Apple Tablet “iSlate” Broadband Carrier Comparison
With news that Apple’s new tablet computer could be available on both Verizon and AT&T’s networks, the question becomes which carrier will offer users more bang for their bucks. Let’s start with overall 3G coverage, where Verizon uses a CDMA-based EV-DO Rev. A network and AT&T uses a GSM-based HSPA network. As you probably know through Verizon’s gleeful pummeling of AT&T with its "There’s a Map for That" ads, AT&T’s 3G network covers far less area than Verizon’s.