There are 2 internet providers operating in Iowa City, the most popular being Mediacom Cable. Mediacom Cable offers cable internet service. In 13,024 recent tests, on average, we have been seeing 126 Mbps for download speeds and 27 Mbps for upload speeds for Mediacom Cable customers. In addition to Mediacom Cable, DSL and fiber internet service is also available from CenturyLink.
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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Mediacom Cable Cable | 126 Mbps | 27 Mbps | 23 ms |
CenturyLink DSL Fiber | 13 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 28 ms |
* Data from speed tests taken in the last 3 months |
Mediacom Cable is the most popular provider in Iowa City offering cable internet service. Users have been getting 126 Mbps for download speeds and 27 Mbps for upload speeds over 13,024 recent tests.
Mediacom Cable has the fastest average download speed, the fastest average upload speed, and the lowest latency out of all of the providers in Iowa City. 28% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 42% of users saw upload speeds between 25-50 Mbps.
Download Speeds
Upload Speeds
Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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June 3, 2023 | 914 Mbps | 64 Mbps | 17 ms |
June 3, 2023 | 444 Mbps | 56 Mbps | 26 ms |
June 3, 2023 | 301 Mbps | 63 Mbps | 30 ms |
June 3, 2023 | 149 Mbps | 26 Mbps | 22 ms |
June 3, 2023 | 328 Mbps | 41 Mbps | 25 ms |
June 3, 2023 | 47 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 27 ms |
June 3, 2023 | 58 Mbps | 22 Mbps | 286 ms |
June 3, 2023 | 196 Mbps | 9 Mbps | 27 ms |
June 3, 2023 | 150 Mbps | 63 Mbps | 41 ms |
June 3, 2023 | 84 Mbps | 12 Mbps | 26 ms |
CenturyLink is the 2nd most popular provider in Iowa City offering DSL and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 13 Mbps for download speeds and 1 Mbps for upload speeds over 1,810 recent tests.
CenturyLink has the 2nd fastest average download speed, the 2nd fastest average upload speed, and the 2nd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Iowa City. 43% of users saw download speeds slower than 10 Mbps, and 74% of users saw upload speeds slower than 5 Mbps.
Download Speeds
Upload Speeds
Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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June 3, 2023 | 5 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 49 ms |
June 3, 2023 | 3 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 33 ms |
June 2, 2023 | 31 Mbps | 6 Mbps | 28 ms |
June 2, 2023 | 9 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 49 ms |
June 2, 2023 | 1 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 90 ms |
June 2, 2023 | 16 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 25 ms |
June 2, 2023 | 34 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 27 ms |
June 2, 2023 | 8 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 29 ms |
June 2, 2023 | 6 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 33 ms |
June 2, 2023 | 229 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 10 ms |
We’ll run a download test and an upload test to give you the full picture of your internet connection.