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AT&T figured out a sneaky way to hide its slower home internet speeds from test results

December 16th, 2019

Andy Meek

We’ve written often here about the different tests that attempt to measure your home broadband speed, which includes crowd-sourced apps from companies like Ookla. And how as soon as you point to results from a source like Ookla, you’ve got to couch them behind caveats like the fact that crowdsourced reports aren’t controlled, and differences …

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AT&T was declared the fastest US network, but its rivals aren’t having it

April 5th, 2019

Andy Meek

Emails started being sent out to reporters the moment Ookla announced the results of its latest speed test, in which it declared AT&T as the fastest wireless network in the US. T-Mobile, for example, quickly claimed that AT&T misled its way to a win — one that displaced T-Mobile, the frequent winner in both Ookla …

Microsoft reissues ‘Smoked by Windows Phone’ smartphone challenge

March 23rd, 2012

Dan Graziano

Microsoft on Thursday announced a new round of challenges for its “Smoked By Windows Phone” contest series. If users with non-Windows Phone handsets can perform a variety of tasks faster than a Microsoft Windows Phone, they can win a limited edition Hunger Games PC (HP Folio 13 Special Edition) valued at $1,049.00. Even those who lose …

AT&T 4G LTE network found to be faster than Verizon’s

December 21st, 2011

Zach Epstein

AT&T has a lot of work to do before its emerging 4G LTE network provides coverage that even approaches Verizon Wireless’s year-old LTE network. Verizon LTE covers more than 200 million people across 190 U.S. cities as of December 15th — though the network suffered a major network outage early Wednesday morning — and the …

AT&T 4G LTE now live in New York, Phoenix; tests show blistering speeds up to 40Mbps

December 2nd, 2011

Zach Epstein

BGR noted during our hands-on look at the LG Nitro HD that AT&T’s next-generation 4G LTE network has gone live in New York ahead of launch, and it looks like another market has gone live as well: Phoenix, Arizona. Our speed tests Thursday night on AT&T’s fledgling 4G LTE network were nothing to scoff at — …

HTC Jetstream 4G speeds shown off on live AT&T LTE network [video]

September 6th, 2011

Zach Epstein

BGR exclusively reported last week that AT&T’s 4G LTE network has gone live in both Chicago and Atlanta, and at that time it was unclear if LTE was only available intermittently for testing or if the network had been soft-launched. Here we are a week later and the network is still live in both of these markets …

AT&T's 4G LTE network alive and kicking in Atlanta; images show 25Mbps speeds

August 30th, 2011

Zach Epstein

Following BGR’s exclusive report on Monday revealing that AT&T’s 4G LTE network has gone live in Chicago, we have received new images confirming that the network is alive and kicking in Atlanta as well. A source has provided BGR with multiple images of AT&T’s 4G LTE service in action, and we have verified that the …

AT&T's 4G LTE network goes live in Chicago; images reveal impressive speeds

August 29th, 2011

Zach Epstein

AT&T’s 4G LTE network went live this past weekend in the Chicago area, and initial speed tests reveal impressive download speeds. AT&T has yet to announce the availability of LTE service in Chicago or any other launch market, but BGR has obtained exclusive images and speed test results from a source who has tested the network there. …

Hands on with Verizon’s 4G LTE Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

July 28th, 2011

Zach Epstein

Verizon Wireless just sent us the 4G LTE-equipped version of Samsung’s flagship Android tablet, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, and we’re ready to deliver our initial impressions. First things first: this should go without saying at this point, but this puppy is ridiculously fast. Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network is unmatched when it comes speed and …

T-Mobile says G-Slate is 200% faster than iPad 2, 300% faster than XOOM

July 22nd, 2011

Zach Epstein

A new page on T-Mobile USA’s website makes some fairly bold claims about the carrier’s premier Honeycomb tablet, the LG G-Slate. In comparing the sleek device to its steepest competition at AT&T and Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile says the G-Slate is “more than two times faster than the Apple iPad 2 on AT&T and Verizon, and …