Residents of Columbus have 3 internet providers to choose from. The most popular provider is CenturyLink, which offers DSL internet service. Over 3 recent tests, our research shows that CenturyLink customers have been getting 451 Mbps for download speeds and 0 Mbps for upload speeds. Besides CenturyLink, residents of Columbus may be able to choose from Rural Broadband and Spectrum which offer fixed wireless and cable 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink DSL | 451 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 1 ms |
| Rural Broadband Fixed Wireless | 29 Mbps | 17 Mbps | 61 ms |
| Spectrum Cable | 183 Mbps | 9 Mbps | 61 ms |
| * Data from speed tests taken in the last 3 months | |||
CenturyLink is the most popular provider in Columbus offering DSL internet service. Users have been getting 451 Mbps for download speeds and 1 Mbps for upload speeds over 3 recent tests.
CenturyLink has the fastest average download speed, the 3rd fastest average upload speed, and the lowest latency out of all of the providers in Columbus. 50% of users saw download speeds faster than 500 Mbps, and 50% of users saw upload speeds faster than 250 Mbps.
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Rural Broadband is the 2nd most popular provider in Columbus offering fixed wireless internet service. Users have been getting 29 Mbps for download speeds and 17 Mbps for upload speeds over 2 recent tests.
Rural Broadband has the 3rd fastest average download speed, the fastest average upload speed, and the 3rd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Columbus. 50% of users saw download speeds between 50-100 Mbps, and 100% of users saw upload speeds between 10-25 Mbps.
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Spectrum is the 3rd most popular provider in Columbus offering cable internet service. Users have been getting 183 Mbps for download speeds and 9 Mbps for upload speeds over 1 recent tests.
Spectrum 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 Columbus. 100% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 100% of users saw upload speeds between 5-10 Mbps.
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