Internet Providers in Iowa City, IA
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Residential Internet Statistics for Iowa City, IA
| Internet Providers: | 18 |
|---|---|
| Internet Plans: | 24 |
| Fastest Speed Available: | 1,000 Mbps |
| Average Plan Price: | $69.6 |
Most Popular Residential Internet Providers in Iowa City, Iowa
96.2% Available
940 Mbps
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940 Mbps
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86.5% Available
50 Mbps
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5 Mbps
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100% Available
50 Mbps
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3 Mbps
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Internet Access in Iowa City, Iowa
3 ISPs are available at the average Iowa City location. In context, this is actually a lot of choice contrasted with other communities. Competition between more than two broadband providers in a city often results in more affordable pricing.
Mediacom Cable as well as CenturyLink can also provide coverage in Iowa City, with shared coverage areas in some parts of town.
DSL and cable are the dominant network options around the Iowa City metro area, fighting for the same customers at most addresses and competing on service quality. Performance from cable is overall better. That said, big-picture metrics seen with either type are similar. Local speed test records show that Internet performance in the area is above-average, coming in 48.72 percent above the state aggregated average so far as download speed.
The plans shown above are collected individually by our data science team. The 59 Internet packages shown are the most relevant of 442 packages we've aggregated in Iowa City to date.
Viasat Internet and HughesNet are the largest Internet providers in Iowa City as measured by coverage area. The more common providers often compete at addresses in different blocks around Iowa City.
- There are 23 internet providers in Iowa City with 18 of those offering residential service
- Iowa City is the 47th most connected city in Iowa ahead of Tiffin, Solon, West Branch, and North Liberty, but behind Coralville.
- The fastest zip code in Iowa City for April 2021 is 52246. (see all below).
Internet Statistics 2021
3.4% of consumers in Iowa City
2,000 People Only have access to 1 or fewer wired internet providers available at their address.This data is calculated from FCC datasets which providers are legally required to supply twice a year. We further validate this data for accuracy.
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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Iowa City, Iowa
| Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediacom Cable | 1,000 Mbps | Cable | 8s |
| ImOn Communications | 1,000 Mbps | Fiber | 8s |
| Farmers Mutual Telephone | 1,000 Mbps | Fiber | 8s |
| CenturyLink Fiber Gigabit | 940 Mbps | Fiber | 8s |
| Windstream | 200 Mbps | DSL | 40s |
| CenturyLink | 140 Mbps | DSL | 58s |
| Martelle Communications Co-op | 110 Mbps | Cable | 1m 14s |
| Rise Broadband | 50 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 2m 43s |
| Viasat Internet | 50 Mbps | Satellite | 2m 43s |
| HughesNet | 25 Mbps | Satellite | 5m 27s |
| Sharon Company Company | 100 Mbps | Fiber | 1m 21s |
| Liberty Communications | 20 Mbps | DSL | 6m 49s |
| South Slope | 20 Mbps | DSL | 6m 49s |
| Sharon Telephone Company | 12 Mbps | DSL | 11m 22s |
| Farmers Mutual Telephone | 10 Mbps | DSL | 13m 39s |
| Martelle Communications Co-op | 8 Mbps | Cable | 17m 4s |
Summary of Internet Providers Availability in Iowa City, Iowa
- CenturyLink - DSL - 96.2% Availability in Iowa City - Speeds up to 140 Mbps
- Mediacom - Cable - 96.4% Availability in Iowa City - Speeds up to 1,000 Mbps
- Rise Broadband - Fixed Wireless - 86.5% Availability in Iowa City - Speeds up to 50 Mbps
- CenturyLink Fiber Gigabit - Fiber - 58.8% Availability in Iowa City - Speeds up to 940 Mbps
- ImOn - Fiber - 21.0% Availability in Iowa City - Speeds up to 1,000 Mbps
- STC - DSL - 9.1% Availability in Iowa City - Speeds up to 12 Mbps
- STC - Fiber - 9.1% Availability in Iowa City - Speeds up to 100 Mbps
- Windstream - DSL - 2.4% Availability in Iowa City - Speeds up to 200 Mbps
- Liberty - DSL - 1.0% Availability in Iowa City - Speeds up to 20 Mbps
- Martelle Communications Co-op - Cable - 0.8% Availability in Iowa City - Speeds up to 110 Mbps
- Martelle Communications Co-op - Cable - 0.8% Availability in Iowa City - Speeds up to 8 Mbps
- South Slope - DSL - 0.7% Availability in Iowa City - Speeds up to 20 Mbps
- Farmers Mutual Telephone - DSL - 0.0% Availability in Iowa City - Speeds up to 10 Mbps
- Farmers Mutual Telephone - Fiber - 0.0% Availability in Iowa City - Speeds up to 1,000 Mbps
- Viasat - Satellite - 100.0% Availability in Iowa City - Speeds up to 50 Mbps
- HughesNet - Satellite - 100.0% Availability in Iowa City - Speeds up to 25 Mbps
Internet Providers in Nearby Cities
Internet Provider Competition Map For Iowa City
The “Connected” metric is a citywide average based on FCC data showing the density of broadband options at the census block level.
This statistic is drawn from the population in census blocks not served by at least one wired broadband provider.
Fiber coverage data is sourced from FCC Form 477 filings and cross-validated through BroadbandNow with private datasets and direct provider reporting.
This coverage statistic is based on a mix of FCC and private provider reporting in the past two quarters.
Zip-based speed averages are calculated from M-Labs consumer speed tests run by IP addresses in the area.
25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload is the minimum speed for an Internet connection to be classified as “Broadband” by the FCC.
Internet Service for Educational Purposes in Iowa City
Economic development studies regularly highlight a strong correlation between internet access and enhanced education. [1] Broadband access is practically required as universities such as University Of Iowa move web-based systems to distribute student work. Looking at 623 speed tests reported in the past annum at areas within two miles of University Of Iowa campus, performance averages are in the region of 165.41 Mbps — far above the minimum speeds needed for viewing video and operating hosted or communication platforms.
Data Caps Around Iowa City
Data from our market researchers shows that some of the top providers use data caps for their home broadband connections. Data caps are disliked because users view caps as a tactic for limiting "cord cutting". Providers insist caps are a necessary tool for managing network traffic. In either case, the culprit is over-the-top streaming services, which easily consumes anywhere from 1–7GB per hour.
Summary Of Internet Providers In Iowa City
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Customer Reviews of Internet Providers in Iowa City
Could be better
I use Mediacom at my office in Forsyth, MO. It was the only service I had access to when I signed up. It sometimes runs really slow and I don't know why. They did do an update a year or so ago and that did help some, but there are times when it's still slow. It's expensive too. I haven't looked to see if I can do better, so I need to do that.
Fairly fast, slightly expensive, good reliability
Service interruptions are very rare, and the speeds are at least as fast as what I pay for. There are the occasional glitches, and the modem needs resetting about every 10 days, but overall, it's much better than average for this area.