2012 Data Review | RootMetrics

With advertisements touting the benefits of LTE and “4G” speed, the introduction of shared data plans, and the continued growth of smartphone ownership, the 2012 mobile landscape is clearly focused on data performance. Halfway through the year, RootMetrics had visited 75 markets,i tested coverage across nearly 100,000 miles within those cities, and performed almost 500,000 drive and indoor data tests using off-the-shelf smartphones to cut through the marketing hype and show what consumers truly experience. Our checkup on the health of the carriers’ data networks shows Verizon still firmly entrenched at the top of the data performance list, regional carrier Cricket trailing the pack, and some rather surprising results for the remaining carriers as new battles emerge.

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