RootMetrics found Verizon’s 4G upload and download speeds significantly higher than other carriers. Is the smartphone that you purchased really obtaining 4G speeds?
Rootmetrics performed an extensive study to determine how each network’s 4G speeds are holding up to their claims. The testing was performed across the Seattle area.
The findings showed that Verizon’s LTE network performed at a 100% data-success rate. (I have the 4G modem on my laptop and can attest to this!) It’s average data speeds were between four and 14.5 times faster than competitors, and the average upload speeds were between 4.7 and 49.3 times faster. The phone models tested included the HTC Thunderbolt (Verizon), HTC Inspire (AT&T), HTC Evo Sprint and Samsung Galaxy S (T-Mobile). Root Metrics CEO Paul Griff said that the smartphone model and its hardware had very little to do with 4G performance – that performance is almost always network related. Rootmetrics were careful to point out that merely achieving high data speeds does not mean much unless it happens on a regular basis. It found that Verizon’s 4G downloads speeds were greater than 10 Mbps about 90 percent of the time, and their upload speeds were between 5 and 10 Mpbs 100 percent of the time. And Verizon’s average upload speeds were faster than every other carrier’s average download speeds by 37 percent.
