Poor Cellular Performance at LAX
Sep 30, 2016 | 11:26 am
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Poor Cellular Performance at LAX
In the Los Angeles Times:
Mobile performance at LAX? Underwhelming, and that's being charitable, a new report shows
If you think your cellphone is sluggish at LAX, it’s not your imagination.
“Mobile network performance at Los Angeles International has often struggled,” says a new report from RootMetrics, an independent mobile analytics firm based in the Seattle area.
Looking at AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon, the report, released Tuesday, said downloads at LAX topped out at 2.8 Mbps.
Here’s a guide to download speeds and why they matter.
That’s not very fast as you see on the download guide.
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On a rank listing of service providers’ speed at 50 airports, LAX was No. 50.
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“Mobile network performance at Los Angeles International has often struggled,” says a new report from RootMetrics, an independent mobile analytics firm based in the Seattle area.
Looking at AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon, the report, released Tuesday, said downloads at LAX topped out at 2.8 Mbps.
Here’s a guide to download speeds and why they matter.
That’s not very fast as you see on the download guide.
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On a rank listing of service providers’ speed at 50 airports, LAX was No. 50.
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Oct 8, 2016 | 2:36 pm
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Doesn't bother me, I just use the free LAX WI-FI.