In a new report, Verizon and AT&T customers are experiencing slower speeds because of both companies reintroducing new unlimited data plans to compete with T-Mobile and Sprint. According to OpenSignal, there was notable decline between the month of February to August of this year after Verizon and AT&T offered the unlimited plans. T-Mobile and Sprint were not affected in the slightest, in fact both companies actually got a lot faster with T-Mobile speeds surpassing Verizon since the beginning of the year.



Unsurprisingly, unlimited data plans are very popular, as consumers spend more time and complete more activities on their phones. Ericsson expects typical North American smartphone users to blow through 25 Mbps of data a month in 2022, up from 5 Mbps in 2016, making unlimited data plans even more appealing.

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