Vermont Business Magazine Verizon has reported that East Barre had the most increased cell traffic of anywhere in the US for customers on Verizon’s network.
When they compared the number of Verizon customers and traffic data on a typical recent Monday (March 25) with those of Monday, April 8 (the day of the eclipse), East Barre, Vermont was the U.S. city along the eclipse path with both the most dramatic percentage increase in Verizon customers (up 6,936 percent) AND the largest percentage increase in upload change: up a staggering 33,767 percent – reflecting an astounding number of customers streaming and sharing pictures and video of the eclipse in real time.
Verizon reported other fun facts for Verizon customers on the day of the eclipse along its larger path from Texas to Maine:
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Downloads increased an average of 65.2 percent
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Uploads increased an average of 129.8 percent
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The number of customers increased an average of 16.8 percent
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The U.S. city with the most additional Verizon customers (in terms of people, not percentage) was North Jackson, Ohio, which saw a surge of more than 27,103 customers
