So we'll see bad 3g everywhere with Verizon? And AT&T will look better because they can only offer bad 3g in a couple places? I like where it says AT&T won't criticize Apple...but they have no problem blasting their own customers. I'd like to see some of these stats somewhere other then the NYT, they are already known to be in Apple's pocket. They cite growth of 4000%..and then link it to another article from them that doesn't talk about it. What is the growth on tmobile? Or Verizon? We all know it's high on AT&T, but there is no source data at all in this article, or the linked articles.
AT&T offers the single most popular smartphone, beyond that, every network now has virtually the same phones...so no, Verizon doesn't offer the worst phones. The iPhone is all that is keeping people with AT&T, the droid isn't all verizon has, there are 3 android phones on that network, each one a good choice. On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 11:36 AM, tjpa <[email protected]> wrote: > On Dec 12, 2009, at 6:21 PM, John A. Newitt wrote: > >> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/business/13digi.html?hpw >> > > "The results place AT&T’s data network not just on top, but well ahead of > everyone else. “AT&T’s data throughput is 40 to 50 percent higher than the > competition, including Verizon,” > > "When the network and the handset were improved, customers “just used it > all the more.” > > Looks like a can't win situation for the carrier. > > AT&T's problem is that it is offering the best phones: several different > smart phones, including the iPhone. Hence heavy network traffic. Verizon's > network comes off looking good because it offers its customer's the worst > phones. Hence light network traffic. If the Droid catches on we will soon > see Verizon on its knees. > > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
