Boston residents have 4 internet providers to choose from. Xfinity is the most popular provider, offering cable and fiber internet service. In our research, we have been seeing 152 Mbps for download speeds and 21 Mbps for upload speeds for Xfinity customers over 73,406 recent tests. Verizon, Starry and Astound Broadband also have coverage in Boston, although they are not as popular as Xfinity. These providers offer DSL, fiber, fixed wireless and cable internet service.
See more detailed speed and coverage data below.
Provider | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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Xfinity Cable Fiber | 152 Mbps | 21 Mbps | 14 ms |
Verizon DSL Fiber | 250 Mbps | 86 Mbps | 10 ms |
Starry Fiber Fixed Wireless | 209 Mbps | 79 Mbps | 13 ms |
Astound Broadband Cable Fiber | 203 Mbps | 24 Mbps | 14 ms |
* Data from speed tests taken in the last 3 months |
Xfinity is the most popular provider in Boston offering cable and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 152 Mbps for download speeds and 21 Mbps for upload speeds over 73,406 recent tests.
Xfinity 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 Boston. 27% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 41% of users saw upload speeds between 10-25 Mbps.
Download Speeds
Upload Speeds
Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 16, 2024 | 118 Mbps | 22 Mbps | 12 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 153 Mbps | 21 Mbps | 22 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 221 Mbps | 23 Mbps | 14 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 8 Mbps | 4 Mbps | 93 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 323 Mbps | 23 Mbps | 12 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 176 Mbps | 23 Mbps | 11 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 453 Mbps | 116 Mbps | 11 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 199 Mbps | 24 Mbps | 16 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 175 Mbps | 67 Mbps | 11 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 81 Mbps | 41 Mbps | 13 ms |
Verizon is the 2nd most popular provider in Boston offering DSL and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 250 Mbps for download speeds and 86 Mbps for upload speeds over 15,125 recent tests.
Verizon has the fastest average download speed, the fastest average upload speed, and the lowest latency out of all of the providers in Boston. 28% of users saw download speeds between 250-500 Mbps, and 33% of users saw upload speeds between 100-250 Mbps.
Download Speeds
Upload Speeds
Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 16, 2024 | 241 Mbps | 182 Mbps | 10 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 43 Mbps | 14 Mbps | 10 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 12 Mbps | 3 Mbps | 348 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 71 Mbps | 17 Mbps | 11 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 881 Mbps | 799 Mbps | 20 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 240 Mbps | 207 Mbps | 8 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 667 Mbps | 520 Mbps | 10 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 34 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 11 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 466 Mbps | 13 Mbps | 9 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 792 Mbps | 15 Mbps | 12 ms |
Starry is the 3rd most popular provider in Boston offering fiber and fixed wireless internet service. Users have been getting 209 Mbps for download speeds and 79 Mbps for upload speeds over 5,410 recent tests.
Starry 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 Boston. 56% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 48% 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 | 222 Mbps | 103 Mbps | 8 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 312 Mbps | 95 Mbps | 9 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 220 Mbps | 76 Mbps | 18 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 42 Mbps | 41 Mbps | 15 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 322 Mbps | 103 Mbps | 15 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 425 Mbps | 51 Mbps | 22 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 2 Mbps | 2 Mbps | 176 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 220 Mbps | 63 Mbps | 16 ms |
March 15, 2024 | 35 Mbps | 55 Mbps | 14 ms |
March 15, 2024 | 537 Mbps | 241 Mbps | 11 ms |
Astound Broadband is the 4th most popular provider in Boston offering cable and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 203 Mbps for download speeds and 24 Mbps for upload speeds over 5,051 recent tests.
Astound Broadband has the 3rd fastest average download speed, the 3rd fastest average upload speed, and the 4th lowest latency out of all of the providers in Boston. 31% of users saw download speeds between 250-500 Mbps, and 44% of users saw upload speeds between 25-50 Mbps.
Download Speeds
Upload Speeds
Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 16, 2024 | 286 Mbps | 26 Mbps | 11 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 28 Mbps | 22 Mbps | 15 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 23 Mbps | 8 Mbps | 14 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 425 Mbps | 26 Mbps | 16 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 459 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 12 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 204 Mbps | 27 Mbps | 12 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 91 Mbps | 25 Mbps | 12 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 416 Mbps | 26 Mbps | 16 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 227 Mbps | 21 Mbps | 14 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 926 Mbps | 26 Mbps | 12 ms |
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