System for evaluating communication network services

A method for comparing communication network services comprising

• simultaneously sending a first set of identical preselected messages in digital format from a first location to a second location through a plurality of different communication network services all of which transmit from said first location,
• receiving the first set of messages at the second location and for each message received on each separate communication network service providing a score based on a quality grading of the message,
• sending a second set of identical preselected messages from the second location back to the first location through said plurality of different communication network services with each message of the second set for each network service being sent directly in response to the reception of a message of the first set of messages,
• receiving the second set of messages at the first location and for each message received on each separate communication network service providing a score based on a quality grading of the message,
• combining the scores for each separate communication network service to obtain a final score,
• and comparing the final scores for each network service to provide a subscriber network service quality evaluation.

A method for comparing wireless communication network services comprising

• simultaneously sending a first set of identical preselected messages in digital format from a moving mobile vehicle to a geographically fixed location through a plurality of different wireless communication network services, each of such services having their transmitting means on said mobile vehicle,
• receiving the first set of messages at the fixed location and for each message received on each separate communication network service providing a quality grading of the message,
• sending a second set of identical preselected messages from the fixed location back to the vehicle through said plurality of different wireless communication network services with each message of the second set for each network service being sent directly in response to the reception of a message of the first set of messages,
• receiving the second set of messages at the vehicle and for each message received on each separate communication network service providing a quality grading of the message,
• and comparing the quality grading for each separate wireless communication network service to provide a subscriber wireless network service quality evaluation.

A system for comparing wireless communication network services comprising

• a mobile vehicle,
• means for mounting a plurality of wireless telephones for a plurality of different network services on said vehicle,
• means mounted in said vehicle for simultaneously sending through each of said telephones a first set of identical messages in digital format to a fixed location,
• means for determining the geographical location of the vehicle and for correlating such information with each message of said first set of messages,
• means mounted on said vehicle for receiving a second set of identical messages from said fixed location comprised of a message to each of said telephones in response to the reception at the fixed location of one of the first set of messages through a corresponding network service, and
• means mounted on said vehicle for quality grading each of the messages received whereby the quality of each of the different communication network services can be directly compared to provide a subscriber network service quality evaluation.