Verizon responds to OpenSignal’s Network comparison
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- Anonymous
- j5$
- 10 Feb 2017
AnonD-643592, 10 Feb 2017 Hands-down Verizon wireless is the best. There wireless se... moreInnovative? Everyone who knows anything about rf knows that you want the lower spectrum segments. That's not innovation. That's deep pockets because they overcharge their customers.
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- Celluloid
- 6EV
- 10 Feb 2017
AnonD-643592, 10 Feb 2017 Hands-down Verizon wireless is the best. There wireless se... moreYou forgot to start by saying, "In my area..."
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- Celluloid
- 6EV
- 10 Feb 2017
Anonymous, 10 Feb 2017As far as I can tell, Verizon's coverafe sucks whenever I l... moreI think you read that wrong. Verizon's complaint is that the hole in coverage is not taken into account. Verizon thinks that it should affect the results and not just ignored because the test can't be run.
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- YcQ
- 10 Feb 2017
AnonD-643592, 10 Feb 2017 Hands-down Verizon wireless is the best. There wireless se... moreI don't get the point of innovation. The wireless *service* is brought to you by Nokia or Ericsson equipment, which all three carriers use. Are you referring to those innovative phone apps nobody uses?
When it comes to frequency, T-Mobile added band 12 (a bulk of which was bought from Verizon), and has bid for a lot of the 600MHz spectrum in the current FCC auction.
As for rural areas, I live in a major metro area. I go on vacation to other major metro areas. I'm not going to pay for coverage in the middle of nowhere if I dont use it.
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- AnonD-314805
- ATQ
- 10 Feb 2017
Most of the subscribers don't live in the middle of nowhere, neither spend most of the time with phone there :)
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- AnonD-643592
- k2F
- 10 Feb 2017
Anonymous, 10 Feb 2017as an operator our coverage from best to poor is Verizon &g... moreAgreed
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- AnonD-643592
- k2F
- 10 Feb 2017
Hands-down Verizon wireless is the best. There wireless service is innovative and not just improved like T-Mobile. Verizon wireless not only buys high frequency but the buy low frequency. AT&T and T-Mobile purchase high-frequency because it's cheaper. I have been with AT&T for 15 years. Just recently I switch to T-Mobile figuring I'll be saving money and getting the same service. Was I wrong! I had T-Mobile for three days and I had to call it quits the service was barely usable. Horrible in indoor situations. I then went to Verizon. I have been with Verizon for four months and I have not had one issue. The LTE coverage is better than any company I have ever been with. The LTE speed is comparable to my 500MB download with my local Internet provider. So to compare Verizon to T-Mobile is like comparing a shack to a mansion. There is no comparison. T-Mobile enjoy your 15 minutes of fame it'll soon come to an end.
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- kEy
- 10 Feb 2017
I think it should be true sine they are using the same standards between the 4 companies. Also it does rank Verizon No.1 in 4G, which is most important. I thought it would be ATT that would cry
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- Celluloid
- 6EV
- 10 Feb 2017
Anonymous, 10 Feb 2017As far as I can tell, Verizon's coverafe sucks whenever I l... moreI think you read that wrong. Verizon's complaint is that the hole in coverage is not taken into account. Verizon thinks that it should affect the results and not just ignored because the test can't be run.
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- ADavidCor
- 4$@
- 10 Feb 2017
Just like so many other times, Verizon only wants to dispute the information when it no longer favors them.
Pathetic.
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- DaXiong
- S37
- 10 Feb 2017
Kd10, 10 Feb 2017They're correct, when you leave major metropolitan areas, T... moreDoes your phone support all of T-mobile's bands then?
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- AnonD-171298
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- 10 Feb 2017
Kd10, 10 Feb 2017They're correct, when you leave major metropolitan areas, T... moreIt used to be that way, 3-5 years ago. Not anymore.
For example, Chicago to Rockford, IL - I can stream online radio (not pandora but actual live stream) with 0 interpretation. I used to get 2g speeds half way the distance.
In 2016, we took trip Denver to Grand Canyon, AZ. I have T-Mobile and AT&T. I was again streaming radio while driving in areas I didn't even imagine it would have coverage. Also, my T-Mobile phone rung on a while I was on a ledge in side Grand Canyon park with 1 bar and roaming to some local carrier (AT&T had no signal).
Give them a shot, they have improved a lot.
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- AnonD-492870
- kha
- 10 Feb 2017
Never used OpenSignal. Should I?
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- Anonymous
- 0Y8
- 10 Feb 2017
As far as I can tell, Verizon's coverafe sucks whenever I leave town. I've gone through 3 different phones on their network: galaxy proclaim, galaxy s3, and now a galaxy s5. All of which would constantly get dropped calls, poor call quality, 4g speeds slower than molasses in the winter (even with full signal), and not to mention overpriced. Unless I'm in the middle of the city, I almost never get 4g. All my buddies on T-Mobile, and even Sprint, always have great signal even in the middle of nowhere. Those OpenSignal tests are accurate, that statement about failed tests not counting doesn't even make sense! If the tests cant be run in a location, it leaves a hole in the coverage map which HERP DERP provides all the info you need. They can twist things around in their favor all they want to but they arent fooling me.
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- Kd10
- IJ2
- 10 Feb 2017
They're correct, when you leave major metropolitan areas, T-Mobile is terrible.
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- Kangal
- uCX
- 10 Feb 2017
Nah, Verizon you are wrong.
Real-world conducted tests are much more indicative of what the experience is like.
You're biased tests skew you in favour, naturally.
Crowdsourcing shows you're the best, but the distance between your performance and competitors isn't as exaggerated as you would be comfortable with.
Too bad only a minority of people like me will know this.
The majority will read "Verizon is teh best, fasterer, MOAR POWARR" and drink the CoolAid.
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- Anonymous
- 4br
- 10 Feb 2017
AnonD-558092, 10 Feb 2017I think crowdsourced tests reflect way better the user expe... moreVerizon makes good points, people out in the country aren't usually taking part in these tests. They are primarily in cities where all carriers have strong signal. Also, if you don't have Internet and so can't connect to this test, they can't count you as failing. Verizon actually made fair points.
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- AnonD-558092
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- 10 Feb 2017
I think crowdsourced tests reflect way better the user experience since, well, the customers do the tests.
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- Anonymous
- UD{
- 10 Feb 2017
as an operator our coverage from best to poor is Verizon > AT&T > TMobile = Sprint