America's
Fastest
ISPs &
Mobile Networks
2015
Chicago, Illinois
Fastest ISP RCN
RCN is the nation's number-one cable "overbuilder" - a competitive cable operator that comes in to offer an alternative to the Xfinities of the world. Its game is typically to offer slightly faster speeds, at slightly lower prices, with much better customer service, and that's what it's doing in Chicago, topping XFINITY's 105Mbps service with its own 110Mbps offering.
| 1. | RCN | 82.53 | / | 16.58 | Mbps |
| 2. | XFINITY | 70.14 | / | 22.71 | Mbps |
| 3. | AT&T U-verse | 23.12 | / | 4.78 | Mbps |
Fastest Mobile Network Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless is America's LTE network king. An excellent nationwide buildout, broad swathes of 1700Mhz "XLTE" spectrum, and broad support for that spectrum across its phones meant that Verizon won more of our tested metro areas than any other.
| 1. | Verizon Wireless | 25.47 | / | 12.72 | Mbps |
| 2. | AT&T | 13.62 | / | 6.25 | Mbps |
| 3. | T-Mobile | 12.88 | / | 7.13 | Mbps |
| 4. | Sprint | 10.28 | / | 5.20 | Mbps |