Anyone who has tried to use wireless on their mobile devices at the city’s subway stations knows it can be wildly inconsistent if it exists at all. Virginia-based Global Wireless Solutions, a self-described “independent benchmarking solutions vendor for the wireless industry,” has released the results of a new survey of wireless servcie — both WiFi and data over cellular networks — in Manhattan’s stations.
The best stations for wireless
1. Fifth Ave / 59th St, N/Q/R
2. Fifth Ave / 53rd St, E/M
3. 86th St, 1/2
4. 23rd St, 1/2
5. 49th st, N/Q/R
6. 86th st, A/B/C
7. 50th St, A/C/E
8. 18th St, 1/2
9. 7th St – Seventh Ave, N/Q/R
10. 57th St, F
The worst stations for wireless
1. Lexington Ave / 53rd St, E/M
2. 116th St, A/B/C
3. Fulton St, J/Z
4. 103rd St, A/B/C
5. Cathedral Parkway – 110th St, 1
6. 103rd St, 1
7. 116th St – Columbia University, 1
8. 116th St, 1/2/3
9. Central Park North – 110th St, 2/3
10. Cathedral Parkway – 110th St, A/B/C
