AT&T vs T-Mobile vs Sprint vs Verizon on 4G Data Speed test| Booredatwork

We decided to run a non-scientific Cellular data speed test between all four major carriers and their premier devices. Using an iPhone 4G for AT&T, G2 & Sidekick 4G for T-Mobile, EVO for Sprint and the Thunderbolt for Verizon.

We should not, the iPhone Does not run on a 4G network and T-Mobile's 4G network's maximum data speed of 21Mbps is not nationwide and not in our test area; as well as using two devices form T-mobile that support two different maximum data speeds (G2-14.4Mbps, Sidekick 4G-21Mbps)



Devices AVG Speed Test Downloads

Thunderbolt (LTE) 24.6Mbps
Sidekick 4G (HSPA+) 7.7Mbps
EVO (Wimax) 6.1Mbps
iPhone 4G (3G) 4.6Mbps
G2 (HSPA+) 4.0Mbps


Devices AVG Speed Test Uploads

Thunderbolt (LTE) 4.1Mbps
G2 (HSPA+) 3.4Mbps
iPhone4G (3G) 1.9Mbps
Sidekick 4G 1.7Mbps
EVO (Wimax) 0.62Mbps



Conclusion

Its quite clear that Verizon Wireless LTE has the advantage when it comes to download speeds in the mobile space. T-Mobile's HSPA+ network is the second best 4G network, but download speed differ with devices (14.4Mbps or 21MPbs) and also their current maximum network speed of 21Mbps is not nationwide and not in my area. AT&T's iPhone did considerable well for a non 4G data device, surpassing T-Mobile G2 on downloads.

AS for uploads, it was quite clear that Sprint's WIMAX 4G network had the slowest upload speeds and Verizon's LTE network came up the winner, but by a smaller margin against T-Mobile's HSPA+ network.

This Shows that Verizon's Clear of having the Fastest 4G network in America is True. Though their new laid our LTE network

[Louie]

@NHT6969 Wow really, I thought LAN lines were the fastest. Can the droid phones become a HOTSPOT?

[iphoneSisawesome]

im thinking about getting an android. i have an iphone now and i dont really like it that much anymore. do you have any suggestions on which android i should get from verizon wireless???

[BooredAtWork]

I was talking about the their 21Mbp network

[Imranrulezz]

@bbarana Wow, that's amazing! So what area are you in to get those speeds?

[iphoneSisawesome]

3g or 4g phone? cuz i heard at&t gets around 4 mbps download and abouut 1.2 mbps upload on just 3g alone.

[BooredAtWork]

@bibbs2014d Thanks for the correction. don't know why i called it that

[TexasBro]

So is the sidekick faster than the iPhone

[barrypopins]

Great video!!! Nice selection of phones and fair testing. I live in Michigan in a solid HSPA+ coverage area and have the ATT HTC Inspire phone. I have downloaded an app called Network System Info which shows the type of network the phone is on and have noticed that even though my phone displays H+ all the time the phone is actually toggling between H+ and 3G. My speedtests vary dramaticaly like your iphone test. One download test will be 1.5Mb/s and the next will run at 6Mb/s.

[BooredAtWork]

@skillboy3 you guys are absolutely right.. that foolish devices of mine, always had issues switching off the wifi

[MarceloGarcia]

In El Paso I get 12mbps on VZW if I'm close to the airport but at home get around 2-5mbps. It's really inconsistent as most of the time I get less than 1mbps.

[iphoneSisawesome]

you do know vzw has a lot of good phones right. such as the droid razr or the droid 4 or the htc rezound or the iphone or the galaxy s3

[Malique]

Well the GS3 is coming out soon on Verizon but the damn ship dates keep on moving. I hope this is the last time that the date has been moved back but i do recommend you purchase it before it moves back again so you can get it a little sooner.

[shocker]

you where using wifi on the iphone so your not really using the 3g service

[jaimejoan]

how can u compare when u have two of the phone turn on doesn't matter if one is slower or not what matters is that u are giving one or another a headstart just turn everone one after another then u can start saying

[iphoneSisawesome]

actually, the thing is the iphone 4s on at&t is an hspa+ device. at&t is concidering it 4g, but its not real 4g

[junior]

You was using wifi on the iphone 4 not 4g

[iphoneSisawesome]

well thats the thing about verizon though, they have the best coverage and the best speeds.I dont like the fact that im only on 2 gb per month, but yet if i go back to a company that has unlim data im only gunna get half the coverage and half the speeds as verizon.So its like WTF should i do? should i go to a worse company that has half coverage and half speeds?Or should i stay with verizon and have the best coverage and speeds, but yet be limited to 2 gb a month plan?

[Louie]

Can these phones become a WIFI hotspot?

[sippitsparingly]

Why would you use an iphone 4s to demonstrate AT&Ts 4g speed? iphone doesn't have LTE capability. This is a terrible comparison.

[myowncomputerstuff]

Looks like you forgot to disable wifi on the iPhone.