Residents of Waterloo have 4 internet providers to choose from. The most popular provider is Frontier Communications, which offers DSL and fiber internet service. Over 35 recent tests, our research shows that Frontier Communications customers have been getting 48 Mbps for download speeds and 48 Mbps for upload speeds. Besides Frontier Communications, residents of Waterloo may be able to choose from Mediacom Cable, CenturyLink and AT&T which offer cable, DSL and fiber internet service.
While these are the real speeds we have been seeing in recent tests, there are many factors that affect download and upload speeds, so your actual service may differ.
| Provider | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Communications DSL Fiber | 48 Mbps | 48 Mbps | 24 ms |
| Mediacom Cable Cable | 155 Mbps | 7 Mbps | 25 ms |
| CenturyLink DSL Fiber | 1 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 2013 ms |
| AT&T DSL | 15 Mbps | 16 Mbps | 54 ms |
| * Data from speed tests taken in the last 3 months | |||
Frontier Communications is the most popular provider in Waterloo offering DSL and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 48 Mbps for download speeds and 48 Mbps for upload speeds over 35 recent tests.
Frontier Communications has the 2nd fastest average download speed, the fastest average upload speed, and the lowest latency out of all of the providers in Waterloo. 32% of users saw download speeds slower than 10 Mbps, and 38% of users saw upload speeds slower than 5 Mbps.
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Mediacom Cable is the 2nd most popular provider in Waterloo offering cable internet service. Users have been getting 155 Mbps for download speeds and 7 Mbps for upload speeds over 10 recent tests.
Mediacom Cable has the fastest average download speed, the 3rd fastest average upload speed, and the 2nd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Waterloo. 50% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 33% of users saw upload speeds between 50-100 Mbps.
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CenturyLink is the 3rd most popular provider in Waterloo offering DSL and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 1 Mbps for download speeds and 1 Mbps for upload speeds over 3 recent tests.
CenturyLink has the 4th fastest average download speed, the 4th fastest average upload speed, and the 4th lowest latency out of all of the providers in Waterloo. 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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AT&T is the 4th most popular provider in Waterloo offering DSL internet service. Users have been getting 15 Mbps for download speeds and 16 Mbps for upload speeds over 2 recent tests.
AT&T has the 3rd fastest average download speed, the 2nd fastest average upload speed, and the 3rd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Waterloo. 50% of users saw download speeds between 25-50 Mbps, and 100% of users saw upload speeds between 10-25 Mbps.
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