- A new report from Ookla claims Metro by T-Mobile is the fastest prepaid network overall.
- While this is a great compliment and should hold true for most users, there’s more involved than just pure speed.
- While Metro leads in several categories, it’s tied in many others. Many smaller prepaid carriers are unlikely to be fully represented here.
I’ve spent the better part of the last few years on a journey to better understand consumer cellular options, which has included testing dozens of prepaid carriers. Of course, every region in the US is different due to factors like congestion and coverage. What works well in one area might not perform as well in another. Speed tests like Ookla can help provide a broader picture of expected speeds across the US. And according to its latest report, Metro by T-Mobile is the clear leader in this area.
As expected, it didn’t take T-Mobile long to start touting this victory. While T-Mobile’s announcement makes a few assumptions and simplifications, as you’d expect from a press release, the key takeaway is that Ookla found Metro by T-Mobile to be the fastest prepaid network overall, as well as the best across four of the six major metro areas in the US when it comes to both LTE and 5G speeds.