Re: Fastest Mobile Networks 2021

On 10/6/2021 4:17 AM, Wade Garrett wrote:

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> Actually, it does. The point I made- and which you missed- is that 
> people make a big deal over small differences among similarly well 
> qualified/high performing entities and need a "winner".
> 
> I used the Olympics (all the athletes are top notch).

IMVAIO, it's not a good analogy.

Olympic contests that are races have a winner based on a single 
criteria, speed. Speed is all that matters, and a fraction of a second 
difference in speed matters.

For mobile networks, there are multiple factors that determine the 
"best" network. Speed, above a certain minimum threshold, is not a 
factor that many people use in the selection of a carrier because they 
would not be able to detect a difference in most cases.

What matters to most people is price and coverage. The subsidies on new 
phones are also often a consideration. There are some other 
considerations as well, like international roaming cost and 
availability, freebies like Netflix, Spotify, Apple Music, Hulu, etc., 
and on T-Mobile free or discounted fast food items on Tuesdays, i.e. 
this week you get $1 off a purchase at Dunkin', while in the past you 
could get a free Taco Bell taco, or a free Burger King Whopper.

Read the report at 
<https://assets.contentful.com/ob7bbcsqy5m2/5RH6DcqWKrNjbfGDPkfWkb/677aec385a91e8f1859703242aff739e/RootMetrics_US_State-of-Mobile-Union-1H_2021-FINAL.pdf> 
which gives a comprehensive evaluation of the U.S. carriers.

Speed
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1. AT&T
2. Verizon
3. T-Mobile

Root Score Awards (Overall, Reliability, Accessibility, Speed, Data, 
Call, Text)
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Verizon: 264
AT&T: 217
T-Mobile: 16

A lot more detail in the report.