Verizon iPhone’s Download Speeds Are Worse Than We Though

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The Verizon iPhone's network settings shows an option to enable a personal hotspot.

For downloading data, the Verizon iPhone is slower than the AT&T iPhone, and it’s also slower than most other Verizon smartphones, according to a study published Monday.
Metrico’s tests paint a conflicting picture. Some of their findings:

• The Verizon iPhone performed “below average” in data download speeds when compared to other Verizon phones including the HTC Incredible.
• For voice calls, the Verizon iPhone was one of the highest ranked in noise-canceling performance and was an average performer in voice quality.
• The AT&T iPhone was the top performer in data transfer rates, but it ranks lower in call performance and Bluetooth speech quality compared to some BlackBerry, HTC and Samsung phones.
• The AT&T iPhone completed 10 percent more download sessions than the Verizon iPhone when the handsets were moving — in a car, for instance.
• But the Verizon iPhone had a 10 percent better success rate when uploading data in a stationary environment, like sitting at your desk.
• In all, the company performed more than 10,000 web page downloads, 2,000 data download/upload tests, and 4,000 voice calls.