Residents of Columbus have 5 internet providers to choose from. The most popular provider is Spectrum, which offers cable internet service. Over 1,185 recent tests, our research shows that Spectrum customers have been getting 144 Mbps for download speeds and 16 Mbps for upload speeds. Besides Spectrum, residents of Columbus may be able to choose from ALLO Communications, Stealth Broadband, Rise Broadband and Frontier Communications which offer fiber, fixed wireless and DSL 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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Spectrum Cable | 144 Mbps | 16 Mbps | 55 ms |
ALLO Communications Fiber | 322 Mbps | 166 Mbps | 29 ms |
Stealth Broadband Fiber Fixed Wireless | 106 Mbps | 190 Mbps | 31 ms |
Rise Broadband Fixed Wireless | 29 Mbps | 8 Mbps | 46 ms |
Frontier Communications DSL Fiber | 15 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 47 ms |
* Data from speed tests taken in the last 3 months |
Spectrum is the most popular provider in Columbus offering cable internet service. Users have been getting 144 Mbps for download speeds and 16 Mbps for upload speeds over 1,185 recent tests.
Spectrum has the 2nd fastest average download speed, the 3rd fastest average upload speed, and the 5th lowest latency out of all of the providers in Columbus. 46% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 66% 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 | 26 Mbps | 13 Mbps | 56 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 140 Mbps | 22 Mbps | 55 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 286 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 36 ms |
March 15, 2024 | 140 Mbps | 22 Mbps | 55 ms |
March 15, 2024 | 179 Mbps | 11 Mbps | 56 ms |
March 15, 2024 | 1 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 84 ms |
March 15, 2024 | 166 Mbps | 10 Mbps | 56 ms |
March 14, 2024 | 338 Mbps | 9 Mbps | 58 ms |
March 14, 2024 | 143 Mbps | 22 Mbps | 56 ms |
March 14, 2024 | 124 Mbps | 8 Mbps | 44 ms |
ALLO Communications is the 2nd most popular provider in Columbus offering fiber internet service. Users have been getting 322 Mbps for download speeds and 166 Mbps for upload speeds over 1,117 recent tests.
ALLO Communications has the fastest average download speed, the 2nd fastest average upload speed, and the lowest latency out of all of the providers in Columbus. 56% of users saw download speeds between 250-500 Mbps, and 43% of users saw upload speeds faster than 250 Mbps.
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Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 16, 2024 | 178 Mbps | 2 Mbps | 28 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 482 Mbps | 426 Mbps | 28 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 467 Mbps | 94 Mbps | 29 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 103 Mbps | 61 Mbps | 47 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 435 Mbps | 495 Mbps | 28 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 454 Mbps | 321 Mbps | 26 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 2 Mbps | 5 Mbps | 27 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 396 Mbps | 367 Mbps | 33 ms |
March 15, 2024 | 5 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 26 ms |
March 15, 2024 | 465 Mbps | 87 Mbps | 26 ms |
Stealth Broadband is the 3rd most popular provider in Columbus offering fiber and fixed wireless internet service. Users have been getting 106 Mbps for download speeds and 190 Mbps for upload speeds over 663 recent tests.
Stealth Broadband has the 3rd fastest average download speed, the fastest average upload speed, and the 2nd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Columbus. 41% of users saw download speeds between 250-500 Mbps, and 47% of users saw upload speeds faster than 250 Mbps.
Download Speeds
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Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 4, 2024 | 16 Mbps | 6 Mbps | 33 ms |
March 4, 2024 | 44 Mbps | 29 Mbps | 31 ms |
March 3, 2024 | 519 Mbps | 445 Mbps | 180 ms |
March 2, 2024 | 465 Mbps | 336 Mbps | 180 ms |
March 1, 2024 | 111 Mbps | 25 Mbps | 23 ms |
March 1, 2024 | 428 Mbps | 444 Mbps | 180 ms |
March 1, 2024 | 66 Mbps | 45 Mbps | 25 ms |
February 29, 2024 | 57 Mbps | 51 Mbps | 23 ms |
February 29, 2024 | 436 Mbps | 459 Mbps | 192 ms |
February 28, 2024 | 327 Mbps | 259 Mbps | 20 ms |
Rise Broadband is the 4th most popular provider in Columbus offering fixed wireless internet service. Users have been getting 29 Mbps for download speeds and 8 Mbps for upload speeds over 107 recent tests.
Rise Broadband 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 Columbus. 40% of users saw download speeds between 25-50 Mbps, and 40% of users saw upload speeds between 10-25 Mbps.
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Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 14, 2024 | 3 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 53 ms |
March 8, 2024 | 56 Mbps | 16 Mbps | 53 ms |
March 8, 2024 | 52 Mbps | 8 Mbps | 48 ms |
March 8, 2024 | 30 Mbps | 8 Mbps | 46 ms |
March 8, 2024 | 10 Mbps | 8 Mbps | 55 ms |
March 7, 2024 | 30 Mbps | 16 Mbps | 56 ms |
March 4, 2024 | 42 Mbps | 16 Mbps | 41 ms |
March 1, 2024 | 40 Mbps | 17 Mbps | 40 ms |
February 29, 2024 | 12 Mbps | 4 Mbps | 47 ms |
February 26, 2024 | 45 Mbps | 17 Mbps | 45 ms |
Frontier Communications is the 5th most popular provider in Columbus offering DSL and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 15 Mbps for download speeds and 1 Mbps for upload speeds over 34 recent tests.
Frontier Communications 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 Columbus. 38% of users saw download speeds slower than 10 Mbps, and 67% of users saw upload speeds slower than 5 Mbps.
Download Speeds
Upload Speeds
Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 13, 2024 | 24 Mbps | 2 Mbps | 46 ms |
March 12, 2024 | 5 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 48 ms |
February 24, 2024 | 30 Mbps | 2 Mbps | 54 ms |
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