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Mobile, AL Internet Speeds — Measured 2024

Real speed tests run in Mobile County, Alabama during 2024 recorded a median download of 75.3 Mbps, upload of 17.8 Mbps and latency of 32.7 ms, across 19,612 measurements. That is 0.9× the US median and places it #1,481 of 2,425 US counties.

Connectivity score
42/100
Median download
75.3 Mbps
Median upload
17.8 Mbps
Latency
32.7 ms
National rank
#1,481
Speed tests
19,612

What these numbers mean here

The median is the typical connection, not the best one available. Half the tests in Mobile came in below 75.3 Mbps and half above. The slower quarter of connections measured under 24.3 Mbps, while the faster quarter exceeded 181.3 Mbps — a spread that usually reflects a mix of fibre, cable and older DSL lines in the same area rather than one uniform service level.

At 75.3 Mbps down and 17.8 Mbps up, a typical household here can handle HD streaming and video calls, though simultaneous heavy use may compete for bandwidth. Latency of 32.7 ms is acceptable for most real-time use.

The spread of connections in Mobile

Measured download speed, 2024

Slower quarter24.3
Typical (median)75.3
Faster quarter181.3
US median85.2

How Alabama has changed since 2020

Median download by year, Alabama

State-wide measured median, Mbps

202031.3
202148.5
202265.9
202378.4
202477.0

How the big providers actually perform

Median measured download speed by provider across the United States. SignalScout does not yet map which of these serve Mobile specifically — see how to check availability — but the ranking shows what customers of each really get.

Google Fiber159.4
Southern Light156.6
Optimum (Cablevision)148.1
Verizon139.1
Astound / RCN132.9
Spectrum (Charter)127.3
Bresnan / Charter116.6
altafiber (Cincinnati Bell)116.5
WOW! Internet113.9
Optimum / Suddenlink113.4

Alabama counties ranked

#CountyDownUpLatency
1Chambers141.315.437.9
2Lawrence130.8110.528.0
3Morgan118.216.935.3
4Madison112.741.627.8
5DeKalb111.353.534.0
6Colbert109.618.134.4
7Geneva109.210.746.5
8Elmore107.911.736.8
9Limestone107.122.431.1
10Fayette106.391.637.7
11Marion102.983.936.9
12Winston101.548.737.0

See all 56 counties in Alabama →

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Common questions

What is the average internet speed in Mobile, AL?

Speed tests run in Mobile during 2024 recorded a median download of 75.3 Mbps, a median upload of 17.8 Mbps and median latency of 32.7 ms, across 19,612 measurements collected by Measurement Lab.

Is internet in Mobile faster or slower than the US average?

Slower. The median measured download here is 75.3 Mbps against a US median of 85.2 Mbps, which ranks Mobile #1,481 out of 2,425 counties nationally.

Are these advertised speeds or real ones?

Real ones. These are aggregated results of speed tests run by actual people on their own connections, published in the public domain by Measurement Lab. They reflect the plans residents actually buy, which is typically well below the fastest plan a provider sells.

Which internet providers serve Mobile?

SignalScout does not yet map provider availability by address — that data comes from FCC filings that require a registered account for bulk access. The page shows how major national providers perform, and the FCC National Broadband Map lists filed availability by address.

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