“The Verizon iPhone loads Web pages just as fast as AT&T’s version of the phone, even though Verizon’s network has lower data speeds, a phone testing firm reported Monday,” Peter Svensson reports for The Associated Press.
“Verizon uses an older network technology with data speeds lower than AT&T’s. Testing firm Metrico Wireless said data downloads on the Verizon iPhone turned out to be half as fast as those on AT&T’s network,” Svensson reports. “However, because Web pages load just as fast, users may not notice the difference, except when downloading large files.”
Svensson reports, “Metrico tested the Verizon iPhone’s performance with 4,000 calls and 10,000 Web page downloads in New York, Seattle, Washington, Baltimore, Chicago and Dallas, McNally said. In a minor surprise, the Verizon iPhone turned out to be less reliable than the AT&T version when downloading a file in a moving vehicle, McNally said. Its failure rate was 10% higher in that situation. When stationary, the Verizon iPhone had a 10% better success rate for uploads, as compared to the AT&T phone.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]