http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/ Engadget Mobile Comments for AT&T's 3G comes out on top in speed tests, will only get faster in 2009 http://mobile.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://mobile.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/May 15th 2008 10:35AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/May 15th 2008 10:55AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/
Here's a clue...EV-DO is quick. HPSA is quicker.

And just for clairification, what 3G service of T-Mobile were you utilizing down in Florida?

Sounds like you're one of the few remaining Sprint customers/fanboys who are trying to justify your loyalty to a provider who gives a whole new meaning to the term "customer service".]]>May 15th 2008 10:55AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/May 15th 2008 10:56AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=mobile_and_wireless&articleId=9083559&taxonomyId=15&intsrc=kc_feat

And I do agree that service varies, from place to place hence my opening line "I LIVE IN SUNNY SOUTH FLORIDA". I used HP Pavilion Laptops (would you like the color too or maybe the bios version?)

Ok, so Sprint works ridiculously better in my area (Dade County, Broward County, West Plam Beach County, Monroe County).

For the record, I use Sprint's data network only, I use T-Mobile for voice + data on my phone. And of course there is no 3G T-Mobile network in Sunny South Florida yet (I'm not sure where you heard me say there was, I guess you just made that part up huh?
Cards:
Sprint: Merlin EX720 by Novatel Wireless
Verizon: Verizon Wireless V740 ExpressCard
AT&T: GT Ultra Express
T-Mobile: Sony Ericsson GC89
Hp Pavilion 9700 series with AMD Processors.
The situation stemmed from an argument me and my friends had over which is the fastest network. We all had the same laptops because my friend owns an electronics store (he was the Verizon user) and I had a Sprint Card, and a T-Mobile Card, and another buddy of mine had an ATT card that he was extremely proud of.


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"Sounds like you're one of the few remaining Sprint customers/fanboys who are trying to justify your loyalty to a provider who gives a whole new meaning to the term "customer service"."

OR he's pointing out the fact that this type of test is VERY location dependent. A fact that is conveniently ignored by Engadget and pretty deemphasized in the main article itself. Sorry, but you're an idiot.

]]>May 15th 2008 1:08PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/You are an idiot
@MasterCKO
Thanks, I was starting to think everyone here was as dumb as badquat]]>May 15th 2008 3:45PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/-Taylor]]>May 15th 2008 4:39PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/"I used HP Pavilion Laptops" that doesn't really mean anything. You have to give the model.]]>May 15th 2008 5:16PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/May 15th 2008 6:31PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/
Ok, then why isn't the article titled "HSPA is faster than EV-DO"? That would be accurate and non-ambiguous. I'll tell you why, that statement doesn't really mean shit to anyone.

"AT&T is faster than Sprint and Verizon" is a headline that definitely means something to readers. HOWEVER, as a headline, it implies the service as a whole for one carrier is faster than the others. Based on differences in coverage, I would be inclined to think that taken in average across the nation, the statement is flat out wrong, but I can't really say without ACTUAL testing of the fact (which, the "study" in the original article most certainly is not).

That's neither here nor there, though. Useful information about wireless network speed is incredibly location-dependent. Period. You can't conveniently ignore that fact in an article comparing speed differences. Engadget doesn't qualify themselves (actually, it's pretty egregious in the Engadget posting) and the original article only barely qualifies itself. That is bad reporting. Plain and simple.]]>May 16th 2008 4:38AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10415600/1/sprints-wireless-data-network-trumps-verizons.html]]>May 16th 2008 2:54PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/
I have a Sprint and ATT card in NYC and I use the sprint one. ATT peaks high but I find the connection quality is poor. ]]>May 15th 2008 10:57AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/May 15th 2008 11:04AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/
But I most definitely agree, coverage trumps speed -- at least, once you get to a reasonable speed (which EDGE is not).]]>May 15th 2008 1:32PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/
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You can do that with Sprint. I did it with my data card, and vice versa. I believe. Verizon has a number attached to data cards as well.

--James]]>May 15th 2008 12:06PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/May 15th 2008 1:18PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/
his point is the EASE of it with at&t. you can just pull out your sim and put it in any other air card or any phone without having to call customer service or make any changes to your account. you just pull out the sim and put it in any sim device. you can even have your aircard on a family plan to use the shared minutes when u decide to make calls with the sim.]]>May 16th 2008 5:04AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/
Until the launch REV B, REV C, Wimax, etc and incorporate backhaul strategies, then we are going to experience 3G. So, in fact it does come down to coverage for 3G.

WiMax in Chicago is averaging 6-8 meg down and 2-4 meg up. Since all the towers are essentially "meshed" with microwave and fiber backhaul, there is not theoretical limit. like 3g with their 1.5...

]]>May 15th 2008 2:21PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/May 16th 2008 5:04AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/Yo, you just got schooled! lol
@youngcalihottie
Yo, you just schooled him! lmao]]>May 16th 2008 4:29PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/the numbers for att 3g sounds awfully nice
but too bad i'm worried about where i can and where i can't get it
i haven't had an att 3g so i dunno where, but i know my verizon gets the evdo everywhere i need to go for work/play.
if att could get their 3g coverage in more areas,
i would definitely switch to those speeds]]>May 15th 2008 2:10PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/
Sometime in April/May/June last year, AT&T kept increasing their EDGE (2.75G) speeds from about 100kbps to about 250kbps; but as soon as the mad iPhone hurd was unleashed upon us at the end of June, it went back down to the original 100 on a GOOD day.

We can probably expect to seem the same deja vu all over again this time.

-tor
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Will be a moot point once AT&T starts offering femtocells to both residential and business customers some time next year. It will free up bandwidth on the cell towers and allow for HSPA+ and beyond... ]]>May 15th 2008 3:11PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/May 16th 2008 5:04AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/May 15th 2008 4:37PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/now it just depends on where you can access it.
maybe where you live att doesnt have hspa. but if they did, it would be faster. thats that.
but i can definitely say that att has poor 3g coverage and even when you can get it the connection is extremely unstable. it also has a terribly high handover-to-edge failure rate in my experiences.]]>May 16th 2008 5:04AMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/good point there and the link just added icing to the cake. Can't forget about sprint unbeatable prices! lol (that's definately going to tick someone off).]]>May 16th 2008 4:34PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/This link directly opposes the title of this story

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cicguTDA6wE]]>May 16th 2008 4:38PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/May 17th 2008 4:25PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/We were promised 3g last year still nothing.]]>May 18th 2008 9:11PMhttp://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/http://mobile.engadget.com/2008/05/15/atandts-3g-comes-out-on-top-in-speed-tests-will-only-get-faster/May 20th 2008 11:09AM