most dependable 3g.
