Word: verizons
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...past few weeks, I've been wondering who is winning the video cell-phone battle between Sprint and Verizon Wireless. Which one serves up better content? The last time I tested services, Sprint had not yet introduced its EV-DO network, and the new Power Vision service that runs on that network. Now that it has, and now that both carriers have video downloads as well as full-fledged music stores, I grabbed an LG VX8100 V Cast phone from Verizon and the sweet, slender Samsung a900 Power Vision phone from Sprint, and set out to pick a winner...
...Although for the most part, video downloads are prepackaged 1 to 5 minutes TV clips, Sprint does outdo Verizon in a big way with its live programming. Fox News, NFL Network, Fashion TV and the Fuse music channel all offer live streams to the phone for continuous viewing. An extra Sprint Live TV subscription gives you even more continuous programming, from CSPAN, Discovery, TLC, Bloomberg and more...
...Sprint also lets you get continuous streams of music, from Sirius, Rhapsody and other solid music partners. On the streaming audio front, Sprint is the uncontested winner. Verizon has no plan to offer radio-style programming...
...Verizon Wireless launched V Cast a year ago with a $15 per month price tag. It hasn't raised the price, though it has increased the amount of content available. There may not be live programming, but there's constantly refreshed content from some big names that Sprint doesn't yet have. CBS and the whole Viacom stable - Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, VH1 - as well as Nascar.com and Accuweather.com. Speaking of the weather, Verizon's local coverage is not very good: Although it has both Accuweather and the Weather Channel, between them the the two only cover 21 cities...
...ruling in favor of Verizon's V Cast, but it beats Sprint only by a narrow margin, mostly because of its lower price. Download speeds and picture quality are the same for both, yet Sprint's streaming channels aim toward a future that Verizon seems to be ignoring. The truth is, for the first time in years, Sprint customers have reason to feel good about their carrier. That is, provided they live in a Power Vision service area, can get their hands on a phone like the Samsung a900, and are willing to pay the extra Power Vision fees...