Sunset in Death Valley from Tester Steven Crews

Tester Ronald Pabon Reaches the End of the Road

Stephen Crews finds Desolate Country, but is there Broadband?

This site number 1787 and what is the broadband service like? For T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T there was no broadband to speak of, but Verizon clocked in at 27 mbps, very fast.

David Faulkner Guides us through the Redwoods

This Stubborn Bull refused to move for our Intrepid Tester David Falkner

Tester Steven Crews Introduces us to the Glamorous Lifestyle

Tester Tom Allread encountered some heavy traffic near Biggs

Broadband was certainly reliable at this location in the northeastern Central Valley just west of Oroville with all four providers testing at served speeds.

Plenty of Broadband at this Isolated Locale

This lovely photo is taken by tester 10, Steven Crews. This is site 1993, near Mono Lake east of the Sierra Mountains. What kind of broadband can we find at this location? The Verizon phone clocked in at 26 Mbps. The Verizon netbook hit 18 Mbps. There is plenty of broadband here for surfing, streaming and texting if your provider is Verizon. AT&T were speeds were both below 6 Mbps for both netbook and phone, while Sprint and T-Mobile service were negligible.

Beautiful View but No Broadband

Our first photo from the fifth round. Here is the view from site 2357 just east of Kings Canyon National Park. And what kind of broadband service can be found at this location? None of the providers we tested, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint had any service at this location. There is no opportunity to surf, check e-mail or have a conversation at this location. Places like this are getting harder and harder to find as the mobile broadband providers build up their networks.

T-Mobile Beats Verizon on the First Day of Testing!

On the first day of testing T-Mobile beat Verizon both up and down. Will this continue? Stay Tuned!

Row Labels	Average of average up	Average of average down
AT&T	3512.899286	7265.671429
Sprint	1898.348529	3579.602206
T-Mobile	8224.511029	11942.88309
Verizon	5961.952857	10587.83
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Grand Total	4897.080072	8352.442391

The Fifth Round of Testing will Produce More Videos Than Ever

Fans of California Mobile Testing videos have something to look forward to this round: More Videos Than Ever Before. The glamour of mobile testing, as shown by this above classic by David Hugens, will be amply demonstrated and uploaded to our blog. Mobile testing will no longer be an abstract concept as the sights and sounds of our mobile testers' experiences are streamed into the homes of folks all over the state. The mobile wireless network is being deployed and improved as we speak. Watch as our mobile testers document those improvements featuring the distinctive sights and sounds of California.

Mobile Testing will Begin April 14

For all those mobile testing fans who were expecting to see our mobile testers on those California roads this Monday, I am sorry to report that our fifth round of mobile testing will be delayed one week. This will allow time for some of that snow to melt on those mountain country roads. And what developments will this latest round bring? Will Verizon continued to expand its reach into some of the more isolated sections of the state? Will Sprint continue building up its network and speed to contest T-Mobile and AT&T? And how will all these dramatic increases in mobile coverage effect our state's California Advanced Services Fund subsidy program? Stay tuned.