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| Network Technology | GSM/GPRS family | CDMA family | ||||
| GSM/GPRS | EDGE | UMTS/HSDPA1 | CDMA 1xRTT | EvDO Rev 0 (1xEvDO) | EvDO Rev A | |
| Carrier/brand name: | -At&T -T-Mobile |
-At&T -T-Mobile |
-AT&T Broadband Connect | -Sprint Vision -Verizon Wireless NationalAccess |
-Sprint Mobile Broadband -Verizon Wireless BroadbandAccess |
-Sprint Mobile Broadband -Verizon Wireless BroadbandAccess |
| Average upload speed: | 28.8 kbps | 40-80 kbps | 220 kbps | 60 kbps | 50-70 kbps | 350-500 kbps |
| Average download speed: | 40-60 kbps | 75-135 kbps | 400-700 kbps | 50 kbps | 400-700 kbps | 600-1400 kbps |
| 1 AT&T Broadband Connect uses UMTS for uploads but has upgraded to HSDPA for downloads. Sources: AT&T Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless. | ||||||