Keisha posted last week about AppleInsider’s defense of AT&T against Verizon’s “there’s a map for that” ad campaign. It turns out that Engadget Mobile has posted a rebuttal of AppleInsider’s article, too, with the catchy title, Hey, AT&T — drop lawsuits, not calls.

It points out the numerous inaccuracies and misleading claims in AppleInsider’s “analysis”. I won’t repost all of them here (copying them all would likely violate Fair Use), but I will list one of my favorites:

Verizon’s gaming the system by comparing only their 3G networks: the truth hurts, AT&T. Verizon’s commercials would have you believe that by comparing only 3G coverage, Verizon wins by a country mile. And guess what? They do. To AT&T’s credit, the 3GPP’s WCDMA technology path is considerably more advanced and extensible than EV-DO Rev. A is, but beyond UMTS’s simultaneous voice / data capability, the end user’s experience is pretty similar in day-to-day use. We go where the faster real-world speeds (and the reliable calls) are.

It’s worth reading the entire article (it’s not that long) to get a real-world perspective on the debate.

Steve Mueller (12 Posts) - Website | Twitter | Facebook

I do software development and quality assurance professionally. I'm the owner/Web master of Silicon Valley Pocket PC (http://www.svpocketpc.com) and the founder of the WinMoInfo social network. I've had Windows CE devices since 1998. See more about my PDA history at my history page (more than you probably will ever care about).