Austin residents have 4 internet providers to choose from. Elevate Fiber is the most popular provider, offering fiber internet service. In our research, we have been seeing 203 Mbps for download speeds and 139 Mbps for upload speeds for Elevate Fiber customers over 123 recent tests. CenturyLink, Spectrum and TDS Telecom also have coverage in Austin, although they are not as popular as Elevate Fiber. These providers offer DSL, fiber and cable internet service.
See more detailed speed and coverage data below.
| Provider | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevate Fiber Fiber | 203 Mbps | 139 Mbps | 29 ms |
| CenturyLink DSL Fiber | 82 Mbps | 58 Mbps | 4 ms |
| Spectrum Cable | 39 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 14 ms |
| TDS Telecom DSL | 5 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 36 ms |
| * Data from speed tests taken in the last 3 months | |||
Elevate Fiber is the most popular provider in Austin offering fiber internet service. Users have been getting 203 Mbps for download speeds and 139 Mbps for upload speeds over 123 recent tests.
Elevate Fiber has the fastest average download speed, the fastest average upload speed, and the 3rd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Austin. 32% of users saw download speeds between 250-500 Mbps, and 30% of users saw upload speeds faster than 250 Mbps.
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| Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2024 | 116 Mbps | 4 Mbps | 40 ms |
| June 16, 2024 | 31 Mbps | 47 Mbps | 10 ms |
| June 12, 2024 | 365 Mbps | 395 Mbps | 38 ms |
| June 12, 2024 | 915 Mbps | 423 Mbps | 27 ms |
| June 10, 2024 | 518 Mbps | 627 Mbps | 37 ms |
| June 4, 2024 | 307 Mbps | 61 Mbps | 41 ms |
| June 2, 2024 | 266 Mbps | 202 Mbps | 9 ms |
| May 31, 2024 | 387 Mbps | 213 Mbps | 10 ms |
| May 30, 2024 | 288 Mbps | 278 Mbps | 40 ms |
| May 30, 2024 | 28 Mbps | 37 Mbps | 29 ms |
CenturyLink is the 2nd most popular provider in Austin offering DSL and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 82 Mbps for download speeds and 58 Mbps for upload speeds over 12 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. 29% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 33% of users saw upload speeds between 50-100 Mbps.
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Spectrum is the 4th most popular provider in Austin offering cable internet service. Users have been getting 39 Mbps for download speeds and 1 Mbps for upload speeds over 4 recent tests.
Spectrum has the 3rd fastest average download speed, the 3rd 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 100% of users saw upload speeds slower than 5 Mbps.
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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 3rd fastest average upload speed, and the 4th 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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