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How to Choose the Right Mobile Service for Your Business 3G or 4G? WiMax, LTE or HSPA+? With so many options in the smartphone market, it's hard to know which is the best device on the best network at the best price.

By Rich Karpinksi

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

Q: How do I know if I'm buying the right mobile service for my business?

A: It's one thing to make a bad technology-buying decision. It's quite another to make one that you have to relive--and pay for--month after month. That's essentially what's at stake when buying mobile devices and services these days, thanks to the countless, complex options facing business users--not to mention the dreaded two-year service contract that keeps you locked into a bad decision to the tune of more than $3,000 over its lifetime.

RootMetrics may be uniquely qualified to address this question. The Seattle-based company comprehensively tracks real-world performance of mobile networks and devices, tracking signal strength, dropped calls and data throughput by capturing data from millions of real-world users in cities across the country.

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