Metrico Wireless has just released the results of a study based on 21,000 nationwide web page downloads and 6,000 voice calls that has revealed some very surprising results.
AT&T was by far the fastest carrier in terms of data speeds. AT&T is usually regarded as very slow, but for some reason the iPhone 4S loads web pages very quickly with AT&T. Verizon's data speed came in second place, while Sprint's data speed only reached an average of 581 kbps on the iPhone 4S. This speed is 5x slower than AT&T's data speed. As for calling, people you call will be able to hear you best if you use Sprint, but you will be able to hear people you call best with AT&T.
The most surprising piece of data that the study revealed was the dropped call rate of all three carriers. While most people would assume that AT&T would have by far the highest dropped call rate, Sprint actually dropped the most calls with a 3.7% dropped call rate. AT&T came in second with a 2.8% rate, and Verizon came in first with a 2.1% dropped call rate.
