While we can fully understand if you're starting to feel annoyed or even bored at seeing so many different market research and data analytics companies rank the big three US carriers differently, the J.D. Power Wireless Network Quality Performance report is certainly still worth your attention.
That's because the metric used to evaluate Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, US Cellular, and curiously enough, even Sprint this time around may well matter more for a significant number of these operators' consumers than the often microscopic differences between their download speeds and service availability.
Big Red is impressively ranked ahead of its rivals in all six regions assessed as part of 2021's Volume 2 for "network quality problems", which essentially means Verizon is easily the most reliable carrier across the nation as far as everything from calls to messages to data is concerned.
In case you're wondering, Verizon's worst least impressive result is registered in the Southwest region, with a flat and towering 8 network quality problems per 100 connections found everywhere from the Mid-Atlantic to the North Central, Northeast, Southeast, and West.
Interestingly, the latest batch of silver medals is evenly split between T-Mobile and AT&T, which is actually a pretty big improvement for the former "Un-carrier", bringing it extremely close to tying Verizon in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions.
AT&T's network quality problems are unfortunately on the rise pretty much everywhere, which is somehow not the case for defunct T-Mobile subsidiary Sprint. Finally, US Cellular can't exactly be proud of its single-region showing, especially after beating both the North Central average and AT&T six months ago.
Adrian, a mobile technology enthusiast since the Nokia 3310 era, has been a dynamic presence in the tech journalism field, contributing to Android Authority, Digital Trends, and Pocketnow before joining PhoneArena in 2018. His expertise spans across various platforms, with a particular fondness for the diversity of the Android ecosystem. Despite the challenges of balancing full-time parenthood with his work, Adrian's passion for tech trends, running, and movies keeps him energized. His commitment to mid-range smartphones has led to an eclectic collection of devices, saved from personal bankruptcy by his preference for 'adequate' over 'overpriced'.
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