Austin residents have 3 internet providers to choose from. Suddenlink Communications is the most popular provider, offering cable internet service. In our research, we have been seeing 79 Mbps for download speeds and 5 Mbps for upload speeds for Suddenlink Communications customers over 208 recent tests. CenturyLink and Ritter Communications also have coverage in Austin, although they are not as popular as Suddenlink Communications. These providers offer DSL and fiber internet service.
See more detailed speed and coverage data below.
Provider | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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Suddenlink Communications Cable | 79 Mbps | 5 Mbps | 45 ms |
CenturyLink DSL Fiber | 18 Mbps | 14 Mbps | 16 ms |
Ritter Communications Fiber | 7 Mbps | 39 Mbps | 20 ms |
* Data from speed tests taken in the last 3 months |
Suddenlink Communications is the most popular provider in Austin offering cable internet service. Users have been getting 79 Mbps for download speeds and 5 Mbps for upload speeds over 208 recent tests.
Suddenlink Communications has the fastest average download speed, the 3rd fastest average upload speed, and the 3rd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Austin. 24% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 43% of users saw upload speeds slower than 5 Mbps.
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Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 12, 2024 | 87 Mbps | 5 Mbps | 65 ms |
March 11, 2024 | 78 Mbps | 7 Mbps | 49 ms |
March 8, 2024 | 37 Mbps | 7 Mbps | 34 ms |
March 7, 2024 | 118 Mbps | 7 Mbps | 52 ms |
March 7, 2024 | 17 Mbps | 3 Mbps | 46 ms |
March 6, 2024 | 5 Mbps | 4 Mbps | 48 ms |
CenturyLink is the 2nd most popular provider in Austin offering DSL and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 18 Mbps for download speeds and 14 Mbps for upload speeds over 6 recent tests.
CenturyLink has the 2nd fastest average download speed, the 2nd fastest average upload speed, and the lowest latency out of all of the providers in Austin. 100% of users saw download speeds between 10-25 Mbps, and 100% of users saw upload speeds between 10-25 Mbps.
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Ritter Communications is the 3rd most popular provider in Austin offering fiber internet service. Users have been getting 7 Mbps for download speeds and 39 Mbps for upload speeds over 2 recent tests.
Ritter Communications has the 3rd fastest average download speed, the fastest average upload speed, and the 2nd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Austin. 50% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 50% of users saw upload speeds between 50-100 Mbps.
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