Internet Providers in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Best Internet Providers in Colorado Springs, CO

The best choice for internet in Colorado Springs is StratusIQ. StratusIQ is a small local provider known for its high-speed fiber internet plans. Our data shows it’s very popular among Colorado Springs residents — though it’s not available to as many residents as one might hope. Another, more widely available fiber provider we recommend is Quantum Fiber.

High-speed fiber plans are your best bet in Colorado Springs, as long as you can access them. If you can’t, your best fallback option is the area’s cable provider, Xfinity. Though its reputation in town isn’t quite as good as StratusIQ’s or Quantum Fiber’s, Xfinity does offer some objectively fast internet. Its speeds get up to 1 Gbps on its cable network. Xfinity offers bundles starting at $55 per month, and it also allows customers to choose internet-only plans.

There are other options in town, like CenturyLink’s DSL home internet plans. DSL connections aren’t necessarily too slow to handle a typical home Wi-Fi network, but they’re far from cutting-edge. We’d recommend that you look first at fiber internet options.

Fastest Internet Providers in Colorado Springs, CO

There are several very powerful home internet options in Colorado Springs, including multiple very fast fiber providers. Fastest of all is Quantum Fiber, which offers speeds of up to 5 Gbps.

Generally speaking, internet speeds mean more when you’re talking about fiber internet. Fiber internet offers “symmetrical” speeds, meaning that the top advertised download speed for a plan is also the plan’s top upload speed. That’s not true of connection types like cable and DSL, which advertise download speeds and offer significantly slower upload speeds.

Colorado Springs’ major fiber internet providers offer plenty of speed. You’ll get up to 10 Gbps from StratusIQ and up to 8 Gbps from Quantum Fiber. Either of those speeds should be more than fast enough for your household, even if you’re planning to do a lot of video streaming or online gaming on multiple devices at once.

Internet Availability in Colorado Springs, CO

Colorado Springs residents have several great options for high-speed broadband internet, but not every provider is available at every address. The most consistently available provider is Xfinity, which covers 94.4% of Colorado Springs and serves just about every residential area. But your area of Colorado Springs may or may not have access to the fiber providers we recommend most: StratusIQ and Quantum Fiber.

StratusIQ covers a relatively small area of Colorado Springs, but it’s very popular among residents who can get it. You’re most likely to find it west of I-25, near the Garden of the Gods, or in a patch of coverage it maintains in Middle Shooks Run. There’s also StratusIQ coverage out near Cimarron Hills, along East Platte Avenue. That coverage extends into Cimarron Hills itself.

Then there’s Quantum Fiber, which is more widely available than StratusIQ. Quantum’s network is at its strongest near I-24 and Nevada Avenue. Quantum’s network winds its way all over town, so it’s worth checking your address no matter where in town you live, from Briargate all the way down to Southeast Colorado Springs.

It’s worth noting that many areas of Colorado Springs are also served by CenturyLink’s DSL plans, though we generally recommend you check for fiber or cable options first.