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PC World and Novarium have once again joined forces to provide an overview of the 3G capabilities in the US, with results using over 51,000 separate tests from 13 cities around the nation showing upload/download and reliability of the top four network providers; AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless. The results look good for AT&T and smart phone users, as speeds (both up and down) were top on AT&T in most cities. PC World has a very long article on the subject, they do go into details on how exactly they performed the tests, and they go on to show trends from the last test as well.
We’ll skip most of the details and if you are interested, hop on over to the PC World article, but we will let you in on some basic numbers. AT&T is the winner here, they have grown over the last year and are showing some good results that should make any smart phone user ready to jump aboard the AT&T network.
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March 7th will be the first chance for Android lovers to officially try out their network with the Motorola Backflip. Of course, there are rumors of the Nexus One with AT&T 3G frequencies as well. For the smart phone testing, they used the iPhone on AT&T, G1 on T-Mobile, Hero on Sprint and Droid on Verizon Wireless. That’s 3 Android phones out of 4, way to represent Droids!
Individual results may vary, but considering the number of tests and different cities they tested in, it’s a good bet you will have good service through AT&T. I have personally used Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and Sprint over the last 6 months in the Phoenix, AZ area and am waiting to try an AT&T Android myself.
