Cellphone performance report: Data speeds up, fewer calls dropped

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Bellevue-based RootMetrics is out with its 2012 mobile carrier performance review and it shows good news for all four of the nation’s big carriers, with download speeds up and fewer calls dropped. Verizon, though, took the cake for data, text and call speed ratings. AT&T was not far behind, and T-Mobile came in third for overall… Read More…

Verizon leads the way in 4G LTE performance, says RootMetrics

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You’ve certainly heard about about how fast 4G LTE speed is, but how do different carriers perform when stacked against each other? RootMetrics has the answers. The Seattle company, which gathers information on mobile technology and communication, released its latest industry-wide study on mobile carriers and their data performance Tuesday. The company performed nearly 500,000 tests within… Read More…

Do you live in a 4G city?

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When it comes to wireless networks, everyone loves speed. And with more data-intensive activities taking place on mobile devices, the race to 4G is serious and intense. But how is is your city actually doing when it comes to these high-speed wireless networks? A new report from Bellevue’s RootMetrics takes an inside look at that question,… Read More…

RootMetrics reels in $1M to rank wireless networks across the U.S.

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RootMetrics has landed an additional $1 million in financing, money that the company said it will use to continue developing an unbiased tracking of the performance of wireless networks in the U.S. The cash infusion comes about a month after Paul Griff stepped down as CEO, handing the reins over to former Starbucks executive Bill… Read More…

Thunderbolt vs. Charge: Study compares Verizon LTE rivals

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Mobile research company RootMetrics is out with a new study today that will pique the interest of anyone considering a new phone on Verizon’s 4G LTE network. The Bellevue-based firm ran extensive tests of the HTC Thunderbolt and the Samsung Droid Charge on Verizon’s network in Seattle to compare the performance of the rival devices…. Read More…

Shakeup at RootMetrics: Paul Griff out as CEO, replaced by Bill Moore

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Paul Griff has stepped down as CEO of RootMetrics, the Bellevue startup that tracks the performance of wireless networks in regional markets across the country, GeekWire has learned. He’s been replaced by Bill Moore, a former Starbucks executive who is credited with helping to bring the Frappuccino to market. Moore, who previously held the CEO… Read More…

Rewind: Why your wireless coverage stinks, and how it could improve

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Our guest this past weekend on the GeekWire Podcast was mobile industry veteran Paul Griff, the CEO of wireless research company RootMetrics, who joined us to talk about the ins and outs of wireless coverage, AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, and up-and-coming mobile technologies, including his company’s tests of Verizon’s LTE network. If you… Read More…

GeekWire Podcast: AT&T, T-Mobile and a wild week in tech

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This week on the GeekWire Podcast: We look back on one of the biggest weeks we can remember in technology news, including AT&T’s proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, Apple’s trademark dispute with Amazon.com, and Microsoft’s patent case against Barnes & Noble over Android. Mobile industry veteran Paul Griff, the CEO of RootMetrics, joins us as… Read More…