Saturday, November 21, 2009

3G – USA vs. Malaysia

AT&T and Verizon are the two major mobile operators in the United States. Verizon recently launched an advertisement ridiculing its rival’s poor 3G coverage.

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Verizon claims that it has 5 times more 3G coverage as compared to AT&T. Given the vast size of America, Verizon’s network coverage is really impressive. But even AT&T is not too bad. While its 3G network may not have reached deserts, forests and national parks, at least most cities are served.

Now let’s see what Maxis, Malaysia’s mobile operator, has offered us:

Maxis 3G coverage as of Nov 20, 2009…

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All I can say is: pathetic

23 comments:

  1. That's why we want competition. The more the merrier!

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  2. hey my hometown is served!!! hahahahaha

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  3. aiya..my place not yet..

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  4. Autumn Belle
    Actually Celcom, DiGi and P1 are all competitors to Maxis.

    kyh
    Alor Setar folks are lucky.

    wenn
    Hopefully next year.

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  5. malacca has no 3g *boos*

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  6. only few place....so cham....i thought every where have 3G...

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  7. luckily i live in main city then.....

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  8. foongpc
    Sigh...

    annant
    Bint-ulu also doesn't have.

    stacey
    Hopefully in 2020 everywhere will be covered.

    kikey
    I also live in main city, but occasionally I go back to my hometown.

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  9. Hahaha :D Very funny lar bro you comparison. Malaysian 3G sucks. :p

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  10. yeah man! even not every corner in kluang has 3g coverage. how pathetic right???

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  11. It is like comparing BPL with local Soccer league....

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  12. Gosh, coverage on my Johor is really bad.

    Let's see how the coverage goes in one year's time. *fingers crossed*

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  13. tekkaus
    Why funny?

    xin
    Kluang has 3G? Celcom?

    Grass
    Haha...

    Shingo
    I doubt much improvement in one year...

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  14. yes some areas in kluang are covered by maxis 3g. not too sure about celcom tho.

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  15. I suppose our 3G coverage is in tandem with our outlook on racism. Sorry! This thought just popped up.

    I wonder why are people scrambling to own 3G phones when we are far from ready. Sigh!

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  16. Well, probably because 3G is still relatively new in Malaysia compared to the US? I mean even the Iphone took a few years before it reached Malaysia. Lets give Maxis some time to improve. :)

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  17. xin
    How come Maxis 3G coverage map doesn't show Kluang?

    happysurfer
    iPhone 3G is hot!

    witch
    Maxis launched 3G in 2005. Four years already!

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  18. haha.. you are so funny for the last icon..

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  19. Ouch! Are cell phones popular anyway? I'm sure they are...!

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  20. KS, yes, it is and rightfully so. It is an awesome device from what I've seen - the features and all. Probably almost every phone-owner is wishing that he/she has one.

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  21. Malaysia boleh!... ops should be 1 Malaysia...

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