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At least Verizon is well-poised to be the one carrier that truly benefits from the move being "mere pipes", simply because they have long been the US carrier wi
by nuclear_eclipse 16y ago
At least Verizon is well-poised to be the one carrier that truly benefits from the move being "mere pipes", simply because they have long been the US carrier with the "best" coverage and reliability.
- robin_reala 16y agoI’m not USian so I have no direct experience, but the reviews of the Verizon iPhone4 are showing about half the upload and two thirds the download speeds that users are getting on AT&T. Is AT&T’s coverage really bad enough to warrant that drop in speed?
- ptomato 16y agoIn SF and NY? (And some other major cities) Yes, yes it is.
- recoiledsnake 16y agoCoverage is one aspect and congestion is another. Although AT&T advertizes itself as reaching 99% of the US population, the signal does not seem to penetrate buildings, basements etc. as well as Verizon's does. Coming to congestion,the iPhone led to heavy 2G and 3G usage by subscribers and AT&T's network in highly dense areas really struggles badly with the data congestion. The above applies to voice calls too.