Tester Steven Crews Rushes to his Next Test Point in Santa Ynez

In an effort to hit that next test point, 2094, Steven Crews blew quickly through some iconic California scenery. And what sorts of speeds did he find there? Verizon netbook delivered 7 Mbps upstream and 16 Mbps downstream. The Verizon phone measured 4 Mbps upstream and 14 Mbps downstream. The other providers were not even close.

Speed Tester David Hugens Lays Down the Gauntlet

Hugens crows about his testing prowess and so far, he has walked the talk leading the pack in locations tested.

Dairy, Dairy, Everywhere

Tester Dan Lucero indicates an important broadband policy making objective has been reached.

Off Road Enthusiasts Question Tester Stephen Crews' Sanity

A group of Off-Highway Vehicle enthusiasts debate whether to call the mental institute on moble tester Stephen Crews for driving a Chevy Malibu down this road, Point 2153 near the Colorado River: 

Nothing gets in the way of our intrepid mobile broadband testers. The courageous Crews would not be from deterred from his call of duty. What kind of speeds did Crews find at this location? Not a quality road but plenty of quality broadband. Once again the Verizon phone was off the charts at 33 Mbps down and 8 Mbps up. The Verizon netbook managed 14 Mbps down and 11 up. The other providers were nowhere close. The AT&T phone clocked in at 1.2 Mbps down and .2 up and their netbook managed .9 down and .4 up. Sprint and T-Mobile speeds went from extremely low to nonexistent.

A short stretch of Tester Steven Crews' long drive through the desert

This video features CPUC's own mobile tester Steve Crews driving on Lanfair Road between the town of Goffs and... absolutely nothing? It was the road to nowhere. Well, technically for our purposes it was between Points 2117 and 2040. And what speed of broadband can we find at these locations? At point 2117, the Verizon netbook averaged 13 Mbps downstream. The other providers were not even close. At point 2040, the Verizon phone averaged 14 Mbps downstream and was far and away the fastest provider.