Residents of Portland have 6 internet providers to choose from. The most popular provider is WOW!, which offers cable internet service. Over 63 recent tests, our research shows that WOW! customers have been getting 164 Mbps for download speeds and 40 Mbps for upload speeds. Besides WOW!, residents of Portland may be able to choose from Spectrum, AT&T, Frontier Communications, ACD.net and Xfinity which offer cable, DSL, fiber and fixed wireless 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 |
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WOW! Cable | 164 Mbps | 40 Mbps | 19 ms |
Spectrum Cable | 68 Mbps | 7 Mbps | 18 ms |
AT&T DSL Fiber Fixed Wireless | 12 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 27 ms |
Frontier Communications DSL Fiber | 7 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 19 ms |
ACD.net DSL Fiber | 172 Mbps | 296 Mbps | 20 ms |
Xfinity Cable | 31 Mbps | 9 Mbps | 14 ms |
* Data from speed tests taken in the last 3 months |
WOW! is the most popular provider in Portland offering cable internet service. Users have been getting 164 Mbps for download speeds and 40 Mbps for upload speeds over 63 recent tests.
WOW! has the 2nd fastest average download speed, the 2nd fastest average upload speed, and the 4th lowest latency out of all of the providers in Portland. 41% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 34% of users saw upload speeds between 50-100 Mbps.
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Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 13, 2024 | 223 Mbps | 55 Mbps | 21 ms |
March 11, 2024 | 351 Mbps | 60 Mbps | 18 ms |
March 7, 2024 | 115 Mbps | 27 Mbps | 36 ms |
March 7, 2024 | 367 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 16 ms |
March 6, 2024 | 431 Mbps | 57 Mbps | 17 ms |
February 28, 2024 | 434 Mbps | 11 Mbps | 19 ms |
February 28, 2024 | 838 Mbps | 39 Mbps | 14 ms |
February 27, 2024 | 112 Mbps | 17 Mbps | 31 ms |
February 27, 2024 | 398 Mbps | 54 Mbps | 30 ms |
February 27, 2024 | 438 Mbps | 53 Mbps | 26 ms |
Spectrum is the 2nd most popular provider in Portland offering cable internet service. Users have been getting 68 Mbps for download speeds and 7 Mbps for upload speeds over 61 recent tests.
Spectrum has the 3rd fastest average download speed, the 4th fastest average upload speed, and the 2nd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Portland. 61% of users saw download speeds between 50-100 Mbps, and 43% of users saw upload speeds between 5-10 Mbps.
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AT&T is the 3rd most popular provider in Portland offering DSL, fiber and fixed wireless internet service. Users have been getting 12 Mbps for download speeds and 1 Mbps for upload speeds over 38 recent tests.
AT&T has the 5th fastest average download speed, the 6th fastest average upload speed, and the 6th lowest latency out of all of the providers in Portland. 48% of users saw download speeds between 10-25 Mbps, and 91% 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 | 5 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 28 ms |
March 10, 2024 | 58 Mbps | 7 Mbps | 30 ms |
March 10, 2024 | 858 Mbps | 449 Mbps | 8 ms |
March 4, 2024 | 12 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 22 ms |
February 27, 2024 | 12 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 23 ms |
February 18, 2024 | 10 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 26 ms |
February 17, 2024 | 16 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 26 ms |
February 17, 2024 | 14 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 24 ms |
Frontier Communications is the 4th most popular provider in Portland offering DSL and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 7 Mbps for download speeds and 1 Mbps for upload speeds over 15 recent tests.
Frontier Communications has the 6th fastest average download speed, the 5th fastest average upload speed, and the 3rd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Portland. 60% of users saw download speeds slower than 10 Mbps, and 50% of users saw upload speeds slower than 5 Mbps.
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ACD.net is the 5th most popular provider in Portland offering DSL and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 172 Mbps for download speeds and 296 Mbps for upload speeds over 13 recent tests.
ACD.net has the fastest average download speed, the fastest average upload speed, and the 5th lowest latency out of all of the providers in Portland. 100% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 100% of users saw upload speeds faster than 250 Mbps.
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Xfinity is the 6th most popular provider in Portland offering cable internet service. Users have been getting 31 Mbps for download speeds and 9 Mbps for upload speeds over 2 recent tests.
Xfinity has the 4th fastest average download speed, the 3rd fastest average upload speed, and the lowest latency out of all of the providers in Portland. 50% of users saw download speeds between 250-500 Mbps, and 100% of users saw upload speeds between 5-10 Mbps.
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