T-Mobile vs Verizon vs AT&T 5G download speeds
T-Mobile vs Verizon vs AT&T 5G download speeds. | Image credit – Ookla
The Oookla report highlights include several other takeaways from the Speedtest report on the US networks:
- T-Mobile led the mobile market across key performance metrics
- AT&T Fiber is the fastest ISP in the United States
- T-Mobile offered the best mobile gaming experience
- Among the most populous cities in the United States, Pittsburgh recorded the fastest median mobile download speed of 302.96 Mbps, while Raleigh outpaced the other cities to record the fastest median fixed download speed, with 329.82 Mbps.
By key metrics, the Speedtest team means that T-Mobile brought home not only the fastest overall carrier network award for H2, but also the best 5G download speeds, and the best mobile gaming experience thanks to quick uploads and the low network ping that made gaming online more seamless.
T-Mobile was also the fastest network in 46 states, while the District of Columbia logged the quickest median mobile download speed of 184.34 Mbps, followed by Illinois and Utah, with Alaska at 38.22 Mbps, Wyoming, and Vermont the slowest.
T-Mobile, however, is no longer the cheapest carrier as its plan prices are nearly identical to those of Verizon. While the Un-carrier offers the fastest median 5G download speeds, where available, Verizon has the bigger, more robust and reliable network overall, and sometimes having coverage, any coverage, matters more than blazing fast download speeds.
