4 edits | reply to wirelessuru
Re: pathetic reviews Here are some comparisons of speedtest results. Unfortunately these aren't always accurate (the flash based tests), as there are some that use a proxy and show too high of a result, but it does give a good indication.
Ignore results over 3Mbps as they used a proxy...
»/archive/spcsdns.net
»/archive/myvzw.com
Here are results for cellphones, which tend to be slower than laptop cards..
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The bottom line though is that performance will vary most on your conditions and how many people are sharing the tower. Verizon has about 28K cellsites with over 60m users. Sprint has over 30K cellsites with about 25m CDMA users, so has a better user/tower ratio. There are so many factors but Sprint has consistently shown better average performance on other speedtest sites as well, so it's difficult to argue.
And Sprint roams on Alltel EVDO while Verizon does not, so ultimately has much much more EVDO coverage in some states. And Sprint has no 5GB limit that Verizon has (on paper). Sprint also allows more granular control of roaming, forced EVDO, data tuning, etc. So the only reason to consider Verizon is if you want better customer support or if in an area that has Verizon EVDO but not Sprint. |
