today, cnet showed a bunch of side by side test showing how slow att is compared to verizon.

does anyone have technical knowledge about why att lags so much? is it a gsm vs cdma issue? is it too many users? or is att not doing something right that would fix the problem?

anyone know?

 

Actually At&t's 3G network is significantly faster than Verizon's. So not sure what you're talking about.

Verizon's 4G network is faster, but there's not currently any phones out that support that.

 

Here is a side by side of tests done with the iPhone on both networks. Verizon is more consistent, but ATT is much faster.

 

ATT - 3g network, plus coverage sucks even worse for 4g
Verizon- 4G network, coverage almost everywhere verizon is cheaper without a doubt would stay with verizon because customer support is very nice and will work out anything with you.

 

must be an area thing.

verizon is def NOT cheaper here.

att has no 4g

check out how slow att is

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-20030...CcarouselMain.0

 

sprint ftw

 

t-mobile 4G (or HSPA+) ftw!

 

Locally here (northeast Alabama) AT&T sucks for coverage. They may have a faster network but speed doesn't matter if you don't have the coverage. My droid 3g is plenty fast enough for what I use it for.

 

Tmo is crap here in hawaii
VZ is ok, but slightly pricier
ATT is ok, but the iphone network is slow. Ive noticed iphone vs. other phone on ATT, the iphone always is slower

 

AT&T's 3G network is faster than any other network out there... even faster than Sprint and T-mobile's 4G networks.

"which is better" depends on where you live. I had great coverage in Texas with Sprint and Verizon... Sprint doesn't work where my family lives in North Carolina, so they switched to Verizon...

Out here in Utah where I live, AT&T has by far the best coverage... I've lived in 4 different houses here in Salt Lake City, and worked at 4 different places...

Sprint worked at 3 jobs and 3 houses.
Verizon worked at 1 job and 2 houses.
AT&T has worked everywhere I've been in SLC...

But like I said, it all depends... Verizon seemed to have better coverage for me in the South... and yes, I have a Verizon phone, AT&T phone, and Sprint phone... don't ask... lol