AT&T Vs Verizon: AT&T hit back over iPhone data coverage
Filed under: Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
Well we knew it was only a matter of time until AT&T hit back against Verizon over their Data coverage war and here it is. AT&T have published new stats highlighting the fact that Verizon exaggerated the exact coverage that AT&T offer in their recent Ads.
Over at Apple Insider, you’ll be able to see a new graph which portrays AT&T’s real data coverage in the U.S. It turns out that Verizon only listed AT&T’s newer 3.2MB 3G network against their 1.4MB 3G EVDO service, forgetting to include AT&T’s functional EDGE service and free WiFi access points.
When you put that into perpective, it does make Verizons new ‘5x more coverage ads’ a little dodgy, leading us to believe that they were not entirely speaking the truth.
No wonder AT&T felt the need to clear things up. You can read a lot more info on this topic over at Apple Insider.
What are your thoughts on the news?
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Looks like you’ve also been bitten by AT&T’s ministry of misinformation. EVDO Rev A. has a max theoretical speed of 3.1M, similar to AT&T’s max. However, Verizon consistently delivers real world speeds of 800-1,900 kbps, while AT&T consistently falls south of that figure. Don’t believe me? Check out Wired.com’s 3G speed test published in July 2009.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/07/3g-speed-test
“Verizon came in first place with an average download speed of 1,940 Kbps, as reported by 856 participants. T-Mobile’s average rate was 1,793 Kbps with 1,189 reported T-Mobile users. Third was Sprint with 1,598 Kbps, based on data from 1,570 users. In dead last was AT&T with an average of 901 Kbps…”
Don’t be another AT&T fanboy and try looking past the smoke and mirrors.