6 posts and columns on data speed

Sprint: We’re Not Really Throttling Our Customers

in Mobile on January 6 at 11:09 am PT

The carrier, which heavily touts its unlimited plans, promises that customers won’t see their data speeds slowed for excessive use. But users can be kicked off instead.
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Sprint 4G Phone Hits New Speeds, but Battery Lags

in Personal Technology on May 19, 2010 at 5:37 pm PT

The EVO 4G has a front-facing camera for video chatting, can serve as a Wi-Fi hotspot and offers the highest consistent downstream data speeds around—until the battery runs out.
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AT&T Tops 3G Performance Study. No, I’m Not Kidding.

in Mobile on February 23, 2010 at 1:10 pm PT

Looks like AT&T is delivering on its promise to improve its network. A 13-city mobile data network test conducted by PC World shows the carrier with download speeds 67 percent faster than those of its rivals and greatly improved reliability and performance.

Summer of Sprint: 4G Smartphone Due by Midyear

in News on February 19, 2010 at 11:05 am PT

Sprint has long needed an edge in the wireless market, and a few months from now it will finally get one: A smartphone designed to run on its 4G WiMax network with data speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G. Originally expected at market in the second half of the year, the device is evidently now being prepped for launch in the first half.

AT&T 3G Improving–If You Can Get a Signal

in News on January 6, 2010 at 7:07 am PT

So AT&T has finished upgrading its 3G footprint to HSPA 7.2, completing the first phase of an effort that will improve connection reliability and at some point later this year or in 2011, raise its maximum 3G data speed to 7.2 Mbps from 3.6 Mbps. Welcome news for long-suffering AT&T subscribers–but only those in cities where additional back-haul connections have been added to support those higher speeds.
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FCC Chief Seeks Broad Open-Internet Rules

in News on October 14, 2009 at 5:00 am PT

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is proposing that the agency apply tougher open-Internet rules broadly, raising concerns of cable and phone companies and some lawmakers that the government could try to control efforts to offer products such as digital cable or premium business services.