T-Mobile Cleans Up, Wins Every Award By OpenSignal To Beat AT&T And Verizon

OpenSignal releases a regular report every six months that ranks internet service providers based on several factors. Carriers get awarded for things like speed and reliability, with the distribution of accolades usually including more than one company. This time, T-Mobile absolutely cleans up and gets every single award. This effectively made the Uncarrier better than AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint.

As Android Police notes, this development is entirely unprecedented. That one carrier could reap all of the awards that range from 4G download speeds to 3G latency is something that has never happened before. What’s more, instead of the much bigger carriers like Verizon and AT&T, the honor went to T-Mobile, which is supposed to have a much more limited range than either of the two.

This award is not just some random contest given by an unknown entity either. OpenSignal got its data by making as many as 5 million measurements via 173,000 devices, which lasted from March 31st until June 29th.

More than simply showcasing just how far T-Mobile has come, however, the new data also indicates that both AT&T and Verizon have slowed their speed after introducing their unlimited data deals. In contrast, the speed from both T-Mobile and Sprint actually increased, which makes them significantly more appealing options.

For some context, back in February, Verizon’s 4G speed was at 16.9Mbps. When measured recently, that number fell to 14.9Mbps, which coincides with the time when the carrier reintroduced unlimited data to customers.

On that note, this is really only to be expected. As Gizmodo points out, the reason for the slower speeds might have something to do with the larger carriers’ highways becoming more congested. With users no longer worried that they might go over their data allowance, more of them are simultaneously getting on the line, which makes data transfer significantly more sluggish.