AT&T Demands Verizon Pull 'Map for That' & 'Misfit' Commercials
Right from Verizon's Website:
This is taken from:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/mobilebroadband/? ... »
"When in Mobile Broadband markets that do not yet have EV-DO Rev. A, you can expect download speeds of 400 to 700 Kbps and upload speeds of 60- to 80 Kbps."
Then, when you mouse over the various states in their "Broadband Coverage" listings, you see a VERY similar outcropping of cities that are covered with EVDO Rev A that are on AT&T's 3G coverage map.
400 Kbps is what an average user on EDGE will expect. This is the reason for the lawsuit... it has nothing to do with AT&T whining, it has everything to do with factual numbers.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/mobilebroadband/? ... »
"When in Mobile Broadband markets that do not yet have EV-DO Rev. A, you can expect download speeds of 400 to 700 Kbps and upload speeds of 60- to 80 Kbps."
Then, when you mouse over the various states in their "Broadband Coverage" listings, you see a VERY similar outcropping of cities that are covered with EVDO Rev A that are on AT&T's 3G coverage map.
400 Kbps is what an average user on EDGE will expect. This is the reason for the lawsuit... it has nothing to do with AT&T whining, it has everything to do with factual numbers.
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Hmm. you need to check your technology facts on this one bud. EDGE has a peak speed of about 386 Kbps. So, how can you say that it 'averages" over 400 Kbps? It really averages about 144 - 225 Kbps. GPRS was the first data moving technology for GSM, Edge was the 2nd. That's 2G. UMTS was the 2.5G technology that GSM carriers used as an interim until they actually got 3G with HSPA.
VZW's maps are talking about HSPA coverage that iPhone 3G and 3GS users were supposed to get when they upgraded. Unfortunately, most of the time they get EDGE or WiFi.
When ATT was spending money (more than 1 bil) on advertising the iPhone, VZW was spending that and more updating their network with EVDO and EVDO Rev. A. Now, ATT is suffering from a sub-par da...
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VZW's maps are talking about HSPA coverage that iPhone 3G and 3GS users were supposed to get when they upgraded. Unfortunately, most of the time they get EDGE or WiFi.
When ATT was spending money (more than 1 bil) on advertising the iPhone, VZW was spending that and more updating their network with EVDO and EVDO Rev. A. Now, ATT is suffering from a sub-par da...
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