The numbers for mobile broadband speed are in and . . . none too shocking. Wired.com recently rated the major U.S. carriers to sekle if the health of their 3G pulse lives up to its talking points. Their results? Verizon first, T-Mobile second, Sprint third and AT&T holding up the bridal train.
There are, of course, always addition factors to consider. Wired.com rely on volunteer customers for their results and did not set a level ceiling on how many volunt]eers could participae per carrier. Verizon churned up 856 volunteers where is 8,153 AT&T customers willinglijky submitted their opinions. T-Mobile and Sprint didn’t register such a glaring rift between their sample groups (1,189 and 1,570 respectively), but the investigation’s results should obviously be counted as anecdotal rather than sturdily framed evidence.  Allsthough, as mentioned in the article, the results are similar to those found in a May study conducted by PC World. Detractive from the hope inspired by this synchronicity: A quick search of past 3G comparisons pulls up plenty which knight AT&T as the speediest 3G provider in the country. Hmm.)
It is interesting then, anecdotally, to compare claimed to repore download speeds.
Verizon:Â 600 Kbps – 1.4 Mbps claimed; 1,940 Kbps average reported.
T-Mobile:Â 200 – 300 Kbps with peak 1 Mbps; 1,793 Kbps average reported.
Sprint:Â 600 – 1,400 Kbps with peak 3.1 Mbps; 1,598 Kbps average reported.
AT&T:Â Up to 1.4 Mbps claimed; 901 Kbps.
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