Austin residents have 4 internet providers to choose from. CenturyLink is the most popular provider, offering DSL and fiber internet service. In our research, we have been seeing 18 Mbps for download speeds and 18 Mbps for upload speeds for CenturyLink customers over 27 recent tests. Spectrum, TDS Telecom and Elevate Fiber also have coverage in Austin, although they are not as popular as CenturyLink. These providers offer cable, DSL and fiber internet service.
See more detailed speed and coverage data below.
Provider | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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CenturyLink DSL Fiber | 18 Mbps | 18 Mbps | 4 ms |
Spectrum Cable | 261 Mbps | 8 Mbps | 64 ms |
TDS Telecom DSL | 5 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 36 ms |
Elevate Fiber Fiber | 373 Mbps | 737 Mbps | 9 ms |
* Data from speed tests taken in the last 3 months |
CenturyLink is the most popular provider in Austin offering DSL and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 18 Mbps for download speeds and 18 Mbps for upload speeds over 27 recent tests.
CenturyLink has the 3rd fastest average download speed, the 2nd fastest average upload speed, and the lowest latency out of all of the providers in Austin. 47% of users saw download speeds slower than 10 Mbps, and 47% of users saw upload speeds between 5-10 Mbps.
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Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 13, 2024 | 92 Mbps | 91 Mbps | 1 ms |
March 13, 2024 | 107 Mbps | 117 Mbps | 4 ms |
March 12, 2024 | 235 Mbps | 529 Mbps | 3 ms |
March 11, 2024 | 18 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 5 ms |
March 11, 2024 | 82 Mbps | 58 Mbps | 3 ms |
March 7, 2024 | 10 Mbps | 8 Mbps | 5 ms |
March 3, 2024 | 9 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 3 ms |
February 26, 2024 | 26 Mbps | 18 Mbps | 5 ms |
February 25, 2024 | 10 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 4 ms |
February 20, 2024 | 10 Mbps | 9 Mbps | 5 ms |
Spectrum is the 2nd most popular provider in Austin offering cable internet service. Users have been getting 261 Mbps for download speeds and 8 Mbps for upload speeds over 12 recent tests.
Spectrum has the 2nd fastest average download speed, the 3rd fastest average upload speed, and the 4th lowest latency out of all of the providers in Austin. 67% of users saw download speeds between 250-500 Mbps, and 73% of users saw upload speeds between 5-10 Mbps.
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Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 9, 2024 | 134 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 73 ms |
February 21, 2024 | 277 Mbps | 8 Mbps | 64 ms |
February 20, 2024 | 239 Mbps | 9 Mbps | 72 ms |
TDS Telecom is the 3rd most popular provider in Austin offering DSL internet service. Users have been getting 5 Mbps for download speeds and 1 Mbps for upload speeds over 4 recent tests.
TDS Telecom has the 4th fastest average download speed, the 4th fastest average upload speed, and the 3rd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Austin. 100% of users saw download speeds slower than 10 Mbps, and 100% of users saw upload speeds slower than 5 Mbps.
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Elevate Fiber is the 4th most popular provider in Austin offering fiber internet service. Users have been getting 373 Mbps for download speeds and 737 Mbps for upload speeds over 1 recent tests.
Elevate Fiber has the fastest average download speed, the fastest average upload speed, and the 2nd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Austin. 100% of users saw download speeds between 250-500 Mbps, and 100% of users saw upload speeds faster than 250 Mbps.
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