Apples and Oranges: worth reading AT&T and iPhone

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Mary Shaw <mary.shaw () gmail com>
> Date: December 13, 2009 2:41:05 PM EST
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: Apples and Oranges: [IP] worth reading AT&T and iPhone

> Dave,
>
> As far as I can tell from the article, the author concluded that  
> AT&T has better performance in the major metro markets.  That's  
> interesting in its own right.
>
> However, Verizon's 3G map comparison makes a claim about coverage,  
> not performance in areas of coverage.  The article alludes to Global  
> Wireless people criss-crossing the country checking on service, but  
> it isn't actually specific about comparing coverage rather than  
> performance in areas of coverage.
>
> Those of us who live outside the seven major metro areas ask first  
> whether we can communicate, and only if we can communicate do we ask  
> how fast.
>
> Mary Shaw
>
> On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Dave Farber <dave () farber net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska () cs washington edu>
> > Date: December 13, 2009 12:32:23 PM EST
> > To: "'dave () farber net'" <dave () farber net>
> > Subject: For IP re AT&T and iPhone
>
> > Dave --
> >
> > Interesting NY Times article on AT&T's cellular network and the  
> > iPhone:
> >
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/business/13digi.html
> >
> > "When I set about looking for independent data, however, to confirm  
> > the superior performance of Verizon's network, I was astonished to  
> > discover that I had managed to get things exactly wrong. Despite  
> > the well-publicized problems in New York and San Francisco, AT&T  
> > seems to have the superior network nationwide.
> >
> > "And the iPhone itself may not be so great after all. Its design is  
> > contributing to performance problems."
> >
> > [Note:  I am a Verizon user!]
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