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    Image of slickrick23 slickrick23
    07:29 PM

    In reply to Intel's New Atom Chips: What They Mean for You
    I remember waking up one morning and my computer screen looking like that first pic. I took out my video card and a few of the resistors had cracked open. It will be a while before 1080p will be a standard on netbooks, if netbooks do last that long...
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    Image of Rift Rift
    07:10 PM

    In reply to Our 2009 12-City 3G Data Mega Test: AT&T Won
    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.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    06:08 PM

    In reply to Our 2009 12-City 3G Data Mega Test: AT&T Won
    Our network has the best overall 3G data coverage.*

    *Provided you live in one of the 12 largest metros in the us (and never leave them, unless you are flying directly to another one)...

    **Otherwise you're iPwnt.
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    Image of geolemon geolemon
    06:31 PM

    @IN THE FACE!: Actually the contrary - The complaints have been particularly centered around the largest metro areas with the densest population of high-rises that block AT&T's 3G signals. Like NYC, particularly Manhattan. There's physics behind it, not marketing.

    I live outside Buffalo, NY. Suburban area. Second most depressed economy only to Detroit nationwide, and with a declining population as you'd expect. No carrier would have any business case for expansion here.
    And we have literally 1 skyscraper, in the city metro.

    AT&T coverage is flawless here. So is Verizon. I think you'd be challenged to find a dead area.

    The challenges ARE the metro areas, mostly for the poor penetration (and resulting dead 'shadows') of signal through mazes of tall, large buildings.

    Hence why they picked those locations for testing.
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    07:35 PM

    @geolemon: FYI there is more than one coverage argument going on... but yeah AT&T sucks in high-rise heavy downtown areas too ;)
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    Image of diesel828 diesel828
    06:00 PM

    In reply to Our 2009 12-City 3G Data Mega Test: AT&T Won
    I spend most of my time in L.A. and the surrounding areas and I've never had any problems with AT&T. I regularly get about 1.5 to 1.6Mbps download and 500Kbps upload speeds around here.
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    05:50 PM

    In reply to Our 2009 12-City 3G Data Mega Test: AT&T Won
    Cue the "Our network has the best overall 3G data according to Gizmodo" ads AT&T!

    Fucking opportunists...
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    Image of Monty Monty
    05:46 PM

    In reply to Our 2009 12-City 3G Data Mega Test: AT&T Won
    Sorry for posting this again, but in case anyone missed it, the NY Time article about "AT&T Takes the Blame, Even for the iPhone’s Faults" can be found here:

    [www.nytimes.com]

    Given this test by Giz, it seems to indicate that it is possible (though I still believe unlikely) that some of the wireless network issues may actually be a product of the iPhone and not necessarily the network. Of course, given the success on other network in other countries, it is hard to believe.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    05:41 PM

    In reply to Our 2009 12-City 3G Data Mega Test: AT&T Won
    You know what this means? We're going to have to put up with a bunch of insufferable commercials from AT&T once they get wind of this..
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    Image of Fractal the Meek Fractal the Meek
    05:25 PM

    In reply to Our 2009 12-City 3G Data Mega Test: AT&T Won
    Nice write up. Be curious to see the numbers for just the suburban attempts separately as they compare to the data sets in the city as well.

    This certainly backs up AT&T speed claims, but there's a hidden indicator here on how built out the networks are.
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    Image of Dacker Dacker
    05:07 PM

    In reply to Our 2009 12-City 3G Data Mega Test: AT&T Won
    The complaint I'm reading about all the time is about dropped calls, not dropping wireless internet connections.

    Serious question: Is it fair to draw conclusion about dropped calls based on data-only tests?
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    05:07 PM

    In reply to Our 2009 12-City 3G Data Mega Test: AT&T Won
    So does this mean that the iPhone itself is borked? I know it is the Jesus Phone (in every sense of the word) and all, and I really do like mine, but is there some hardware or software item that is just busted?
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    Image of Monty Monty
    05:44 PM

    @Canoehead: The NY Times ran a piece thinking that the iPhone may very well be the cause of the problems and that AT&T, for political reasons, could not say so:

    [www.nytimes.com]
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    06:09 PM

    @Monty: I know Apple (PBUI) can do no wrong, but it really would not be a shock if a new entrant to the Cel Phone arena has some problems. The real problem would be if we are not allowed to talk about it, such that it never gets fixed.
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    Image of Ryan_Long Ryan_Long
    05:06 PM

    In reply to Our 2009 12-City 3G Data Mega Test: AT&T Won
    That's pretty impressive AT&T... now if you could only get me some cell service in my house in SF. Or the Mission. Or downtown. Or the Haight. Or Twin Peaks. Or SoMa. Then we'll be square!
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    Image of redbearded redbearded
    05:08 PM

    @Ryan_Long: Seriously! What's up with the ENTIRE Mission district being a dead zone?!? I think my phone drops calls if it even senses that I might be going anywhere near 16th and Valencia.

    #3gtest2009
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    Image of Ryan_Long Ryan_Long
    06:15 PM

    @redbearded: I don't know. My brother is a cop in the Mission and I tell him to contact AT&T over his lack of shitty service. I mean seriously- paying $100 a month to not get to use a phone.
    I know this sounds terrible, but what if you were being mugged, or raped and you reach for your phone only to get a "call failure" or "no service"
    I think it's unacceptable and I can only hope someone at AT&T get's the message at some point.
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    Image of bornonbord bornonbord
    04:47 PM

    In reply to Our 2009 12-City 3G Data Mega Test: AT&T Won
    This is a fun tool. I can see it being useful when looking at a 3G laptop solution.

    Thanks guys. Keep it up.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    04:47 PM

    In reply to Our 2009 12-City 3G Data Mega Test: AT&T Won
    Wow you guys really did your HW.

    A+ Gizmodo with a shinny star sticker!
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    Image of Pookiewood Pookiewood
    05:07 PM

    @Mikestan: C+ for Excluding Texas.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    05:20 PM

    @Pookiewood: Well after SXSW I don't think it would be worth them testing out AT&T's network in Texas
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    Image of AndPreciousLittleofThat AndPreciousLittleofThat
    04:44 PM

    In reply to Our 2009 12-City 3G Data Mega Test: AT&T Won
    Question: I may have simply missed this, but were all these tests conducted roughly at the same time?

    My individual user experience has varied widely depending on time. Around rush hour, forget it; I might as well bring some semaphore flags. Weekends, usually no problem even with big downloads.

    If these tests weren't all performed roughly at the same time, might user demand affect the outcome?
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    Image of N@tedog N@tedog
    04:42 PM

    In reply to Our 2009 12-City 3G Data Mega Test: AT&T Won
    AT&T, the Ferrari that dies every 75 feet.
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