• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Wireless carriers and speedtests

The page with the actual test results is interesting. Verizon has the least reliable network according to the results in the last column. That's kind of disappointing, but then again I rarely go to any of the cities on that list other than Portland, OR.

But the closest they came to Tornado Alley was Chicago and Denver.
 
Well data-card wise I haven't had any issues with it. I noticed these were for smartphones though. I have noticed it takes a bit for a page to load on my phone. And sometimes I have to refresh it because it doesn't load at all. I still prefer verizon over AT&T just due to their more extensive 3G coverage
 
The page with the actual test results is interesting. Verizon has the least reliable network according to the results in the last column. That's kind of disappointing, but then again I rarely go to any of the cities on that list other than Portland, OR.

But the closest they came to Tornado Alley was Chicago and Denver.

WOW, T-Mobile is the most reliable?? I'm shocked. Does any even use them when chasing?:eek:
 
Too bad they didn't test in DC. I'm super shocked at the results for Baltimore. I wonder if they tested downtown or on the outskirts of town. Huge difference from my limited observations.

AT&T in DC is iffy and many times bogged down. I keep seeing how many of the folks with iPhones don't get those fantastic results they expect. BUT I do know AT&T is far and away the best in Florida, especially from Orlando and points south, which oddly is opposite of the chart too.

Of course Sprint has many of these cities with 4G...which would blow the others out of the water.
 
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Yeah.. These are tests in the city and make no real-world sense. You have to be able to get a signal before you get any decent Tx/Rx speeds.

Basically this whole test is hype nonsense... As most of what PC Magazine produces is also...
 
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