Startup pinpoints the good, bad and ugly of wireless networks

Fretting about dropped calls in Ballard, missing text messages in Belltown or poor network coverage in Bellevue? If so, a new application from Root Wireless might be for you.

The Bellevue company, which is coming out of stealth mode and announcing a media partnership with CNET today, has created online maps for eight U.S. cities that show in great detail how each of the four major wireless carriers stack up against one another...