No wonder my American friends…

by alec on September 6, 2008

are unhappy with AT&T’s 3G performance.  This snapshot was taken 30 seconds ago with my PC tethered to a Nokia N95 running Joiku Spot. It’s slow, and unresponsive to boot! Note the 357 ms ping time.

… and the "high speed" internet at the Sheraton San Diego Marina is only marginally better.

Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.

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