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Originally Posted by Homeslice
There has to be some way to do it. Even if it's not too scientifically rigorous. Why doesn't CNET just take a bunch of phones, hook them up to the same carrier, and take them all to one location outside of the metro area where service is known to start having issues, and see which phones drop calls and which don't?
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Because it would be a useless test because there are far too many variables that can't be ignored in favor of a non-scientific test for the masses. What if the call dropped because network issues or traffic? What if one continues a call but has no audio, is that better or worse?
CNET wisely chooses not to bash a cell phone manufacturer at the risk of slander based on an extremely small sample size and coverage area used for a test that's out of their range of expertise.
And, that's why AT&T has (extremely challenging) minimum performance requirements for handset vendors.