Mobile-analytics firm OpenSignal recently measured the top 4G download speeds in major U.S. cities across all four major carriers. Here’s a sampling of the results–which all trail the rate of 25.2 megabits per second (Mbps) that has been recorded in Spain:
1
Miami
18.9 Mbps
Verizon
2
Chicago
18.8 Mbps
Verizon
3
New York
16.6 Mbps
T-Mobile
4
San Francisco
15.9 Mbps
Verizon/T-Mobile
5
Philadelphia
13.0 Mbps
T-Mobile
6
Houston
9.8 Mbps
AT&T/Verizon/T-Mobile/Sprint
7
Washington, D.C.
9.2 Mbps
Verizon/T-Mobile
–Sarah Begley
This appears in the February 15, 2016 issue of TIME.
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