LTE Speeds / accessibility

[Stephen]

I agree with this totally. I know some of the file engineers we have
will have their personal phone on VZ and their work phone on AT&T or
vice versa so they always have coverage.

On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Kevin Fries <kevin at fries-biro.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2012-04-16 at 12:02 -0700, Stephen wrote:
>> So far i have loved the 4g experience in the phx metro area. I get
>> better reception in areas where i had iffy 3g coverage. and the speeds
>> have ranged from 2-10x better depending on where i was. if i get 3 or
>> more bars i can usually get 15-20MB up and down.
>
> I found the article interesting.  But I find that many times, the
> experience is city dependent.  I actually live in Denver, but all of my
> family is in Goodyear.  Until recently I would be in Phoenix 4-5 times a
> year, and could really see a difference.  Here in Denver, my AT&T
> service blew away my wife's Verizon coverage.  Far better coverage,
> fewer dropped calls, and faster data.  So much so that now we are all on
> AT&T.
>
> When I was in Goodyear & Litchfield Park, my AT&T was crap, garbage,
> completely useless.  All of my family there (mom, sister and her family)
> have all switched to Verizon and been very happy.  But when they came up
> here last year, their phones were crap, garbage, and completely useless.
>
> So, the moral of the story is, nation wide numbers are great if you are
> a cross country trucker, or travel often for business.  But for the vast
> majority of people, the only statistic that really matters is the ones
> for your city.
>
> Just my $0.02
>
> Kevin F
>
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