Consumer Report vs. PCworld

[JrzDroid]

PCWORLD

Cosumer Report

who do you trust?

 

[hrbib21]

The truth is usually somewhere in the middle.

 

[JrzDroid]

so T-mobile?

 

[Gator]

Its hard to come to any conclusion without seeing how they actually conducted the tests. I assume they were using 3g cards on laptops. Were they testing random spots in those specified cities, and testing the same spot for each carrier? Did they test inside a building or out doors?

 

[JrzDroid]

i'd really like to know how they tested

 

[OfTheDamned]

Out of the two, I would trust the consumer reports tests over PCworld. I think the only way to make it more biased would be throwing Engadget test results in there too. PCworld even states at the bottom that reliability based off of a 1 minute test. Plus Consumer Reports' results resemble the real world data that most of are used to seeing.

 

[butthead007]

Out of the two, I would trust the consumer reports tests over PCworld. I think the only way to make it more biased would be throwing Engadget test results in there too. PCworld even states at the bottom that reliability based off of a 1 minute test. Plus Consumer Reports' results resemble the real world data that most of are used to seeing.

Agreed.

 

[kyler13]

Out of the two, I would trust the consumer reports tests over PCworld. I think the only way to make it more biased would be throwing Engadget test results in there too. PCworld even states at the bottom that reliability based off of a 1 minute test. Plus Consumer Reports' results resemble the real world data that most of are used to seeing.

LOL - and the average AT&T call drops between 1 and 2 minutes. Is PCWorld a subsidiary of AT&T? Sham.

 

[JrzDroid]

I believe OTD more then both =]

 

[3devious]

I would trust Consumer Reports more than PC World as they usually have a dog in the race involving anything they review.

 

[Pitamakan]

They're both interesting in an academic sense, but I wouldn't trust either one as a personal guide. Reception and speed are far too variable based on an individual's specific location. Personal experience is all that matters.

 

[GuyverPrime!]

They do have sub pages on how they tested. Since all carriers have android phones it was interesting.