# AT&T Comes in Last in Consumer Reports **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 14, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067 "2009-12-14T17:48:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![97cavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/c5a1d2/32.png) [@97cavy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97cavy)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/21 "2009-12-14T19:20:49Z")
You know whats funny, my blackberry doesnt even have 3g through At&t and i still get almost 2mbit while tethering ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/22 "2009-12-14T19:22:20Z")
I dont even know wtf 3g is or care what it is for that matter. Maybe its just me but I like a really basic phone that doesnt have internet, email, etc. I dont even have a camera phone and really dont need one. ---
**Author:** ![AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amd_is_the_best/32/6342_2.png) [@AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AMD_IS_THE_BEST)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/23 "2009-12-14T19:22:36Z")
> [@If you don't think this is the greatest GIF ever, I will fight you.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-dont-think-this-is-the-greatest-gif-ever-i-will-fight-you/27249/25): > > You know whats funny, my blackberry doesnt even have 3g through At&t and i still get almost 2mbit while tethering Not a chance. Either its on 3G or you have no idea what you are talking about. ---
**Author:** ![97cavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/c5a1d2/32.png) [@97cavy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97cavy)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/24 "2009-12-14T19:23:10Z")
I would have swore I got that… Let me see if i can find my usb and tether with it really quick… ---
**Author:** ![AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amd_is_the_best/32/6342_2.png) [@AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AMD_IS_THE_BEST)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/25 "2009-12-14T19:28:33Z")
> [@Newman's 1986 BMW 326rb build thread.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newmans-1986-bmw-326rb-build-thread/22123/966): > > I would have swore I got that… Let me see if i can find my usb and tether with it really quick… I’m not trying to be a dick, but eGPRS or EDGE or 2.5g (whatever you want to call it) is just not capable of anywhere near that speed. The protocol’s max speed is 236.8 kbps and you’ll never get the max. You must be on 3G if you are anywhere near the speeds of 3g. AT&T in upstate NY uses HSDPA which is capable or 3.6mbps and AT&T supplies us with somewhere around 2mbps but I have hit 2.5 a few times. Downloading files on my laptop teathered to my iPhone I rarely see speeds less then 200kBps (kilobytes, not kilobits). ---
**Author:** ![97cavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/c5a1d2/32.png) [@97cavy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97cavy)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/26 "2009-12-14T19:32:36Z")
Now that I think of it…I may have done it with my blackjack, which was 3g… ---
**Author:** ![JClark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jclark/32/6309_2.png) [@JClark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JClark)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/27 "2009-12-14T19:34:03Z")
> [@If you don't think this is the greatest GIF ever, I will fight you.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-you-dont-think-this-is-the-greatest-gif-ever-i-will-fight-you/27249/24): > > NOT A CHANCE! > [@New Wheels Shitty pics](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-wheels-shitty-pics/27259/42): > > Prove it. When you show me a post with a legitimate speed test of your phone downloading anywhere near 2mbit per sec I’ll believe it. > > Here’s mine: :rofl iPhone owners get defensive! How do I do the fancy phone nerd warp speed test? ---
**Author:** ![RocketPunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocketpunch/32/6429_2.png) [@RocketPunch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RocketPunch)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/28 "2009-12-14T19:37:23Z")
Well, Verizon does have the name that starts with the letter “V”. ---
**Author:** ![GermanPSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/germanpsi/32/6353_2.png) [@GermanPSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GermanPSI)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/29 "2009-12-14T19:38:56Z")
> [@LLOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYD!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lloyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyd/27250/19): > > Well, Verizon does have the name that starts with the letter “V”. +rep ---
**Author:** ![AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amd_is_the_best/32/6342_2.png) [@AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AMD_IS_THE_BEST)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/30 "2009-12-14T19:39:35Z")
> [@traded the GTI in on a rice burner](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/traded-the-gti-in-on-a-rice-burner/27243/24): > > :rofl iPhone owners get defensive! > > How do I do the fancy phone nerd warp speed test? Lol, I am not defending the iphone although it does rock but AT&T in general. I got the same speeds with my last Sony Ericsson phone. To do the test I tethered my phone to a laptop then went to [www.speakeasy.net/speedtest](http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest) and ran the speedtest. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/31 "2009-12-14T19:50:15Z")
> [@Telekinesis - Who can do it?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/telekinesis-who-can-do-it/27264/12): > > Maybe that review was national. For upstate NY AT&T is the shit. As far as world coverage AT&T is the shit. For the people out in the mountain time zone area verizon may be the shit, but their proprietary dumpy phones still suck ass. MOTHER FUCKING +REP ---
**Author:** ![Mike3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike3/32/6350_2.png) [@Mike3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike3)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/32 "2009-12-14T19:53:30Z")
I sell AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile. I own Verizon. ---
**Author:** ![GermanPSI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/germanpsi/32/6353_2.png) [@GermanPSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GermanPSI)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/33 "2009-12-14T19:54:39Z")
> [@Telekinesis - Who can do it?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/telekinesis-who-can-do-it/27264/15): > > I sell AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile. > > I own Verizon. thanks pjb ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/34 "2009-12-14T19:55:12Z")
> [@Grapple.... WTF??](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/grapple-wtf/27212/8): > > I’m not trying to be a dick, but eGPRS or EDGE or 2.5g (whatever you want to call it) is just not capable of anywhere near that speed. The protocol’s max speed is 236.8 kbps and you’ll never get the max. You must be on 3G if you are anywhere near the speeds of 3g. AT&T in upstate NY uses HSDPA which is capable or 3.6mbps and AT&T supplies us with somewhere around 2mbps but I have hit 2.5 a few times. Downloading files on my laptop teathered to my iPhone I rarely see speeds less then 200kBps (kilobytes, not kilobits). I can tether my FUZE but it maxes it out around 200kbps with full EDGE according to a speed test. Real life downloads were like 30-40kbps Verizon 3G here is ![http://www.speedtest.net/result/652883691.png](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/9/f983ad32603870fc3e39eeaabd2cc49dfcf676cd.png) ---
**Author:** ![AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amd_is_the_best/32/6342_2.png) [@AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AMD_IS_THE_BEST)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/35 "2009-12-14T19:59:34Z")
> [@ninety1two40"](#): > > I can tether my FUZE but it maxes it out around 200kbps with full EDGE > > Verizon 3G here is > > ![http://www.speedtest.net/result/652883691.png](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/9/f983ad32603870fc3e39eeaabd2cc49dfcf676cd.png) 200kbps is about perfect for EDGE. And that speed for verizon is certainly good, just not as fast as AT&T 3G. Too bad ATT 3G isn’t up there in the woods yet :hug. Thanks for the post homie. ---
**Author:** ![Mike3](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike3/32/6350_2.png) [@Mike3](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike3)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/36 "2009-12-14T20:02:40Z")
> [@So, since I built a new PC, what are some good games?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-since-i-built-a-new-pc-what-are-some-good-games/27239/15): > > thanks pjb FFFFUUUUUUUUUUU naw seriously, my droid does everything I want it to. Iphone is a great phone and I would prolly own one if it was on Verizon, but it’s not. Verizon\>AT&T\>Sprint\>\>\>T-Mobile Just my 2c. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/37 "2009-12-14T20:04:25Z")
> [@FS: Bunch of Shit (PS2, Dreamcast, Laptop, Burns Stainless...)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-bunch-of-shit-ps2-dreamcast-laptop-burns-stainless/27262/11): > > 200kbps is about perfect for EDGE. And that speed for verizon is certainly good, just not as fast as AT&T 3G. Too bad ATT 3G isn’t up there in the woods yet :hug. Thanks for the post homie. No Prob. I still have full data on my FUZE and when I hook up my lappy next time with 3G I’ll get a speedtest. It hauls though! ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 11:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/38 "2009-12-14T23:24:03Z")
> [@Telekinesis - Who can do it?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/telekinesis-who-can-do-it/27264/12): > > Maybe that review was national. For upstate NY AT&T is the shit. As far as world coverage AT&T is the shit. For the people out in the mountain time zone area verizon may be the shit, but their proprietary dumpy phones still suck ass. you said it best. if you live where the population of humans exceeds the population of deer, AT&T works just fine. ---
**Author:** ![97cavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/c5a1d2/32.png) [@97cavy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97cavy)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/39 "2009-12-14T23:41:56Z")
> [@Hey ray hows the mud...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-ray-hows-the-mud/27251/5): > > you said it best. > > if you live where the population of humans exceeds the population of deer, AT&T works just fine. This is a good point. Hell, i cant think of any reason why you would want to go 80% of the places verizons “3g map” shows. Thats great you get 3g service in a field in montana. Id rather have reliable service where i am 99% of the time ---
**Author:** ![BlueS14240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blues14240sx/32/6410_2.png) [@BlueS14240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlueS14240sx)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067/40 "2009-12-15T01:03:12Z")
AT&T hands down, the droid sucks and is the 1st gen of that phone im sure it will have the 3g texting problems all the other verizon phones have and many other problems i have no complaints with AT&T’s 3g coverage (gets coverage where my verizon phone didnt) and the iphone 3gS is fast, takes good pictures, uploading to youtube and photobucket or facebook is easy as cake and its fast [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-comes-in-last-in-consumer-reports/249067.md?page=3)