Internet providers in Iowa

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Find Iowa internet providers by city

Looking for internet in the Hawkeye State? Despite its largely rural terrain, replete with plenty of farms and rolling hills, access to fast internet is still a reality in Iowa. If you’re looking for new service, there are multiple Iowa internet providers to choose from. In fact, Iowa’s three million residents have access to both national and local providers. Click on any of the cities below to see which high-speed internet providers are available in your area.

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Summary of Iowa internet providers

Use the chart below for a quick look at some Iowa internet providers, to learn about starting prices for their plans, their range of download speeds, type of technology and coverage. Call to get specific information about plans in your area.

Provider	Starting price*	Download speed range	Connection type	State availability
T-Mobile	$35.00/mo. with mobile plan	87 – 415 Mbps	5G	80%
CenturyLink	$50.00/mo.**	100 – 940 Mbps	DSL, fiber	51%
Windstream	$24.99/mo.	100 – 8,000 Mbps	DSL, fiber	16%
Xtream Powered By Mediacom	$19.99/mo.	250 – 2,000 Mbps	Cable	61%
Hughesnet	$49.99/mo.	Up to 100 Mbps	Satellite	98%
Viasat	$99.99/mo.	25 – 150 Mbps	Satellite	98%

*Pricing per month plus taxes for length of contract. Additional fees and terms may apply. Pricing varies by location and availability. All prices subject to change at any time. May or may not be available based on service address. Speeds may vary. As of 03/19/25.
**Limited availability. Service and rate in select locations only. Paperless billing required. Taxes and fees apply. Rate excludes CTL Fee not to exceed $1.50/mo./line.

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Iowa internet at a glance

Iowans have access to cable, DSL, and fiber-optic internet. Available providers include Cox, CenturyLink and Hughesnet — the latter of which provides satellite internet and has the largest network in the state. Larger internet providers also offer bundles for phone and television.

Most widely-available providers in Iowa

T-Mobile: 80% coverage. T-Mobile has three 5G home internet plans with no price hikes or hidden fees
Mediacom: 61% coverage. Mediacom has one of the cheapest internet plans overall
CenturyLink: 51% coverage. CenturyLink has no contracts or termination fees

Fastest internet in Iowa

Iowa high-speed internet performance often varies by provider. Here are some of the fastest speeds in the state.

CenturyLink: DSL and fiber network with speeds up to 940 Mbps
Windstream: Cable, DSL, and fiber network with speeds up to 2,000 Mbps
Mediacom: Cable/fiber hybrid network with speeds up to 2,000 Mbps

Cheapest internet in Iowa

Looking for Iowa internet in your budget? There are two Iowa internet service providers with service for $50/mo. and lower for speeds up to and over 100 Mbps.

Mediacom: $19.99/mo.* for up to 100 Mbps
T-Mobile: $35.00/mo. for 87 – 415 Mbps (with a qualifying mobile plan)

Quality of internet access in Iowa

The entire state of Iowa has access to the minimum broadband speeds, with one-third of the state able to access gigabit speeds:

Residents with broadband access (speeds at or over 25/3 Mbps): 100%
Residents with access to gigabit speeds (at or over 1,000/100 Mbps): 33%
Average download speed in Iowa: 79 Mbps

Sources: FCC coverage maps and data, internal speed test results and provider websites.

Iowa internet customer reviews

Anonymous Metronet

5/19/24

Metronet has not disappointed! Installation was a breeze. Only complaint is the electrical situation that they set up. Internet is working great though.

4/5

Leah Metronet

8/5/24

Installation guy was super super nice … very thorough. Ever since no issues with disconnects or speed being slow. Had to call customer service after the second bill as our promotional rate wasn’t applied (first month was free so that’s why rate wasn’t noticed), customer service took care of it right away and applied a credit to our account.

5/5

Anonymous CenturyLink

5/5/24

CenturyLink doesn’t even have/is able to provide decent internet speeds and services in this area, I can’t even get Netflix titles to play without lagging, websites won’t load on my phone, and forget video games. I get 2 Mbps , and they can’t provide anything faster.

1/5