# 3G Wireless Speed Battle Results - ATT on Top **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 15, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497 "2008-05-15T11:23:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/1 "2008-05-15T11:23:14Z")
[http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9083559&pageNumber=1](http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9083559&pageNumber=1) > In tests, AT&T’s network left its competitors in the digital dust, with average download speeds of 755Kbit/sec. and average upload speeds of 484Kbit/sec. The peak download speed was 1.6Mbit/sec. It connected in just 3.0 seconds and loaded the test Web page in 0.228 seconds. On the downside, the cellular modem ate up 40 minutes of battery time, midway between Sprint’s hour and Verizon’s 20 minutes. > > The slowest of the three cellular data networks, the Sprint network delivered on average 494Kbit/sec. download speeds to my notebook. That’s roughly a third slower than AT&T’s network. Its average upload speed was 294Kbit/sec. and the network’s top speed was 1.2Mbit/sec. It connected in 3.7 seconds. Since it doesn’t have a built-in battery, the radio reduced the runtime of the battery in my system by an hour. > > A midrange performer, Verizon’s BroadBand Connect network averaged 592Kbit/sec. for downloads and upload 232Kbit/sec. for uploads. Peak speed was 1.3Mbit/sec. On the downside, it took a relatively pokey 5.6 seconds to connect. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/2 "2008-05-15T11:23:51Z")
word ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/3 "2008-05-15T12:35:10Z")
WOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I sell these things!!! ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/4 "2008-05-15T12:36:30Z")
> [@The\_Russian](#): > > WOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO > > I sell these things!!! dude, really. not trying to hate, but become an advertiser already. ---
**Author:** ![Treads4Heads](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/treads4heads/32/7416_2.png) [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/5 "2008-05-15T12:44:07Z")
Hes fucking poor and doesnt actually sell them through ATT, not to hate but the truf ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/6 "2008-05-15T12:44:46Z")
> [@evolve](#): > > dude, really. not trying to hate, but become an advertiser already. I was wondering what you were gonna say to this thread but you have an EXCELLENT point. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/7 "2008-05-15T12:52:01Z")
Meh, im glad for the competition. It will make VZW work harder(at upgrading/rolling out LTE/rev B/etc), especially since its ATT thats faster and not sprint. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/8 "2008-05-15T14:21:20Z")
> [@Treads4Heads](#): > > Hes fucking poor and doesnt actually sell them through ATT, not to hate but the truf Im a subcontracted sales person for ATT, I dont actually work for ATT. I work for a call center who has a contract for ATT thus doing sales for them. Edit: and Howie has a pm about advertising rates and such. ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/9 "2008-05-15T14:24:02Z")
> [@The\_Russian](#): > > Im a subcontracted sales person for ATT, I dont actually work for ATT. I work for a call center who has a contract for ATT thus doing sales for them. > > Edit: and Howie has a pm about advertising rates and such. You’ve said that a few times over the past couple of months now… :shrug: ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/10 "2008-05-15T14:42:40Z")
He has a pm in his inbox…i sent it like 10 minutes ago. I probably wont do it until june when i get back from california ---
**Author:** ![rage87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9e8a1a/32.png) [@rage87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rage87)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/11 "2008-05-15T22:57:36Z")
This is great and all, but don’t forget that Verizon Wireless just won the bid for the 700mhz auction. Once that’s up and going our broadband is going to blow these companies away. It’s funny because I received a magazine from PC World 3 months ago saying VzW’s 3G was the fastest. These tests are so inconsistant, and the fact that he only used 3 test points is just pointless. When comparisons for dropped calls are done there are over 250,000 calls tested, to do only test 3 points is silly. ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/12 "2008-05-15T23:08:18Z")
> [@rage87](#): > > This is great and all, but don’t forget that Verizon Wireless just won the bid for the 700mhz auction. Once that’s up and going our broadband is going to blow these companies away. > > It’s funny because I received a magazine from PC World 3 months ago saying VzW’s 3G was the fastest. These tests are so inconsistant, and the fact that he only used 3 test points is just pointless. When comparisons for dropped calls are done there are over 250,000 calls tested, to do only test 3 points is silly. I guess reading is too challenging these days… :bloated: [quote]To gauge the speed and reliability of these three wireless data networks, I used my ThinkPad X300 to collect nearly 500 data points at eight different places in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, within a 50-mile radius of midtown Manhattan’s urban canyons. ---
**Author:** ![rage87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9e8a1a/32.png) [@rage87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rage87)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/13 "2008-05-16T09:16:41Z")
[quote=SomeretardwhothinkshesaforumGod;943972]I guess reading is too challenging these days… > To gauge the speed and reliability of these three wireless data networks,. 500 data points is small. Oh I’m sorry, 8 different points instead of 3. Whoopdeefreakingdoo. ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/14 "2008-05-16T09:27:57Z")
> [@rage87](#): > > [quote=SomeretardwhothinkshesaforumGod;943972]I guess reading is too challenging these days… > > 500 data points is small. Oh I’m sorry, 8 different points instead of 3. Whoopdeefreakingdoo. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/15 "2008-05-16T10:18:49Z")
meh, i dont take much any of these things say to heart. each report says something else. I saw one the other day that said sprint was faster than vzw, ive seen tons that claim VZW is king. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/16 "2008-05-19T12:47:47Z")
It varies so much from place to place. In the sales world here we are told to tell customers that are in 3G markets that they can expect up to 800kb/s and in Edge about 300kb/s ---
**Author:** ![Tevenor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@Tevenor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tevenor)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/17 "2008-05-19T13:14:20Z")
90% of statistics are made up 50% of the time. The other 30% of statistics are wrong. ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/18 "2008-05-19T13:20:29Z")
> [@Tevenor](#): > > 90% of statistics are made up 50% of the time. The other 30% of statistics are wrong. Like this one, “Tevenor likes sex with women.” That is definitely made up. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3g-wireless-speed-battle-results-att-on-top/48497/19 "2008-05-19T13:20:57Z")
> [@Tevenor](#): > > 90% of statistics are made up 50% of the time. The other 30% of statistics are wrong.