There are 3 internet providers operating in Santa Barbara, the most popular being Cox Communications. Cox Communications offers cable and fiber internet service. In 37,952 recent tests, on average, we have been seeing 101 Mbps for download speeds and 11 Mbps for upload speeds for Cox Communications customers. In addition to Cox Communications, DSL, fiber and fixed wireless internet service is also available from Frontier Communications and Impulse Internet Services.
While these are the real speeds we have been seeing in our research, there are many factors that go into the actual download and upload speeds you will encounter.
Provider | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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Cox Communications Cable Fiber | 101 Mbps | 11 Mbps | 26 ms |
Frontier Communications DSL Fiber | 206 Mbps | 141 Mbps | 9 ms |
Impulse Internet Services DSL Fixed Wireless | 27 Mbps | 25 Mbps | 9 ms |
* Data from speed tests taken in the last 3 months |
Cox Communications is the most popular provider in Santa Barbara offering cable and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 101 Mbps for download speeds and 11 Mbps for upload speeds over 37,952 recent tests.
Cox Communications has the 2nd fastest average download speeds and the 3rd fastest average upload speeds out of all of the providers in Santa Barbara. 25% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 41% of users saw upload speeds between 10-25 Mbps.
Download Speeds
Upload Speeds
Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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August 11, 2022 | 210 Mbps | 11 Mbps | 27 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 93 Mbps | 22 Mbps | 11 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 204 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 10 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 65 Mbps | 5 Mbps | 14 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 189 Mbps | 24 Mbps | 40 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 327 Mbps | 17 Mbps | 27 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 114 Mbps | 9 Mbps | 29 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 52 Mbps | 11 Mbps | 38 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 265 Mbps | 11 Mbps | 25 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 44 Mbps | 5 Mbps | 25 ms |
Frontier Communications is the 2nd most popular provider in Santa Barbara offering DSL and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 206 Mbps for download speeds and 141 Mbps for upload speeds over 4,412 recent tests.
Frontier Communications has the fastest average download speeds and the fastest average upload speeds out of all of the providers in Santa Barbara. 29% of users saw download speeds between 250-500 Mbps, and 37% of users saw upload speeds faster than 250 Mbps.
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Upload Speeds
Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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August 11, 2022 | 940 Mbps | 919 Mbps | 5 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 37 Mbps | 42 Mbps | 8 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 492 Mbps | 489 Mbps | 10 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 84 Mbps | 90 Mbps | 10 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 481 Mbps | 290 Mbps | 5 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 39 Mbps | 43 Mbps | 17 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 339 Mbps | 181 Mbps | 13 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 307 Mbps | 182 Mbps | 11 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 383 Mbps | 333 Mbps | 9 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 1 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 450 ms |
Impulse Internet Services is the 3rd most popular provider in Santa Barbara offering DSL and fixed wireless internet service. Users have been getting 27 Mbps for download speeds and 25 Mbps for upload speeds over 546 recent tests.
Impulse Internet Services has the 3rd fastest average download speeds and the 2nd fastest average upload speeds out of all of the providers in Santa Barbara. 24% of users saw download speeds between 10-25 Mbps, and 22% of users saw upload speeds between 10-25 Mbps.
Download Speeds
Upload Speeds
Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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August 11, 2022 | 72 Mbps | 61 Mbps | 18 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 44 Mbps | 5 Mbps | 16 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 16 Mbps | 16 Mbps | 15 ms |
August 11, 2022 | 10 Mbps | 48 Mbps | 26 ms |
August 10, 2022 | 246 Mbps | 114 Mbps | 5 ms |
August 10, 2022 | 6 Mbps | 20 Mbps | 25 ms |
August 10, 2022 | 31 Mbps | 4 Mbps | 56 ms |
August 10, 2022 | 432 Mbps | 514 Mbps | 6 ms |
August 9, 2022 | 858 Mbps | 368 Mbps | 8 ms |
August 8, 2022 | 36 Mbps | 7 Mbps | 51 ms |
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