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01-21-2006, 4:18 PM
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EVDO performance comparisons for Sprint/Verizon. Cingular coming soon. Results from..... Verizon: http://www.broadbandreports.com/archive/myvzw.com Sprint: http://www.broadbandreports.com/archive/spcsdns.net To test yourself... http://speedtest.frontiernet.net/ Methodology: These are all entries that have over 130Kbit/sec. The assumption is, if under 130K, it might have been a 1xRTT connection. Filtered out are unrealistic results (dl over 2MB and ul over 200K) and multiple entries by zipcode within a few hours. For duplicate zips near same time, highest speed was kept. This should give more realistic averages and factor out people who test multiple times in a row. Sprint Entries: 113 Average: 641Kbps Median: 571Kbps Peak: 1719Kbps Over 1Mbps: 16% Over 600Kbps: 47% Coverage claimed: 150million population in Jan, 100+ metro markets Verizon Entries: 159 Average: 563Kbps Median: 527Kbps Peak: 2017Kbps Over 1Mbps: 7% Over 600Kbps: 38% Coverage claimed: 150 million after rollout completes, 70 markets as of Jan When Cingular results start to appear, I'll begin tracking. If you have Cingular UMTS/HSDPA, please run tests at the site above and store the results into the archive. |
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01-22-2006, 1:24 PM
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As an alternative, here are more locations. With my cable modem connection I get higher speeds from Speakeasy: http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
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The way to check accuracy of a test site is to also do a real download of a file from download.com. If the two are close, the test site is probably pretty good. Frontier has shown to be realistic to an actual download site. Last edited by xenophon; 01-22-2006 at 6:15 PM. | |
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01-25-2006, 5:49 PM
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Updated, with more info... Filtered out are unrealistic results (dl over 2Mbps and ul over 200K) and multiple entries by zipcode within a few hours. For duplicate zips near same time, the highest speed was kept. This should give more realistic averages and factor out people who test multiple times in a row. Results from..... Verizon: http://www.broadbandreports.com/archive/myvzw.com Sprint: http://www.broadbandreports.com/archive/spcsdns.net To test yourself... http://speedtest.frontiernet.net/ These are all entries that have over 130Kbit/sec. The assumption is, if under 130K, it might have been a 1xRTT connection. As of Jan 25, 2006 at 11AM CST __________________________________________________ __________ Sprint Entries: 115 Average: 727Kbps Median: 663Kbps Peak: 1829Kbps Over 1Mbps: 25% Over 600Kbps: 55% Coverage claimed: 150m+ population, 110+ distinct markets, expansion to 260m in 2007. EVDO Coverage Map Terms of Service: No specific restrictions other than unlawful or excessive abuse. Rates: Laptop cards $60-$80/month. PowerVision phones start at $15/month, includes unlimited data/browsing within phone. USB tethering to laptop officially available on all PowerVision phones. Pros: - More markets have EVDO, especially <1.5 million; large expansion plan - Avg performance currently higher - More flexibility with EVDO USB phone tethering - Less restrictive TOS __________________________________________________ __________ Verizon Entries: 142 Average: 568Kbps Median: 550Kbps Peak: 2017Kbps Over 1Mbps: 7% Over 600Kbps: 39% Coverage claimed: 150m+ population, 70+ distinct markets, no source on expansion plans. . EVDO Coverage Map - select Vcast Terms of Service: Legal streaming music/movies/radio, VoIP, online games officially not allowed. Rates: Laptop cards $60-$80/month. VCast phones start at $15/month, includes unlimited data/browsing within phone. USB tethering to laptop officially available on new BlackBerry EVDO phone. Pros: - Can roam slower 1xRTT data on some partners - Tends to have broader coverage on outskirts of some larger metro areas - Official Mac support for some laptops |
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02-20-2006, 5:59 PM
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Here is a list of cities with EVDO we put together for our users, based on Sprint/Verizon maps and announcements. It is likely not complete but probably about 95% accurate. But apparently Sprint is rolling out EVDO at a rate of 13m population coverage a week. Verizon may have outskirts of some metro areas more broadly covered. Sprint is in many many small towns under 50K outside this list. If you have a source or have accessed EVDO in a city not listed, please post and I'll update the list as 'reported coverage'. s = Sprint has EVDO coverage v = Verizon has EVDO coverage Code: s v 18,603,110 New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA MSA s v 12,745,084 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA s v 9,286,207 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA s v 5,751,803 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA s v 5,432,348 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA s v 5,232,107 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSA s v 5,026,217 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA s v 4,986,399 Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX MSA s v 4,529,256 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA s v 4,484,140 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA s v 4,445,899 Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA s v 4,179,500 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA s v 3,515,184 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA s v 3,500,151 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA s v 3,125,833 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA s v 3,054,637 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA s v 2,906,660 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA s v 2,729,045 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA s v 2,601,990 Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA s v 2,490,295 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA s v 2,418,198 Pittsburgh, PA MSA s v 2,239,756 Denver-Aurora, CO MSA s v 2,147,832 Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA s v 2,040,746 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA s v 2,016,357 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA s v 1,930,191 Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA MSA s v 1,889,315 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA s v 1,786,620 San Antonio, TX MSA s v 1,752,192 Orlando, FL MSA s v 1,739,443 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA s v 1,659,893 Columbus, OH MSA s v 1,613,159 Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA MSA s v 1,612,929 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA s v 1,574,680 Indianapolis, IN MSA s v 1,522,164 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA s v 1,512,504 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA s v 1,410,292 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC MSA s 1,353,096 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN MSA s v 1,349,291 Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA s v 1,315,254 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA s v 1,230,554 Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA s 1,182,832 Louisville, KY-IN MSA s v 1,177,602 Jacksonville, FL MSA s v 1,168,100 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA s 1,163,148 Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Tonawanda, NY MSA s v 1,126,262 Richmond, VA MSA s 1,121,271 Oklahoma City, OK MSA s 1,068,177 Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA s v 1,042,782 Rochester, NY MSA s v 997,197 Salt Lake City, UT MSA s v 896,202 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA s 896,019 Honolulu, HI MSA s 881,221 Tucson, AZ MSA s 877,909 Tulsa, OK MSA s v 859,126 Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA s v 846,710 Dayton, OH MSA s v 835,657 New Haven-Milford, CT MSA 835,582 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 834,632 Fresno, CA MSA s 784,463 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA s v 783,920 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA s v 770,321 Worcester, MA MSA s 758,082 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA s 757,848 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI MSA 753,988 Albuquerque, NM MSA 716,817 Baton Rouge, LA MSA s v 700,267 Akron, OH MSA 697,562 El Paso, TX MSA 694,059 Bakersfield, CA MSA s v 684,236 Springfield, MA MSA 664,229 Columbia, SC MSA s 659,515 Toledo, OH MSA s 657,932 Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA v 653,497 Syracuse, NY MSA 644,525 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA s v 629,975 Knoxville, TN MSA s v 622,847 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA s 620,136 Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL MSA s 614,474 McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX MSA 614,302 Stockton, CA MSA s 596,340 Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA MSA s 581,379 Wichita, KS MSA 574,939 Greenville, SC MSA s v 565,404 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 562,666 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 553,155 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA s v 519,603 Madison, WI MSA 514,552 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA 507,176 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA 505,508 Jackson, MS MSA s 500,553 Portland-South Portland, ME MSA s 498,721 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA s 498,094 Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA s 497,253 Des Moines, IA MSA s 495,576 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA s 482,667 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 482,440 Modesto, CA MSA s 478,561 Lancaster, PA MSA s 475,639 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA s v 468,386 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA s v 460,771 Ogden-Clearfield, UT MSA s 459,435 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA s 453,620 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA s v 445,160 Durham, NC MSA s 441,423 Flint, MI MSA s 433,980 Winston-Salem, NC MSA 427,506 Spokane, WA MSA 424,484 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA s 416,383 Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA 413,408 Salinas, CA MSA s v 411,072 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA s v 407,106 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA s 405,116 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 403,084 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA 400,163 Mobile, AL MSA 396,647 Fort Wayne, IN MSA s v 396,386 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 392,410 Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA 389,209 York-Hanover, PA MSA v 382,242 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA s 382,108 Reading, PA MSA 381,772 Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA 378,727 Springfield, MO MSA 378,562 Asheville, NC MSA 377,885 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 375,140 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 368,043 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO MSA 365,826 Peoria, IL MSA s 365,748 Reno-Sparks, NV MSA s v 359,463 Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA s v 357,812 Salem, OR MSA 353,742 Huntsville, AL MSA s 353,561 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA 351,229 Montgomery, AL MSA 349,241 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 344,022 Evansville, IN-KY MSA s 339,360 Fayetteville, NC MSA s v 338,009 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX MSA 337,638 Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL MSA s v 334,351 Ann Arbor, MI MSA 334,124 Anchorage, AK MSA s v 327,869 Tallahassee, FL MSA s 327,247 Rockford, IL MSA s v 326,666 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA s 318,706 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA 318,404 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA 306,187 Charleston, WV MSA 299,790 Savannah, GA MSA 298,707 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 289,498 Roanoke, VA MSA 289,236 Green Bay, WI MSA 287,013 Wilmington, NC MSA 286,184 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 283,133 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 280,370 Erie, PA MSA s v 279,197 Boulder, CO MSA 278,345 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA s 276,691 Naples-Marco Island, FL MSA 276,298 Duluth, MN-WI MSA s 274,178 Lincoln, NE MSA s 272,553 Ocala, FL MSA s v 264,605 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA s v 262,689 Norwich-New London, CT MSA s 259,423 Atlantic City, NJ MSA 259,322 Spartanburg, SC MSA 254,439 Lubbock, TX MSA s v 253,814 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA 253,408 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA 252,096 Binghamton, NY MSA 249,889 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA 245,913 Holland-Grand Haven, MI MSA 242,553 Lafayette, LA MSA 241,485 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA s 236,974 Gainesville, FL MSA 236,174 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA 234,893 Clarksville, TN-KY MSA 231,642 Amarillo, TX MSA 230,980 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 230,771 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA 229,859 Lynchburg, VA MSA 228,577 Barnstable Town, MA MSA s 225,796 Topeka, KS MSA 225,398 Merced, CA MSA 225,045 Macon, GA MSA 224,823 Yakima, WA MSA s 217,713 Waco, TX MSA 217,641 Olympia, WA MSA 213,646 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 210,087 Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI MSA 209,203 Chico, CA MSA 208,513 Appleton, WI MSA 207,611 Laredo, TX MSA 206,039 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC MSA s v 205,014 Greeley, CO MSA 203,201 Springfield, IL MSA 203,111 Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA MSA 202,943 Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA 197,295 Longview, TX MSA 196,860 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA 195,168 Florence, SC MSA 194,654 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 193,614 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA v 192,988 Lake Charles, LA MSA 191,012 Racine, WI MSA s 189,017 College Station-Bryan, TX MSA 186,465 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 186,430 Medford, OR MSA 183,505 Johnson City, TN MSA 181,437 Tyler, TX MSA s 181,434 Lafayette, IN MSA 179,986 Kingston, NY MSA 179,057 Prescott, AZ MSA 178,924 Charlottesville, VA MSA 178,664 Las Cruces, NM MSA 177,064 Fargo, ND-MN MSA 176,925 Bloomington, IN MSA 175,708 Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL MSA s v 174,362 Bellingham, WA MSA s 172,183 St. Cloud, MN MSA 171,799 Redding, CA MSA 171,765 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA s v 171,038 Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA 170,578 Anderson, SC MSA 170,113 Monroe, LA MSA 169,759 Terre Haute, IN MSA 169,415 Rochester, MN MSA 167,407 Yuma, AZ MSA 163,381 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 163,091 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 162,285 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI MSA s 160,972 Jackson, MI MSA s 149,253 Monroe, MI MSA s v 143,416 Springfield, OH MSA s 138,375 Battle Creek, MI MSA s 128,004 Mansfield, OH MSA s 118,007 Vero Beach, FL MSA s 112,602 Victoria, TX MSA s 109,096 Elizabethtown, KY MSA s 102,316 Lawrence, KS MSA |
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02-20-2006, 8:30 PM
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But are People ready to PAY Additional $60 on top of their Plan? Maybe in the Next 5 Years. VOICE is still their Number 1 Money Maker.
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Sprint is $40/month for unlimited phone-as-modem so it's doable for consumers too. And Sprint EVDO is only $15/month for unlimited data/web browsing within the phone - same as 1xRTT. Verizon is indeed pricey though. | |
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