Des Moines residents have 5 internet providers to choose from. Mediacom Cable is the most popular provider, offering cable internet service. In our research, we have been seeing 131 Mbps for download speeds and 29 Mbps for upload speeds for Mediacom Cable customers over 33,287 recent tests. CenturyLink, Aurenon, ICS Advanced Technologies and Consolidated Communications also have coverage in Des Moines, although they are not as popular as Mediacom Cable. 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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Mediacom Cable Cable | 131 Mbps | 29 Mbps | 22 ms |
CenturyLink DSL Fiber | 44 Mbps | 7 Mbps | 35 ms |
Aurenon DSL | 104 Mbps | 70 Mbps | 21 ms |
ICS Advanced Technologies DSL | 110 Mbps | 87 Mbps | 25 ms |
Consolidated Communications DSL | 92 Mbps | 83 Mbps | 36 ms |
* Data from speed tests taken in the last 3 months |
Mediacom Cable is the most popular provider in Des Moines offering cable internet service. Users have been getting 131 Mbps for download speeds and 29 Mbps for upload speeds over 33,287 recent tests.
Mediacom Cable has the fastest average download speed, the 4th fastest average upload speed, and the 2nd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Des Moines. 28% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 29% of users saw upload speeds between 25-50 Mbps.
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Upload Speeds
Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 16, 2024 | 484 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 20 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 283 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 25 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 189 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 19 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 222 Mbps | 15 Mbps | 28 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 113 Mbps | 16 Mbps | 21 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 69 Mbps | 12 Mbps | 20 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 117 Mbps | 63 Mbps | 23 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 68 Mbps | 12 Mbps | 21 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 36 Mbps | 15 Mbps | 24 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 83 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 23 ms |
CenturyLink is the 2nd most popular provider in Des Moines offering DSL and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 44 Mbps for download speeds and 7 Mbps for upload speeds over 17,559 recent tests.
CenturyLink has the 5th fastest average download speed, the 5th fastest average upload speed, and the 4th lowest latency out of all of the providers in Des Moines. 22% of users saw download speeds between 50-100 Mbps, and 41% of users saw upload speeds slower than 5 Mbps.
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Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 16, 2024 | 216 Mbps | 173 Mbps | 22 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 10 Mbps | 3 Mbps | 42 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 14 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 39 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 1 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 39 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 4 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 201 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 35 Mbps | 3 Mbps | 47 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 14 Mbps | 19 Mbps | 33 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 46 Mbps | 30 Mbps | 336 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 281 Mbps | 97 Mbps | 27 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 58 Mbps | 43 Mbps | 34 ms |
Aurenon is the 3rd most popular provider in Des Moines offering DSL internet service. Users have been getting 104 Mbps for download speeds and 70 Mbps for upload speeds over 1,409 recent tests.
Aurenon has the 3rd fastest average download speed, the 3rd fastest average upload speed, and the lowest latency out of all of the providers in Des Moines. 29% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 27% of users saw upload speeds between 50-100 Mbps.
Download Speeds
Upload Speeds
Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 16, 2024 | 407 Mbps | 59 Mbps | 55 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 11 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 26 ms |
March 15, 2024 | 226 Mbps | 87 Mbps | 44 ms |
March 15, 2024 | 8 Mbps | 7 Mbps | 34 ms |
March 15, 2024 | 452 Mbps | 65 Mbps | 19 ms |
March 15, 2024 | 18 Mbps | 12 Mbps | 56 ms |
March 14, 2024 | 337 Mbps | 118 Mbps | 55 ms |
March 14, 2024 | 49 Mbps | 29 Mbps | 18 ms |
March 13, 2024 | 209 Mbps | 58 Mbps | 47 ms |
March 13, 2024 | 85 Mbps | 47 Mbps | 21 ms |
ICS Advanced Technologies is the 4th most popular provider in Des Moines offering DSL internet service. Users have been getting 110 Mbps for download speeds and 87 Mbps for upload speeds over 749 recent tests.
ICS Advanced Technologies has the 2nd fastest average download speed, the fastest average upload speed, and the 3rd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Des Moines. 28% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 30% of users saw upload speeds between 100-250 Mbps.
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Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 15, 2024 | 92 Mbps | 92 Mbps | 21 ms |
March 14, 2024 | 96 Mbps | 97 Mbps | 22 ms |
March 13, 2024 | 307 Mbps | 126 Mbps | 20 ms |
March 12, 2024 | 97 Mbps | 85 Mbps | 23 ms |
March 12, 2024 | 97 Mbps | 40 Mbps | 25 ms |
March 11, 2024 | 135 Mbps | 157 Mbps | 39 ms |
March 10, 2024 | 130 Mbps | 141 Mbps | 27 ms |
March 9, 2024 | 373 Mbps | 429 Mbps | 21 ms |
March 9, 2024 | 134 Mbps | 40 Mbps | 24 ms |
March 8, 2024 | 167 Mbps | 9 Mbps | 26 ms |
Consolidated Communications is the 5th most popular provider in Des Moines offering DSL internet service. Users have been getting 92 Mbps for download speeds and 83 Mbps for upload speeds over 340 recent tests.
Consolidated Communications has the 4th fastest average download speed, the 2nd fastest average upload speed, and the 5th lowest latency out of all of the providers in Des Moines. 39% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 35% of users saw upload speeds between 100-250 Mbps.
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Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 14, 2024 | 49 Mbps | 280 Mbps | 41 ms |
March 13, 2024 | 60 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 32 ms |
March 13, 2024 | 16 Mbps | 15 Mbps | 66 ms |
March 13, 2024 | 221 Mbps | 293 Mbps | 42 ms |
March 13, 2024 | 79 Mbps | 80 Mbps | 30 ms |
March 12, 2024 | 22 Mbps | 3 Mbps | 79 ms |
March 12, 2024 | 17 Mbps | 13 Mbps | 87 ms |
March 12, 2024 | 37 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 44 ms |
March 11, 2024 | 18 Mbps | 15 Mbps | 88 ms |
March 10, 2024 | 44 Mbps | 58 Mbps | 31 ms |
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