Best Internet Providers in Denver
I have a deep affinity for Denver. I was born there and will forever be a Broncos fan because of my time spent living near the Rocky Mountains. My bias for the Mile High City runs deep.
But when the country’s 19th most populous metro could only manage to place in the bottom 10 among the country’s fastest cities for broadband, that’s not good.
The company Ookla, known for its Speedtest, keeps tabs on the top 100 metros in the US and ranks them for median download speeds, based on data gleaned from the countless speed tests run by the site’s users. Based on Ookla’s Q1 2022 report, Denver limped into 92nd place with a median download speed of 116 megabits per second. That’s the slowest median speed of any of the cities CNET has covered thus far, including the smaller cities of Austin (208Mbps), Charlotte (205Mbps), Orlando (151Mbps) and St.
Louis (178Mbps). One major reason for Denver’s lower median speeds is the lack of faster fiber connections throughout the metro area. Yes, you can get fiber service in Colorado’s capital city, but one of the main providers, CenturyLink, is just as likely to only have DSL service at many addresses as it is its Quantum Fiber offering.
That said, decent speeds are also available from Comcast’s cable internet service, Xfinity, which also has a wide footprint in the area. Denver also has a variety of fixed wireless solutions, including 5G home internet options, to help get Coloradans connected. To help you sort out the choices you may have in the Mile High City, here’s what you need to know about the best internet service providers in Denver.