Barnard Castle, England
Based on over 300 real, on the ground measurements by people like you
Our pick for most people
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The real differences are how fast each network is and how well it holds up when it's busy.
The fastest network here.
Bars compare each carrier with the best result here. Speeds are medians from real speed tests.
The most consistent network, even when busy.
Bars compare each carrier with the best result here. Speeds are medians from real speed tests.
Rated weak overall here, with performance its strongest score.
Bars compare each carrier with the best result here. Speeds are medians from real speed tests.
Has the slowest downloads here.
Bars compare each carrier with the best result here. Speeds are medians from real speed tests.
Our method
Our picks come from over 300 speed tests run by people using the CoverageMap app in Barnard Castle. We look at how fast each network is and how often it slows down. No carrier pays for its ranking.
Every carrier gets 0 to 10 scores inspired by the CoverageMap API's scoring, adapted to a whole area so each one agrees with the numbers we show:
Outside the US there is no coverage data to measure how much of the area each network reaches, so there is no coverage rating. In performance, failed tests count half as much because some fail for reasons that have nothing to do with the network. The overall score weighs reliability 60% and performance 40%, and our pick has the best overall score. Each activity uses the measurements that matter for it: latency for gaming and video calls, download speed for streaming, and fast, steady speeds both ways for home internet.
We need at least 25 speed tests in Barnard Castle to rate speeds locally, and 10 for each carrier before we compare its speeds. With fewer tests, we use a larger nearby area.
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