For all of you asking the questions of Verizon v. Sprint, I took the time to go down to one of the Verizon stores and compare the speeds of my HTC Evo to the speeds of the HTC Incredible.
Now, both networks have great voice quality and text messages are reliable, so data is really the question here. I think Verizon has the upper hand in coverage (fact) and building penetration (yes, I used that word).
Let me first say that these results made me very happy, as I cannot stand Verizon's "cockyness" and overpriced plans. They may be the largest network, but they are surely not the best. I will say that the upload speeds on Verizon are consistently better, but not by much. I attempted to upload some files to my facebook and Sprint's network took about a second or two longer. However, the internet loading speeds were very different. I can get Android Central on Opera Mini to load in 10 seconds (not the mobile site) on my Evo, Incredible took almost double that amount of time with the same browser. With Dolphin HD, it took about 25 seconds on my Evo and about 37 seconds on Incredible.
These are results from the two different stores we have in my city.
When I go traveling, I will post more of my results, which are usually higher than what most review websites claim Sprint to be.
Now, both networks have great voice quality and text messages are reliable, so data is really the question here. I think Verizon has the upper hand in coverage (fact) and building penetration (yes, I used that word).
Let me first say that these results made me very happy, as I cannot stand Verizon's "cockyness" and overpriced plans. They may be the largest network, but they are surely not the best. I will say that the upload speeds on Verizon are consistently better, but not by much. I attempted to upload some files to my facebook and Sprint's network took about a second or two longer. However, the internet loading speeds were very different. I can get Android Central on Opera Mini to load in 10 seconds (not the mobile site) on my Evo, Incredible took almost double that amount of time with the same browser. With Dolphin HD, it took about 25 seconds on my Evo and about 37 seconds on Incredible.
These are results from the two different stores we have in my city.
When I go traveling, I will post more of my results, which are usually higher than what most review websites claim Sprint to be.