Performance statistics collection for wireless service providers

A wireless device for measuring quality of service provided by a wireless network, comprising:

• a processor for determining:
• quality information associated with performance of a communications channel between a wireless device and the wireless network;
• location information of the wireless device where the quality information was determined;
• and
• time information of the wireless device when the quality information was determined, and
• a transmitter for transmitting to the wireless network the quality information, the location information and the time information.

A method for measuring quality of service provided by a wireless network, comprising:

• transmitting a request to at least one wireless device for quality information stored by the at least one wireless device;
• receiving from the at least one wireless device:
• performance information associated with performance of a communications channel between the at least one wireless device and the at least one wireless network;
• location information indicating a location of the at least one wireless device where the performance information was determined;
• and
• time information indicating a time when the performance information was determined.