Re: Price is still an issue

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xenophon join:2007-09-17	reply to en102 Re: Price is still an issue I've tested HSDPA and found it to be decent but not on par with EVDO yet. Will be more of a player when it hits 7.2Mbps (if ATT feeds enough backhaul to sites) and has better coverage. ATT HSDPA is targeted to hit 170m population by end of year. Sprint/Verizon already cover over 210m pops and Sprint will hit 230m by end of the year. Sprint also roams on Alltel EVDO, which has huge coverage in some states. For phones, Sprint data costs quite a bit less. Here is performance comparisons.. (ignore tests over 3Mbps as it's an AOL proxy problem, come on BBR, fix that) Sprint »/archive/spcsd···cid=&p=1 VErizon »/archive/myvzw···cid=&p=1 ATT »/archive/mycin···cid=&p=1 For phones... »/mspeed?domains=1 Sprint seems to be winning when it comes to data on price, coverage and performance. Too bad the customer support sucks.
xenophon join:2007-09-17	to forum · permalink · 2007-09-27 08:27:24 ·
djrobx join:2000-05-31 Valencia, CA kudos:1 Reviews: ·Verizon Wireless.. ·RoadRunner Cable ·AT&T U-Verse ·VOIPo ·PHONE POWER 1 edit	Problem with those result archives is BBR "guesses" the domain wrong all the time. When I'm home, BBR reports my ATT 3g service is from "davico.com" (who?!). When I'm in Vegas, it reports my ATT 3G as "myvzw.com" (whoops). It also depends on where you used ATT's 3G. In LA service is really hit and miss, seems to be about 768kbps when it's working. In Phoenix, AZ, coverage was very consistent and I saw downloads over 1500kbps regularly.
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