De Blasio believes the efforts will «make a real difference,» but he also tempered expectations for a plan that aims to boost
midtown speeds from an estimated 2017 average of 4.7 mph to 5.2 mph by the end of next year.
Not exact matches
By the end of 2018, the city hopes to increase
speeds by 10 percent in
midtown.
'' «I got the idea after we sponsored a
speed date,» said Maureen Tokeson, explaining that the
speed date, held in a
midtown dance club, involved more than 100 men and women who flitted from table to table getting acquainted.
At an optimal T - Mobile location in a
midtown deli, downloads averaged 16.2 Mbps and uploads at 1.7 Mbps, with max
speeds of 17.8 Mbps down and 1.75 up.
All rooms have free high -
speed Wi - Fi, and penthouse suites have balconies overlooking the
midtown skyline.
Unfortunately, I didn't experience these improved
speeds while testing in
midtown Manhattan.
During our testing in
midtown Manhattan, we experienced solid network connectivity on T - Mobile, recording a top download
speed of 11.41 Mbps, which is similar to other phones we've tested on the network recently.