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    jake.valentine: Speed isn't the problem for me in San Diego. I work on Coronado and AT&T lists it as full 3G coverage for miles. Well, it doesn't work at all for abou... more »
    Andrew Barnes: would be nice to know at what time you did the tests more »
    strays2k: Giz- you should really elaborate on hardware. I understand you asked the carrier (a representative w/ questionable experience) for "the best performi... more »
    Joe Brinkley: Verizon may not be the ""fastest"" but i NEVER drop calls. or have any problems anywhere. more »
    vqro: Oh. What will all the haters say now? more »
    MrBlahBlah: I think at&t's biggest problem in NYC is building penetration. also, the iphone has notoriously shitty reception. That's what you get when Apple put... more »
    y0himba: I would rather have WORKING coverage and more coverage than better speed. I was an AT&T customer until August of this year. We, the former customers... more »
    Justin Paulson: For all of those that think this article was just written because of the AT&T ads...try hitting that #att tag, it isn't very favorable. I would s... more »
    NotSoSiniSter: i would rather have better coverage then faster speed. more »
    Unf'withable: Said it before. More than satisfied with 3G coverage on my iPhone in the Tampa Bay area. more »
    jinushaun: I thought it was common knowledge that AT&T's version of 3G is faster than Verizon's version of 3G. The real question is reliability and coverage. Bar... more »
    trash2iw001: Man these comments are retarded! "Gizmo your study sucks, sure it shows att is good in the area's tested but that doesn't mean it's good in other are... more »
    The Amazing Ant: I can't say much for Tampa myself, but the majority of the surrounding areas work great on AT&T with my iPhone. I'm always the one in the back thinkin... more »
    Squerb: Need a tester in the Detroit area? I can help on the next one. more »
    Rift: How did the fourth largest city in the US miss out on this testing? Oh well--time to check on the cattle and oil well in my backyard. more »
    moeblw: AT&T fastest 3G network in big cities. Wait isn't that what they were whining about with Verizion? I'll take more 3G over faster 3G any day. more »
    John Addis: I'm in Lansing, MI and was scared to switch to AT&T from Verizon, but six months ago I did, and couldn't be happier. I've never had a dropped call, n... more »
    Enochrewt: "3G mega test" is a misnomer if you only test downloads. This article needs to be renamed "3G very partial test". more »
    ducttape38: For some reason, I thought that Verizon's downspeeds maxed out at 1.4 mbps and that was because this was a limitation of EVDO. Can somebody tell me w... more »
    gerrrg: It would be nice if there was info about the time and day(s) these tests were performed; about 3 weeks ago or so, I saw my speed on T-Mobile jump in P... more »
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