Comments on: Sprint beats Verizon and AT&T with Managed WWAN Access http://TechUntangled.com/sprint-beats-verizon-and-att-with-managed-wwan-access Commentary on Technology and Business Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:11:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Senaka Balasuriya http://TechUntangled.com/sprint-beats-verizon-and-att-with-managed-wwan-access#comment-35 Senaka Balasuriya Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:32:11 +0000 http://TechUntangled.com/sprint-beats-verizon-and-att-with-managed-wwan-access#comment-35 @JustinLane: It's pretty clear you don't know what you are talking about. The numbers specified in the article are average numbers or rather, real-world numbers (assumes certain loading factors, signal strength, etc). Here's an article from Sprint itself (somewhat dated) that talks about even lower bandwidth for EV-DO Rev A http://www2.sprint.com/mr/news_dtl.do?id=13980 I'm not sure who fed you the 3.1Mbps number, but that's the theoretical maximum for a sector. That number will almost never be seen in real life unless 1) the AT is right next to the transmitter and 2) there's no other AT in the whole sector. One could figure this out with a simple test - just get a EV-DO Rev A PCMCIA card, connect it to a laptop and see what kind of speeds you get. @JustinLane: It’s pretty clear you don’t know what you are talking about. The numbers specified in the article are average numbers or rather, real-world numbers (assumes certain loading factors, signal strength, etc). Here’s an article from Sprint itself (somewhat dated) that talks about even lower bandwidth for EV-DO Rev A http://www2.sprint.com/mr/news_dtl.do?id=13980

I’m not sure who fed you the 3.1Mbps number, but that’s the theoretical maximum for a sector. That number will almost never be seen in real life unless 1) the AT is right next to the transmitter and 2) there’s no other AT in the whole sector.

One could figure this out with a simple test - just get a EV-DO Rev A PCMCIA card, connect it to a laptop and see what kind of speeds you get.

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