2017 was a good year for mobile users in the United States - Verizon launched its unlimited data plan, T-Mobile responded by one-upping its costs, AT&T followed two weeks later, and Sprint went one step further with prompting users to switch from Big Red. But the Unlimited 4G revolution came at a price - speeds went south.
The situation improved in the three-month period, ending in November
2017, where all four major carriers saw LTE speeds improve, even if
AT&T and Verizon are still struggling to reach their initial speeds.
August saw all-time low 4G speeds for AT&T and Verizon with
respectively 12.1 Mbps and 14.4 Mbps. Sprint, on the contrary, managed
to average 11.8 Mbps in November, more than 2 Mbps faster than its
speeds in February. And while these three were trying to keep up,
T-Mobile solidified its lead.
It's yet to be seen if carriers can push speeds even higher. AT&T
might decide to withdraw from the race completely and concentrate on
providing true 5G, as it promised earlier this month.
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