Rapid City residents have 3 internet providers to choose from. Midcontinent Communications is the most popular provider, offering cable internet service. In our research, we have been seeing 186 Mbps for download speeds and 36 Mbps for upload speeds for Midcontinent Communications customers over 6,350 recent tests. Vast Broadband and CenturyLink also have coverage in Rapid City, although they are not as popular as Midcontinent Communications. These providers offer cable, DSL and fiber internet service.
See more detailed speed and coverage data below.
Provider | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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Midcontinent Communications Cable | 186 Mbps | 36 Mbps | 35 ms |
Vast Broadband Cable DSL Fiber | 144 Mbps | 19 Mbps | 17 ms |
CenturyLink DSL Fiber | 34 Mbps | 5 Mbps | 46 ms |
* Data from speed tests taken in the last 3 months |
Midcontinent Communications is the most popular provider in Rapid City offering cable internet service. Users have been getting 186 Mbps for download speeds and 36 Mbps for upload speeds over 6,350 recent tests.
Midcontinent Communications has the fastest average download speed, the fastest average upload speed, and the 2nd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Rapid City. 37% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 45% 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 | 359 Mbps | 34 Mbps | 30 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 184 Mbps | 17 Mbps | 36 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 392 Mbps | 38 Mbps | 28 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 92 Mbps | 50 Mbps | 35 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 224 Mbps | 17 Mbps | 38 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 106 Mbps | 104 Mbps | 32 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 202 Mbps | 39 Mbps | 32 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 314 Mbps | 43 Mbps | 40 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 46 Mbps | 48 Mbps | 39 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 73 Mbps | 35 Mbps | 38 ms |
Vast Broadband is the 2nd most popular provider in Rapid City offering cable, DSL and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 144 Mbps for download speeds and 19 Mbps for upload speeds over 5,894 recent tests.
Vast Broadband has the 2nd fastest average download speed, the 2nd fastest average upload speed, and the lowest latency out of all of the providers in Rapid City. 40% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 39% 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 | 858 Mbps | 943 Mbps | 9 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 135 Mbps | 32 Mbps | 33 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 671 Mbps | 33 Mbps | 15 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 144 Mbps | 33 Mbps | 33 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 46 Mbps | 19 Mbps | 12 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 189 Mbps | 19 Mbps | 34 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 118 Mbps | 12 Mbps | 11 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 482 Mbps | 32 Mbps | 32 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 147 Mbps | 34 Mbps | 34 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 65 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 21 ms |
CenturyLink is the 3rd most popular provider in Rapid City offering DSL and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 34 Mbps for download speeds and 5 Mbps for upload speeds over 197 recent tests.
CenturyLink has the 3rd fastest average download speed, the 3rd fastest average upload speed, and the 3rd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Rapid City. 29% of users saw download speeds slower than 10 Mbps, and 48% of users saw upload speeds slower than 5 Mbps.
Download Speeds
Upload Speeds
Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 16, 2024 | 13 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 53 ms |
March 13, 2024 | 40 Mbps | 2 Mbps | 44 ms |
March 13, 2024 | 40 Mbps | 3 Mbps | 44 ms |
March 13, 2024 | 3 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 65 ms |
March 12, 2024 | 3 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 660 ms |
March 10, 2024 | 4 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 69 ms |
March 9, 2024 | 181 Mbps | 137 Mbps | 33 ms |
March 9, 2024 | 3 Mbps | 6 Mbps | 1101 ms |
March 7, 2024 | 102 Mbps | 50 Mbps | 41 ms |
March 7, 2024 | 363 Mbps | 271 Mbps | 42 ms |
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