Verizon and AT&T replaced their unlimited plans in February to fight with T-Mobile and Sprint, which have long granted unlimited data plans, and have since noticed a deluge of interest.
Greater data need both more data usage or more customers indicates slower speeds. Think of it as grown traffic on a highway. Verizon and AT&T also have almost double the customers of T-Mobile and Sprint, so differences in their plans hit their systems harder.
Carriers have long held greater freedom to operate their channels as part of the U.S. government’s intense debate protecting net neutrality. T-Mobile’s extensive plan often limits video streaming quality in an effort to reduce the burden on its network; others like Verizon lately have experimented related tools to improve speeds. To strong advocates of open internet rules, though, these methods break the spirit of federal protection meant to guarantee all web traffic is treated equally.
Both Verizon and AT&T saw an unusual drop in speeds after offering unlimited plans. T-Mobile and Sprint have moved able to gradually account for the rise in data demand, so their speeds weren’t negatively influenced this year indeed, they both got quicker since OpenSignal’s February report.
U.S. mobile rates are usually slower than other advanced countries.
Verizon and T-Mobile were essentially tied for speeds at the opening of this year. Now, T-Mobile has caught the lead with an average LTE download speed of 17.5 Mbps, related with Verizon’s 14.9 Mbps.
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