Residents of Austin have 4 internet providers to choose from. The most popular provider is Spectrum, which offers cable and fiber internet service. Over 238,435 recent tests, our research shows that Spectrum customers have been getting 143 Mbps for download speeds and 12 Mbps for upload speeds. Besides Spectrum, residents of Austin may be able to choose from AT&T, Google Fiber and Grande Communications which offer DSL, fiber, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum Cable Fiber | 143 Mbps | 12 Mbps | |
| AT&T DSL Fiber Fixed Wireless | 175 Mbps | 88 Mbps | |
| Google Fiber Fiber | 192 Mbps | 135 Mbps | |
| Grande Communications Cable DSL Fiber | 115 Mbps | 46 Mbps | |
| * Data from speed tests taken in the last 3 months | |||
Spectrum is the most popular provider in Austin offering cable and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 143 Mbps for download speeds and 12 Mbps for upload speeds over 238,435 recent tests.
Spectrum has the 3rd fastest average download speeds and the 4th fastest average upload speeds out of all of the providers in Austin. 38% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 57% of users saw upload speeds between 10-25 Mbps.
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AT&T is the 2nd most popular provider in Austin offering DSL, fiber and fixed wireless internet service. Users have been getting 175 Mbps for download speeds and 88 Mbps for upload speeds over 77,238 recent tests.
AT&T has the 2nd fastest average download speeds and the 2nd fastest average upload speeds out of all of the providers in Austin. 26% of users saw download speeds between 250-500 Mbps, and 25% of users saw upload speeds faster than 250 Mbps.
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Google Fiber is the 3rd most popular provider in Austin offering fiber internet service. Users have been getting 192 Mbps for download speeds and 135 Mbps for upload speeds over 73,710 recent tests.
Google Fiber has the fastest average download speeds and the fastest average upload speeds out of all of the providers in Austin. 26% of users saw download speeds between 250-500 Mbps, and 33% of users saw upload speeds faster than 250 Mbps.
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Grande Communications is the 4th most popular provider in Austin offering cable, DSL and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 115 Mbps for download speeds and 46 Mbps for upload speeds over 16,016 recent tests.
Grande Communications has the 4th fastest average download speeds and the 3rd fastest average upload speeds out of all of the providers in Austin. 26% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 31% of users saw upload speeds between 10-25 Mbps.
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