C'mon AT&T! EDGE is NOT 3G!

You know what 3G is? It's EV-DO with Verizon and it is HSPDA with AT&T.

Once again, AT&T is making an attempt to persuade customers that EDGE is 3G, when it is really closer to 2.25G or the furthest I'd say is a 2.5G. It MIGHT be comparable to Verizon's EV-DO rev. O...but even it is 1.5 times faster than the EDGE network.

This is what AT&T says about EDGE (and they even contradict themselves saying it):



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What's funny is Verizon's SLOWEST 3G (EV-DO rev. O) network provides speeds minimally of 550kbps download. Verizon's fastest 3G network (EV-DO rev. A) network has burst speeds of up to 1250kbps.

Verizon Wireless has a national access network which is primarily used for placing/receiving calls and text messaging. It can occasionally be used for data whenever 3G is not available. 3G is rarely unavailable because it now exists in 99.9% of Verizon's market. The speeds of national access is 135 kbps on average. So if this EDGE network is considered 3G, why is it so slow at 75-135kbps?
 
meh - all these ads are just a bunch of crap to confuse customers. Many people don't know the difference between 3g this, EDGE that, or even regular voice coverage for that matter.
 
In all of my training we've never considered EDGE 3rd generation simply because it lacks speed. Third generation is comprised of a few different parts, speed, stability, and features.

Whenever you leave 1 of those out...you DON'T have 3G...so it just does't make since...and speeds of 3G as low as 75kbps is definitely NOT 3G.
 
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