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Root Metrics ranks WNY mobile providers

Updated: Wednesday, 26 Dec 2012, 11:52 AM EST
Published : Wednesday, 26 Dec 2012, 11:52 AM EST

Posted by: Emily Lenihan

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - AT&T ranks as the strongest mobile service provider in the Buffalo area, according to RootMetrics.com. The study considered the speed and reliability of data networks, dropped and blocked calls and the speed of texting services.

AT&T ranked best data performance, Verizon ranked best call performance, AT&T and T-Mobile tied as best text performance, leading to AT&T ranking as best combined performance.

RootMetrics released the scoring of the top five providers.
AT&T- 92
Verizon- 89
T-Mobile- 62
Sprint- 54
Cricket- 47

To learn more about RootMetrics.com’s study , you can visit their website.

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