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 138 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18 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 | 138 Mbps | 18 Mbps | 13 ms |
AT&T DSL Fiber Fixed Wireless | 153 Mbps | 90 Mbps | 10 ms |
CenturyLink DSL Fiber | 60 Mbps | 44 Mbps | 12 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 138 Mbps for download speeds and 18 Mbps for upload speeds over 651,251 recent tests.
Xfinity has the 2nd fastest average download speed, the 3rd fastest average upload speed, and the 3rd lowest latency out of all of the providers in Houston. 28% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 41% 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 | 313 Mbps | 24 Mbps | 10 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 240 Mbps | 24 Mbps | 13 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 2 Mbps | 2 Mbps | 21 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 39 Mbps | 15 Mbps | 16 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 153 Mbps | 22 Mbps | 14 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 157 Mbps | 227 Mbps | 13 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 160 Mbps | 41 Mbps | 11 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 15 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 28 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 37 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 13 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 288 Mbps | 36 Mbps | 14 ms |
AT&T is the 2nd most popular provider in Houston offering DSL, fiber and fixed wireless internet service. Users have been getting 153 Mbps for download speeds and 90 Mbps for upload speeds over 337,470 recent tests.
AT&T has the fastest average download speed, the fastest average upload speed, and the lowest latency out of all of the providers in Houston. 23% of users saw download speeds between 250-500 Mbps, and 30% of users saw upload speeds faster than 250 Mbps.
Download Speeds
Upload Speeds
Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 16, 2024 | 493 Mbps | 591 Mbps | 9 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 54 Mbps | 6 Mbps | 26 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 189 Mbps | 204 Mbps | 8 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 326 Mbps | 288 Mbps | 7 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 776 Mbps | 908 Mbps | 7 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 80 Mbps | 7 Mbps | 54 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 270 Mbps | 279 Mbps | 8 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 282 Mbps | 24 Mbps | 38 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 215 Mbps | 212 Mbps | 9 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 15 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 29 ms |
CenturyLink is the 3rd most popular provider in Houston offering DSL and fiber internet service. Users have been getting 60 Mbps for download speeds and 44 Mbps for upload speeds over 5,527 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. 19% of users saw download speeds between 100-250 Mbps, and 17% of users saw upload speeds between 100-250 Mbps.
Download Speeds
Upload Speeds
Date | Download Speed | Upload Speed | Latency |
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March 16, 2024 | 65 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 28 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 138 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 8 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 14 Mbps | 14 Mbps | 17 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 905 Mbps | 374 Mbps | 280 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 522 Mbps | 433 Mbps | 7 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 447 Mbps | 186 Mbps | 8 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 873 Mbps | 893 Mbps | 8 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 79 Mbps | 48 Mbps | 10 ms |
March 16, 2024 | 242 Mbps | 247 Mbps | 11 ms |
March 15, 2024 | 209 Mbps | 16 Mbps | 25 ms |
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