T-Mobile Was the Fastest U.S. Cellular Provider in Q1 2022

T-Mobile provided the fastest cellular service in the United States during the first quarter of 2022, according to Ookla. For those unfamiliar, Ookla is the company behind the popular Speedtest bandwidth measurement service, and it regularly releases reports on connectivity speeds.

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The median T-Mobile download speed was 117.83Mb/s on modern chipsets, while Verizon came in second with median download speeds of 62.62Mb/s, and AT&T placed third with 56.10Mb/s. T-Mobile's median connectivity speeds have increased since the fourth quarter of 2021, when it was measuring in at 90.65Mb/s.

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When considering just 5G connectivity, T-Mobile again had the fastest median download speed at 191.12Mb/s, followed by Verizon at 107.25Mb/s and AT&T at 68.43Mb/s.

T-Mobile has the largest 5G network of the three carriers because it has used 600MHz low-band spectrum for 5G coverage across the United States. 5G coverage from AT&T and Verizon is more limited in availability at this time, but it can also hit higher maximum speeds in urban areas.

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T-Mobile and Verizon tied for lowest median latency at 31 ms, with AT&T coming in at 34 ms. T-Mobile also won the top "consistency score" with 88.3 percent of results showing at least 5Mb/s download and 1Mb/s upload speeds. Verizon came in second at 84.6 percent and AT&T was third at 82.1 percent.

Minnesota, the District of Columbia, Rhode Island, Illinois, and New Jersey had some of the fastest median download and upload speeds in the United States during the quarter, with St. Paul, Minnesota winning out as the city with the fastest speeds (136.72Mb/s median download speeds).

Ookla's website has additional carrier-specific information about connectivity speeds in the United States, with details available in its full Q1 2022 report.

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noone Avatar
40 months ago
They're also the fastest at losing their customer's data.
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sdhalpern Avatar
40 months ago
T-Mobile is garbage in San Francisco. I was lucky to get 3 mbps down in Eurkea Valley near Castro. Lots of dead zones all over SF. Had to switch to ATT
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Sean. Avatar
40 months ago
Works great for me in my area. I recently canceled my cable ISP and switched to T-Mobile’s 5G internet at my house and it’s been awesome so far.


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Unity451 Avatar
40 months ago
Unless you're in a dead or weak spot... then it's terrible.


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Agent OrangeZ Avatar
40 months ago
Did they come to Phoenix? Because T-Mobile is slow AF in Phoenix.
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bigrustyjc Avatar
40 months ago
This is all assuming you can get T-Mobile coverage anywhere. I switched from ATT to T-Mobile a couple years ago, and it was the biggest mistake ever. Coverage at work and school in a major Metro area was spotty at best. Forget about traveling anywhere. I switched back as soon as I could.
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