* PC World posted this article and I thought it would be of interest to my readers and customers. Of special interest are the Reliability and Speed Test Chart graphics on there. I think it’s very important to have this kind of independant input and ratings on what the cellular carriers are actually providing as far as speed and reliability. The carriers are not going to tell you these kinds of things, you won’t find these kinds of reports on their web sites. In fact you are lucky if you can find someone knowledgeable enough and willing to talk about such things as speed, reliability, signal strength, Internet Backbone conditions and such things.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/167391/article.html?tk=nl_bex_h_topstories

A Day in the Life of 3G

During March and April, we spent a day testing the major 3G services in 13 cities across the United States. Verizon’s service showed a combination of speed and reliability, Sprint’s results lent credence to its ‘most dependable’ claim, and AT&T’s network showed fast upload speeds in most cities.

Mark Sullivan, PC World

Jun 28, 2009 8:00 pm

Only after the thrill of picking out your new smart phone is over–after you’ve marveled at all the stylish new gadgetry and features, signed a service contract and finally laid your money down–do you finally get a feel for the speed and reliability of the wireless service that connects your new phone. That wireless service–so often an afterthought to smart phone buyers–is hugely important: it connects your new phone to all the fun and useful apps and services that made you lust after a smart phone in the first place.
The truth is, the 3G wireless networks of today are not perfect (they are, collectively, a work in progress), and they are not all created equal.
Because independent research on these networks is very hard to come by, PC World took a single-day, real-world snapshot of the performance of the three biggest 3G networks in the U.S. – Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint – using industry-accepted testing technology and techniques. If there’s a smart phone in your future, we hope to give you some idea of the wireless service that may be in store for you, beyond the anecdotal information you hear from other users, on the web and in the media, and aside from the claims made by the wireless service providers themselves.

(more at the link above.)

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