Dallas is the nation’s fastest wireless city

Dallas is the nation’s fastest wireless city! When averaged, our downloads in Dallas came out to 3.6Mbps down, faster than any other city we tested.

Of course, that fact masks big differences in Dallas’s networks. Verizon 4G, as usual, was the fastest network in Dallas. T-Mobile almost tied with Dallas-based MetroPCS for second place, with MetroPCS’s slower download speeds more than balanced out by great upload speeds and very reliable connections. Dallas was the fastest MetroPCS city in the nation.

Dallas also saw our single fastest download result in 21 cities: an staggering 37.6Mbps down with Verizon 4G on Royal Lane in North Dallas. Your mileage may vary, of course.

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Mark Cuban ‘Transforming’ Mavericks With New Player: Optimus Prime

Team owner Mark Cuban has become the first member of the Dallas Mavericks to appear in a post-NBA championship national commercial. The TV spot is a lead-in to the upcoming film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

The commercial goes even farther with its promotional tie-in by also featuring ESPN sportscaster Jay Harris. But as revealed toward the end of the 30-second spot, the main player is Optimus Prime.

Following the Mavericks 2010-11 NBA championship series win over the Miami Heat, Cuban was among those cited by analysts as being in an optimum position to transform the crown into endorsement perks.

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