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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/04/10/london_to_southampton_named_crappiest_line_for_mobile_usage/The London Waterloo to Southampton train line is today named the worst major commuting route for frustrated wage slaves desperate to get a signal on their way to and from the office.
Using data from the major networks' performance last year, a report by analysts IHS Markit's RootMetrics ranked eight of the UK▸ 's most popular transit lines to the capital on the basis of speed, reliability, data, text and call quality.
The London to Southampton line's generally poor rankings were due to slow median upload speeds from O2, Three, and Vodafone; relatively low rates of connecting to the network by each operator in data reliability testing; and poor blocked and dropped call rates from all four operators.
In terms of median download speeds on the line, EE scored highest at 17.2Mbps, followed by Vodafone with 6.3Mbps, Three at 4.25Mbps, and O2 at 2.92Mbps.
The Paddington to Reading route got the best performance from each network. All four operators delivered excellent data and call reliability, and the operators' data speeds were also generally strong across the board, the report stated.
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