May 3, 2006

So, who has the "fewest" dropped calls? (USA)

united-states-map.jpg It seems that Alltel has the "largest" wireless coverage area, Verizon has the nation's "most reliable" network (whatever that means) and now Cingular has the "fewest" dropped calls. These are the messages of their advertising campaigns.

According to The New York Times, "the three biggest cellphone carriers spent $3.1 billion on advertising last year, as much as 20 percent of that on promoting their networks."

[via The Wireless Report]

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