America's
Fastest
ISPs &
Mobile Networks
2015
Minnesota
Fastest ISP Mediacom Cable
Mediacom offers its "Xtream" cable Internet service at up to 150Mbps down, a very solid speed for traditional cable technologies. The eighth-largest cable provider in the country, Mediacom mostly serves smaller cities, and has a solid reputation for speeds in Iowa.
| 1. | Mediacom Cable | 88.27 | / | 17.19 | Mbps |
| 2. | Charter Communications | 66.22 | / | 4.45 | Mbps |
| 3. | XFINITY | 59.19 | / | 12.26 | Mbps |
| 4. | CenturyLink | 30.59 | / | 4.83 | Mbps |
| 5. | Frontier | 11.98 | / | 1.24 | Mbps |
Fastest Mobile Network T-Mobile
T-Mobile has poured money into LTE network upgrades recently, and the work shows. Its "wideband LTE," which improves LTE speeds without requiring new handsets, now covers 185 markets. The carrier is strongest in the urban Northeast and in Western cities.
| 1. | T-Mobile | 25.19 | / | 9.02 | Mbps |
| 2. | Verizon Wireless | 22.39 | / | 9.49 | Mbps |
| 3. | AT&T | 12.59 | / | 4.10 | Mbps |
| 4. | Sprint | 12.31 | / | 5.22 | Mbps |