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The cable connections of Cox, Spectrum and Xfinity (or the DSL network of CenturyLink, for that matter) won't be able to compete with the higher upload speeds you can find with a fiber-optic internet connection, which AT&T, Frontier and Verizon all boast to a decent percentage within their respective footprints.Īs Ookla continues its reporting throughout the year, it'll be interesting to see if any trends develop as it establishes the use of the median as its primary performance metric moving forward. It also couldn't measure up to Xfinity (19Mbps), CenturyLink (12Mbps) or Spectrum (11.7Mbps). That was well below the top three providers of Frontier (113Mbps), Verizon (112Mbps) and AT&T (112Mbps).

It registered a median upload speed just shy of 11Mbps.

Not bad, for sure, but Xfinity was top dog in 12 states, Spectrum in seven and Google Fiber and Verizon each won five states.ĭespite its dominating performance at the top of the speed chart, Cox completely missed the top five regarding the fastest upload speeds. Additionally, it was the fastest ISP in four states: Arizona, Arkansas, Nevada and Oklahoma.

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