David Ciccone of Mobility Today posted a video podcast to demonstrate a problem(?) with Verizon's EVDO The video is a side-by-side comparison of a Verizon Treo 700w and a PPC-6700 using Sprint's EVDO service. David runs a 600kb speed test through both devices. The difference is not only noticeable, its painful. In fact, for the duration of the video, the Treo never does complete the 600kb test. He also tries a 200kb test to no avail.
This issue is new to me as I am not (yet) a Treo user. I do not know where David is peforming the test in comparison to Verizon's coverage, Sprint's coverage, towers, etc. But the reason he went through the trouble of performing this test on video is because he'd apparently been having this issue over a period of the last 3 weeks. There are a load of comments posted, too, with some skepticism.
Is he jumping to conclusions based on this test of one Treo device? You be the judge.