You can help figure out who offers best cell phone service
It’s a pretty common question I get from friends, readers and people I meet: “Which cell phone company should I pick to get the best reception?”
Obviously, there are quite a few variables that could come into play, not the least of which would be geography. Now the folks at Wired.com are trying to find the answer - relying on the help of smart phone users around the country.
It’s difficult to say whose network is best: Each carrier advertises itself as the speediest and most reliable. Consumer experiences with each network vary on a case-by-case basis; some AT&T customers swear their network is the worst, while a number of Verizon users are preaching that theirs is superb - and vice versa. Customers on the smaller U.S. networks, T-Mobile and Sprint, are just as inconsistent in terms of satisfaction.
Wired is conducting a survey that involves browser-equipped phones running speed tests. Within a week or so, Wired plans to start making the results available.
Tim has covered a wide range of topics, including tourism, crime, aviation and gambling, since becoming a reporter in 1990. The Oklahoma native joined the Post-Dispatch in 2007 after spending nine years in Orlando. In his spare time, he's often exploring one virtual world or another. He can be reached at tbarker@post-dispatch.com. 
doesn’t matter. Right now you only have a choice of The Empire (AT&T), Verizon, sprint or T-Mobile….eventually there will be fewer and fewer. Used to be you could take your business elsewhere if a company was adding fee’s for no reason or giving lousy service…now…where are you going to go? they pass the unnecessary fees through congress (thanks lobbiests), and each one will do the same thing as the other.