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Here's Why You May Want to Think Twice Before Using Airport Wi-Fi

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Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Ookla data shows Verizon delivered the fastest mobile download speeds at many major US airports. Mobile networks in general were usually faster than airport Wi-Fi, and twice as fast on average. Wi-Fi still prevailed at a few locations, but most airports haven’t yet adopted the more recent Wi-Fi standards. As airports brace for the holiday travel rush, a new report suggests that your mobile carrier ma…
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Here's why you may want to think twice before using airport Wi-Fi

Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Ookla data shows Verizon delivered the fastest mobile download speeds at many major US airports. Mobile networks in general were usually faster than airport Wi-Fi, and twice as fast on average. Wi-Fi still prevailed at a few locations, but most airports haven’t yet adopted the more recent Wi-Fi standards. As airports brace for the holiday travel rush, a new report suggests that your mobile carrier ma…

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Cellular is Faster than Wi-Fi in Many U.S. Airports

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Ookla - Providing network intelligence to enable modern connectivity broke the news in on Monday, December 15, 2025.
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