Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T: A Look At Which Carrier Has the Fastest Speeds at Theme Parks
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Opensignal analysts pull together data on the fastest mobile connections at the biggest US theme parks.
The biggest theme parks in the US have access to mobile speeds that are more than 50% faster than average speeds, an Opensignal report said Thursday.
Clocking the speeds of mobile devices in the most-visited theme parks across the country, mobile analytics company Opensignal said upload speeds are also "substantially faster."
"Faster than the national average download speeds around theme parks are an impressive achievement when taking into consideration how many guests visit them, which is likely to lead to network congestion," the report said.
While the parks offer Wi-Fi, Opensignal found users are spending less than 20% of their time actually connected to it.
So, which carriers offer the best experience in the most popular theme parks? Check out the stats from Opensignal below.
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Disneyland Resort, California: Best carrier experience
This includes both Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure.
Download speeds: T-Mobile 108Mbps, AT&T 57Mbps, Verizon 48Mbps
Upload speeds: T-Mobile 16.4Mbps, AT&T 15.7Mbps, Verizon 11Mbps
Consistent quality: T-Mobile 85%, AT&T 81%, Verizon 79%
5G availability: T-Mobile 66%, AT&T 47%, Verizon 19%
Walt Disney World, Florida: Best carrier experience
This includes the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios.
Download speeds: T-Mobile 126Mbps, Verizon 67.8Mbps, AT&T 67.1Mbps
Upload speeds: Verizon 17Mbps, AT&T 15Mbps, T-Mobile 14Mbps
Consistent quality: AT&T 85%, Verizon 84%, T-Mobile 83%
5G availability: T-Mobile 51%, AT&T 49%, Verizon 18%
Universal Orlando, Florida: Best carrier experience
This includes both Universal Studios Orlando and Universal's Islands of Adventure.
Download speeds: T-Mobile 73Mbps, AT&T 60Mbps, Verizon 44Mbps
Upload speeds: AT&T 13Mbps, T-Mobile 12Mbps, Verizon 11.5Mbps
Consistent quality: T-Mobile 78%, AT&T 77%, Verizon 75%
5G availability: AT&T 46%, T-Mobile 35%, Verizon 10%
Best theme park connections overall
Beating out the Disney parks was Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, Florida, which has the best upload and download speeds on average.
Here are the top five US theme parks with the fastest average download speeds:
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida: 102Mbps
Knott's Berry Farm, California: 89Mbps
Walt Disney World, Florida: 85Mbps
SeaWorld, San Diego: 72.4Mbps
Universal Studios Hollywood, California: 72.3Mbps
Here are the top five theme parks with the fastest average upload speeds:
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida: 21Mbps
Universal Studios Hollywood, California: 18Mbps
SeaWorld Orlando, Florida: 16Mbps
Walt Disney World, Florida: 15Mbps
Disneyland Resort, California: 14Mbps
Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
For more on carriers, check out CNET's list on the best mobile phone plans, the best unlimited data mobile plans and the best phones to buy in 2023.
2023-06-16 00:38:14
