First, i was an AT&T customer for 10yrs+ before i got rid of them a couple years ago. Mainly because of there service in big buildings, which penetration was horrible for the most part.
So...which brings me to now. Getting really tired Verizon being late to releasing phones all the time, or just not having them at all. This combined with a few other things that tick me off i decided to give AT&T a try again.
Holy S(#$!!
The speeds i am getting are constantly over 30mb and usually up around 40-50mb, with uploads being 15-20 on average. When i first got the Iphone 5 with verizon my speeds were comparable to this but not 50mbps download, I think with Verizon i topped out at about 42 once out of 100's of test with different phones on there network.
Over the last 4 months though i have noticed my speeds get slower and slower...average now is 4-6mbps/2-3mpbs unless its really early in the morning or late at night.
I believe i am being throttled as i am unlimited data and use about 10-15gb a month.
Anyway...skip all that nonsense and lets go to what i would never have thought. AT&T's LTE signal is much better than Verizons, everywhere i went over the last couple days it was about 5-10db better. And going back to the places i never would get good signal before with AT&T? Now they are great! The building penetration is much much better now with the 700mhz band. In the same spots before i would get around 115-120db with AT&T on 3g. Now i get about 85-95db on LTE compared to verizons 100-105db on LTE. This is something I had hoped for but really did not think it would happen.
Now the dillema...Either way i am losing my unlimted plan shortly as i am going to move the kids and wife over to my plan. Keep AT&T now? or just return it and wait a few months for the iphone 5s when it comes out and resign up for AT&T
Either way i'll still have 3 upgrades on new service to the 5s, or if i return this one and wait then i will have 4
So...which brings me to now. Getting really tired Verizon being late to releasing phones all the time, or just not having them at all. This combined with a few other things that tick me off i decided to give AT&T a try again.
Holy S(#$!!
The speeds i am getting are constantly over 30mb and usually up around 40-50mb, with uploads being 15-20 on average. When i first got the Iphone 5 with verizon my speeds were comparable to this but not 50mbps download, I think with Verizon i topped out at about 42 once out of 100's of test with different phones on there network.
Over the last 4 months though i have noticed my speeds get slower and slower...average now is 4-6mbps/2-3mpbs unless its really early in the morning or late at night.
I believe i am being throttled as i am unlimited data and use about 10-15gb a month.
Anyway...skip all that nonsense and lets go to what i would never have thought. AT&T's LTE signal is much better than Verizons, everywhere i went over the last couple days it was about 5-10db better. And going back to the places i never would get good signal before with AT&T? Now they are great! The building penetration is much much better now with the 700mhz band. In the same spots before i would get around 115-120db with AT&T on 3g. Now i get about 85-95db on LTE compared to verizons 100-105db on LTE. This is something I had hoped for but really did not think it would happen.
Now the dillema...Either way i am losing my unlimted plan shortly as i am going to move the kids and wife over to my plan. Keep AT&T now? or just return it and wait a few months for the iphone 5s when it comes out and resign up for AT&T
Either way i'll still have 3 upgrades on new service to the 5s, or if i return this one and wait then i will have 4