Sprint named most reliable network in ‘PC World’ 3G comparison tests

Posted by Dennis Sellers Jul 8, 2009 at 11:37am

Sorry, AT&T. A 3G comparison test by PC World found Sprint as the more reliable network over AT&T and Verizon and AT&T in 13 cities examined by the magazine, providing further support for Sprint’s “most dependable 3G network” claim.

The PC World tests took place in March and April this year in 13 major markets across the country, including Boston, Baltimore, New York, Orlando, Denver, Chicago, San Francisco, New Orleans, Phoenix, Seattle, Portland, San Diego and San Jose. In each location, testers measured download speed, upload speed and reliability. In every market, Sprint bested AT&T for reliability. And, overall, Sprint proved more reliable over Verizon with a strong connection 90.5 percent of the time, according to the results. In Boston, Denver and Seattle, Sprint earned perfect scores—100 percent reliable in connection tests.

Sprint’s Now Network is not only the most reliable according to the PC World 3G tests, it also was applauded for its speed. In most markets, Sprint was competitive with Verizon and AT&T on download speed and was notably faster with better reliability compared with both competitors in the major West Coast cities of Seattle, San Francisco, Portland and San Diego.

To read the entire PC World survey story, go here.

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