In Houston there are 3 internet service providers, with Xfinity being the most popular. Xfinity offers cable and fiber internet service. In recent tests, Xfinity customers had an average download speed of 130 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17 Mbps. In addition to Xfinity, AT&T and CenturyLink offer DSL, fiber and fixed wireless internet service.
While our research has shown these to be the real speeds that users experience, there are many factors that can affect the actual download and upload speeds you will encounter. These may include the type of internet connection you have, the distance between your device and the router, the number of users on the network, and the strength of the signal.
Provider | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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Xfinity Cable Fiber | 130 Mbps | 17 Mbps | 14 ms |
AT&T DSL Fiber Fixed Wireless | 122 Mbps | 80 Mbps | 9 ms |
CenturyLink DSL Fiber | 55 Mbps | 42 Mbps | 13 ms |
* Data from speed tests taken in the last 3 months |
Xfinity is the most popular provider in Houston offering cable and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 130 Mbps for download speeds and 17 Mbps for upload speeds over 630,560 recent tests.
Xfinity has the fastest average download speed, the 3rd fastest average upload speed, and the 3rd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Houston. 27% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 42% of users saw upload speeds between 10-25 Mbps.
Download Speeds
Upload Speeds
Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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September 24, 2023 | 930 Mbps | 43 Mbps | 75 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 90 Mbps | 6 Mbps | 70 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 11 Mbps | 2 Mbps | 15 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 195 Mbps | 41 Mbps | n/a ms |
September 24, 2023 | 552 Mbps | 23 Mbps | 12 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 919 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 9 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 114 Mbps | 18 Mbps | n/a ms |
September 24, 2023 | 6 Mbps | 2 Mbps | 37 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 9 Mbps | 14 Mbps | 14 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 137 Mbps | 24 Mbps | 62 ms |
AT&T is the 2nd most popular provider in Houston offering DSL, fiber and fixed wireless internet service. Users have been getting 122 Mbps for download speeds and 80 Mbps for upload speeds over 410,779 recent tests.
AT&T has the 2nd fastest average download speed, the fastest average upload speed, and the lowest latency out of all of the providers in Houston. 22% of users saw download speeds between 250-500 Mbps, and 29% of users saw upload speeds faster than 250 Mbps.
Download Speeds
Upload Speeds
Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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September 24, 2023 | 569 Mbps | 172 Mbps | 9 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 93 Mbps | 25 Mbps | 11 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 602 Mbps | 290 Mbps | 8 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 269 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 21 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 74 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 12 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 58 Mbps | 8 Mbps | 10 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 590 Mbps | 290 Mbps | 14 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 521 Mbps | 305 Mbps | 11 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 125 Mbps | 15 Mbps | 11 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 24 Mbps | 4 Mbps | 32 ms |
CenturyLink is the 3rd most popular provider in Houston offering DSL and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 55 Mbps for download speeds and 42 Mbps for upload speeds over 11,935 recent tests.
CenturyLink has the 3rd fastest average download speed, the 2nd fastest average upload speed, and the 2nd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Houston. 21% of users saw download speeds between 50-100 Mbps, and 18% of users saw upload speeds slower than 5 Mbps.
Download Speeds
Upload Speeds
Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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September 24, 2023 | 22 Mbps | 24 Mbps | 16 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 59 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 21 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 1 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 129 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 222 Mbps | 161 Mbps | 18 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 808 Mbps | 854 Mbps | 10 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 45 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 10 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 15 Mbps | 16 Mbps | 19 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 19 Mbps | 66 Mbps | 31 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 33 Mbps | 14 Mbps | 24 ms |
September 24, 2023 | 8 Mbps | 15 Mbps | 6 ms |
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