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tpi wrote:


My one suggestion is to have a category for cell/data service. Could be very simple, each reviewer quickly list carrier and reception quality. Not looking for in depth review of function, just a quick go or no go approach to data/cell service.

We've discussed this among the staff several times. The problem is that we'd have to have "buttons" for all the major carriers (at least Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-mobile) and would have to have both voice and data entries, since one can have good voice but poor data, etc.

Then you get to the question of assessing "good, average, poor" performance. Does that mean signal strength or download speed (measured how)? Should we have separate entries for 4G and 3G? What about if the reviewer is using an amplifier, should that be noted?

As you can see this is not such a simple question if the objective is to get meaningful data. Just marking "yes" to a cell phone service question won't provide much real benefit.

If you can think of a way to simplify the topic, we'd appreciate the suggestion.