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Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T: A Look At Which Carrier Has the Fastest Speeds at Theme Parks

Opensignal analysts have pulled together data on the fastest mobile connections at the biggest US theme parks.

The biggest theme parks in the US have access to mobile speeds that are more than 50% faster than average speeds, an Opensignal report said Thursday.

Clocking the speeds of mobile devices in the most-visited theme parks across the country, mobile analytics company Opensignal said upload speeds are also «substantially faster.»

«Faster than the national average download speeds around theme parks are an impressive achievement when taking into consideration how many guests visit them, which is likely to lead to network congestion,» the report said.

While the parks offer Wi-Fi, Opensignal found users are spending less than 20% of their time actually connected to it.

So, which carriers offer the best experience in the most popular theme parks? Check out the stats from Opensignal below.

Disneyland Resort, California: Best carrier experience

This includes both Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure.

Download speeds: T-Mobile 108Mbps, AT&T 57Mbps, Verizon 48Mbps
Upload speeds: T-Mobile 16.4Mbps, AT&T 15.7Mbps, Verizon 11Mbps
Consistent quality: T-Mobile 85%, AT&T 81%, Verizon 79%
5G availability: T-Mobile 66%, AT&T 47%, Verizon 19%

Walt Disney World, Florida: Best carrier experience

This includes the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios.

Download speeds: T-Mobile 126Mbps, Verizon 67.8Mbps, AT&T 67.1Mbps
Upload speeds: Verizon 17Mbps, AT&T 15Mbps, T-Mobile 14Mbps
Consistent quality: AT&T 85%, Verizon 84%, T-Mobile 83%
5G availability: T-Mobile 51%, AT&T 49%, Verizon 18%

Universal Orlando, Florida: Best carrier experience

This includes both Universal Studios Orlando and Universal’s Islands of Adventure.

Download speeds: T-Mobile 73Mbps, AT&T 60Mbps, Verizon 44Mbps
Upload speeds: AT&T 13Mbps, T-Mobile 12Mbps, Verizon 11.5Mbps
Consistent quality: T-Mobile 78%, AT&T 77%, Verizon 75%
5G availability: AT&T 46%, T-Mobile 35%, Verizon 10%

Best theme park connections overall

Beating out the Disney parks was Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, Florida, which has the best upload and download speeds on average.

Here are the top five US theme parks with the fastest average download speeds:

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida: 102Mbps
Knott’s Berry Farm, California: 89Mbps
Walt Disney World, Florida: 85Mbps
SeaWorld, San Diego: 72.4Mbps
Universal Studios Hollywood, California: 72.3Mbps

Here are the top five theme parks with the fastest average upload speeds:

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Florida: 21Mbps
Universal Studios Hollywood, California: 18Mbps
SeaWorld Orlando, Florida: 16Mbps
Walt Disney World, Florida: 15Mbps
Disneyland Resort, California: 14Mbps

Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

For more on carriers, check out CNET’s list on the best mobile phone plans, the best unlimited data mobile plans and the best phones to buy in 2023.

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Chrome Autofill Now Supports Passport, Driver’s License and Vehicle Info

Soon, you’ll never need to remember anything ever again.

Computer users are accustomed to web browsers autofilling everything from names and addresses to credit card numbers. Now, Google Chrome is adding new enhanced autofill options that allow users to automatically populate fields for passports, driver’s licenses, and their vehicle’s license plate or VIN, Google said in a blog post on Monday.

Desktop users must choose to turn on the feature, which is called enhanced autofill. Otherwise, it stays off. To turn it on, open Chrome, and at the top right of your browser, select more, then settings, then autofill and passwords. Finally, choose enhanced autofill and turn it in.

Google says Chrome now can «better understand complex forms and varied formatting requirements, improving accuracy across the web.» The company also says that enhanced autofill will be «private and secure.»

This enhanced autofill update is available in all languages, and more data options will be supported in the coming months.

A representative for Google said the company had no additional comment.

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Chrome is a critical component in Google’s business. The web browser, currently the most popular in the world with a 73% market share, according to GlobalStats, provides the company with valuable user data that it uses to sell advertising. Advertising is how Google makes the majority of its revenues. New features help keep users loyal to Chrome, making it more difficult for them to switch to other browsers, including those from companies like Perplexity and OpenAI.

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Nov. 4, #407

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Nov. 4, No. 407.

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. The Connections: Sports Edition puzzle makers will never run out of categories because they have discovered they can just pick one athlete and make a connections group out of four facts about that person. They do that today with the blue category, so if you don’t know that one player, you’re out of luck. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Get up and go!

Green group hint: College hoops.

Blue group hint: Famous basketball player.

Purple group hint: Not fair, but…

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Energy.

Green group: Men’s college basketball teams with the most championships.

Blue group: Associated with Damian Lillard.

Purple group: Foul ____.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is energy. The four answers are pep, verve, vigor and zip.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is men’s college basketball teams with the most championships. The four answers are Kentucky, UCLA, UCONN and UNC.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is associated with Damian Lillard. The four answers are 0, Dame Time, Trail Blazers and Weber State.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is foul ____. The four answers are out, shot, territory and tip.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, Nov. 4

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Nov. 4.

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? There are a few tricky clues, so read on for the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.