Best Internet Providers in Columbus, MT
All 8 providers, ranked by coverage, speed and customer ratings
Find internet availability by address in Columbus, MT
Columbus has 8 internet service providers, they are sorted by coverage, available speed, and customer rating from our unbiased internet provider report. Fiber, Cable, Fixed Wireless, and DSL internet are available in the city. Reviews are grouped by provider and the type of service they offer, covering all 4 available internet technologies in Columbus.
Ranks compare Columbus with the 15,682 US towns of 1,000 to 9,999 people, the tiers of our fastest-cities rankings.
The Best Internet in Columbus, MT at a Glance
Columbus Internet Providers, Ranked by Coverage, Speed and Customer Ratings
CenturyLink
Connection
Customer Rating
DSL
Spectrum
Connection
Customer Rating
Fiber
Cable
Nemont
Connection
Customer Rating
Fixed Wireless
wispwest.net
Connection
Customer Rating
Fixed Wireless
Providers with less than 1% coverage in this city are excluded from the list. To see if one of these providers is available at your home, please use the address search above.
Speed and technology may vary by address for all providers. Please note we may have a financial relationship with some of the providers above, which does not impact the customer ratings displayed. Customer ratings listed above are national ratings, local Columbus ratings may vary and are shown below.
Who is the Best Internet Provider in Columbus, MT?
T-Mobile Home Internet is the best internet provider in Columbus based on Montana customer satisfaction ratings and reviews. Based on our extensive and unbiased survey, T-Mobile Home Internet had the best reviews at the local, state, and national levels versus all available providers in Columbus, making it a solid recommendation among providers with reviews. T-Mobile Home Internet is an option for 95.57% of the city.
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Which Providers are Available at my Home in Columbus?
Coverage changes block by block. Pick a provider and a technology to see where its service reaches: the darker the area, the larger the share of homes it covers. For your exact address, use the address search above.
Coverage map for each provider in Columbus
- Spectrum - cable coverage map
- wispwest.net - fixed wireless coverage map
- T-Mobile Home Internet - fixed wireless coverage map
- Spectrum - fiber coverage map
- CenturyLink - dsl coverage map
- Nemont - fixed wireless coverage map
- Triangle - fiber coverage map
- AT&T - fixed wireless coverage map
- EarthLink - fixed wireless coverage map
How Columbus Compares to Places Its Size
Columbus's report card score is in the bottom 6% and its connectivity index is in the bottom 14%.
| Measure | Columbus | Rank among US towns of 1,000 to 9,999 people | Stillwater County | Montana | US | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISP Report Card inputs: what providers offer here | ||||||
| Fiber availability | 9.8% | bottom 15% | 26.9% | 50.8% | 71.5% | 1,056 places at 100.0% |
| Average top speed | 657 Mbps | bottom 8% | 595 Mbps | 1,744 Mbps | 3,486 Mbps | Collegedale, TN and Lakesite, TN and 2 more (25,000 Mbps) |
| Providers at a typical address | 3.9 | bottom 19% | 3.8 | 5.7 | 7.1 | McLendon-Chisholm, TX (14.2) |
| Connectivity index inputs: how much households need and use the internet | ||||||
| People per household | 2.3 | bottom 28% | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | St. George, GA (6.2) |
| Workers who work from home | 8% | bottom 41% | 10% | 13% | 15% | Indian Springs, NV (76%) |
| Homes with a computer, tablet or phone | 91% | bottom 29% | 93% | 95% | 96% | 515 places at 100% |
| Homes with internet | 86% | bottom 38% | 88% | 90% | 91% | 115 places at 100% |
| Homes on fiber, cable or DSL | 54% | bottom 24% | 52% | 69% | 76% | Bunkerville, NV and Fort Myer, VA and 3 more (100%) |
| More about the households here | ||||||
| Homes with a desktop or laptop | 74% | bottom 48% | 77% | 81% | 81% | 12 places at 100% |
| Median household income | $84,103 | top 35% | $88,088 | $77,933 | $93,246 | 16 places at $250,001 |
| Residents in school (6th grade to college) | 12% | bottom 47% | 11% | 14% | 16% | University Park, PA (95%) |
Fiber reaches 9.8% of homes in Columbus, against 26.9% across Stillwater County and 50.8% across Montana. Households in Columbus are smaller than the US average (2.3 people against 2.7); 8% of workers work from home (US 15%); and the median household income is $84,103 (US $93,246).
Our demographic data is sourced from the latest 5-year release of the American Community Survey by the US Census Bureau.
Fiber, 5G, Cable and DSL Internet in Columbus
Which Fiber Internet Providers are Available in Columbus?
Triangle Fiber in Columbus, MT
Availability:
5.1%
Customer Rating:
(2)
Avg. Download Speed
100 Mbps
Triangle Communications offers Fiber service to 5.1% of Columbus homes. Across the city, Triangle Fiber is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 100 Mbps
Spectrum Fiber in Columbus, MT
Availability:
4.8%
Customer Rating:
(207)
Avg. Download Speed
1,000 Mbps
Spectrum offers Fiber service to 4.8% of Columbus homes. Across the city, Spectrum Fiber has speeds up to 1,000 Mbps
Which Fixed Wireless and LTE Internet Providers are Available in Columbus?
wispwest.net Fixed Wireless in Columbus, MT
Availability:
96.7%
Customer Rating:
(0)
Avg. Download Speed
99 Mbps
wispwest.net offers Fixed Wireless service to 96.7% of Columbus homes. Across the city, wispwest.net Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 99 Mbps, with speeds from 25 Mpbs up to 100 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 8.0 and as high as 20, with an average of 20 Mbps throughout the city.
T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless in Columbus, MT
Availability:
95.6%
Customer Rating:
(342)
Avg. Download Speed
89 Mbps
T-Mobile Home Internet offers Fixed Wireless service to 95.6% of Columbus homes. Across the city, T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 89 Mbps, with speeds from 25 Mpbs up to 100 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 3.0 and as high as 20, with an average of 18 Mbps throughout the city.
Nemont Fixed Wireless in Columbus, MT
Availability:
28.3%
Customer Rating:
(0)
Avg. Download Speed
18 Mbps
Nemont offers Fixed Wireless service to 28.3% of Columbus homes. Across the city, Nemont Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 18 Mbps, with speeds from 10 Mpbs up to 30 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 1.0 and as high as 30, with an average of 13 Mbps throughout the city.
EarthLink Fixed Wireless in Columbus, MT
Availability:
2.2%
Customer Rating:
(4)
Avg. Download Speed
25 Mbps
EarthLink offers Fixed Wireless service to 2.2% of Columbus homes. Across the city, EarthLink Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 25 Mbps
AT&T Fixed Wireless in Columbus, MT
Availability:
2.2%
Customer Rating:
(205)
Avg. Download Speed
25 Mbps
AT&T offers Fixed Wireless service to 2.2% of Columbus homes. Across the city, AT&T Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 25 Mbps
Which Cable Internet Providers are Available in Columbus?
Spectrum Cable in Columbus, MT
Availability:
59.3%
Customer Rating:
(1739)
Avg. Download Speed
1,000 Mbps
Spectrum offers Cable service to 59.3% of Columbus homes. Across the city, Spectrum Cable has speeds up to 1,000 Mbps
Which DSL Internet Providers are Available in Columbus?
CenturyLink DSL in Columbus, MT
Availability:
88.0%
Customer Rating:
(120)
Avg. Download Speed
16 Mbps
CenturyLink offers DSL service to 88.0% of Columbus homes. Across the city, CenturyLink DSL is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 16 Mbps, with speeds from 10 Mpbs up to 80 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 1.0 and as high as 10, with an average of 1.5 Mbps throughout the city.
Internet in Columbus by Neighborhood and ZIP Code
Columbus has 1 ZIP code with its own page. Each row links to that place’s page.
Neighborhoods in Columbus
| Neighborhood | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|
ZIP codes in Columbus
| ZIP code | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59019 | 4,067 | 11.8% | 584 Mbps | 3.7 | D | 29/100 |
How Columbus Compares to Nearby Places
The 10 places nearest to Columbus that have their own pages are all within 23 miles. Among them, Absarokee has the most homes with fiber (34.0%) and Joliet the fewest (0.0%); Columbus has 9.8%.
| Place | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus (this page) | 3,475 | 9.8% | 657 Mbps | 3.9 | D | 29/100 |
| Park City | 2,277 | 3.4% | 745 Mbps | 4.6 | D | 50/100 |
| Absarokee | 1,827 | 34.0% | 389 Mbps | 4.1 | D+ | 30/100 |
| Joliet | 1,314 | 0.0% | 238 Mbps | 3.7 | D- | 44/100 |
| Roberts | 1,239 | 0.0% | 109 Mbps | 3 | F | 46/100 |
| Reed Point | 644 | 83.4% | 100 Mbps | 2.6 | D+ | 36/100 |
| Silesia | 506 | 0.0% | 130 Mbps | 3.9 | D- | 44/100 |
| Molt | 499 | 97.8% | 102 Mbps | 1.5 | C- | 74/100 |
| Boyd | 498 | 0.0% | 248 Mbps | 3.4 | D- | 46/100 |
| Edgar | 374 | 36.6% | 513 Mbps | 3.6 | D | 32/100 |
| Rockvale | 372 | 0.0% | 176 Mbps | 2.9 | F | 42/100 |
Who is the Fastest Internet Provider in Columbus?
Based on both FCC data and unbiased customer ratings, the fastest internet in the city comes from Spectrum.
Data Reported to FCC by ISPs: Average Maximum Available in Columbus
| Spectrum | 1,000 |
|---|---|
| Viasat | 100 |
| wispwest.net | 100 |
| T-Mobile Home Internet | 100 |
| Triangle Communications | 100 |
| CenturyLink | 80 |
| Nemont | 30 |
| HughesNet | 25 |
| AT&T | 25 |
| EarthLink | 25 |
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Customer Ratings for Columbus Internet Providers
Based on 16 reviews from Montana internet customers, T-Mobile Home Internet is the best internet service provider for Columbus residents. T-Mobile Home Internet was rated at an average of 4.00 out of 5 in our report for overall customer satisfaction. Spectrum wins for second-place in Montana, with 3.22 out of 5 stars and 61.3% coverage in Columbus.
At a national level, based on 3543 national reviews for any of the providers listed above, T-Mobile Home Internet is rated higher than any other provider, with a rating of 4.02 out of 5.
Local, State, and National Ratings for all Columbus Internet Providers
The table below shows average customer ratings from customers in Columbus, Montana, and customers throughout the country.
| ISP / Tech Type | Columbus Overall | Montana Overall | National Overall | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triangle | (0) |  (3) | (3) | View Plans | ||
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (1) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Spectrum | (0) | (9) | (1949) | View Plans | ||
| CenturyLink | (0) |  (3) | (183) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (0) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) |  (12) | View Plans | ||
| Nemont | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans | ||
| wispwest.net | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans |
Customer Ratings for Internet Provider Speeds in Columbus
Based on data reported by Columbus ISPs to the FCC, the fastest speeds in the city are available through Spectrum. The company offers speeds up to 1,000 Mbps in Columbus. Therefore, the average customer can get up to 1,000 Mbps if they’re willing to purchase the fastest subscription tier available at their homes.
Additionally, actual customers rated their satisfaction with internet speed highest with Spectrum. This indicates Spectrum reliably delivers speeds expected by the customer based on the plan they are paying for.
| ISP / Tech Type | Columbus Speed | Montana Speed | National Speed | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | (0) | (9) | (1949) | View Plans | ||
| Triangle | (0) | (3) | (3) | View Plans | ||
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (1) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| CenturyLink | (0) | (3) | (183) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (0) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) | (12) | View Plans | ||
| Nemont | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans | ||
| wispwest.net | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans |
Who is the Cheapest Internet Provider in Columbus?
Of the providers in Columbus, customers rate T-Mobile Home Internet the best for price. Data comes from customers rating their satisfaction with pricing: in Columbus where enough of them have reviewed a provider, otherwise across Montana or the country. This feedback is valuable because it considers price changes and whether the speeds paid for are worth it.
T-Mobile Home Internet is rated 5.00 out of 5 for price, which is much higher than the average across all internet providers in the country. CenturyLink is rated second for affordability, with an average price rating of 3.33 out of 5.
The table below shows how customers in Columbus, Montana, and the United States rated the affordability of their internet service.
Rated Affordability in Columbus
| ISP / Tech Type | Columbus Affordability | Montana Affordability | National Affordability | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triangle | (0) | (3) | (3) | View Plans | ||
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (1) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| CenturyLink | (0) | (3) | (183) | View Plans | ||
| Spectrum | (0) | (9) | (1949) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (0) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) | (12) | View Plans | ||
| Nemont | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans | ||
| wispwest.net | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans |
Customer Reviews for Internet Service Providers in Montana
Customer Reviews
A Kalispell, MT Customer
Spectrum Cable
March 22, 2026 We currently have 500MB+ speed service with phone as well from Spectrum. They are currently charging around 110 a month which is reasonable for service. We started about 8 years ago and had to have crews install in our area so we could get off Centurylink. I have had consistent service with them and have had no problems. I'd give them a 9/10.
A Lame Deer, MT Customer
Range DSL
February 09, 2026 I have quite a few internet providers, not to mention helped a few as well. I have not seen a internet provider not allow access to the modems that they provide, with the default settings that are set overlap neighbors wifi and make service almost impossible to use.as well as during installation put a router and modem on a microwave and except it not to fry the router. Then blame the client for destroying the router minutes after installing it. I get that there service is limited in certain areas.
Joe N
3 Rivers Fiber
October 24, 2025 3 Rivers Communication is the only option in my rural community. With that, they can set prices as they see fit without having to worry about competition. While I currently view the price as fair for the speeds offered, I do with prices were more affordable. One benefit is that taxes and fees are included with the price, so the listed price you see on their site is their rate.
Ronnie.S
Spectrum Cable
September 28, 2025 Spectrum provides reliable internet service in the 59102 area. Speeds are generally good for streaming, remote work, and everyday use. While pricing isn’t the lowest, it’s reasonable considering the service quality. Customer service could be better, but installation was smooth and outages are rare.
Hannah S
Access Montana Fixed Wireless
June 27, 2025 I have been fairly happy with my internet provider. The installation was fairly fast and done well and they were very informative while setting everything up. The price of our internet service isn't my favorite being close to $60/ month, but I know there are others who pay higher amounts so it's something I have to accept. But I really do enjoy my internet providers customer service. We had an issue with our internet not working over the summer and they worked diligently with us to get it back working as soon as possible, even having a service tech come re-run new cable on a weekend for us. We were so thankful. And we rarely do have issues, so overall Access Montana has been a great provider for us.
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Which ISP Should You Choose in Columbus?
The right ISP for you depends upon your needs, but in general we can make the following suggestions:
- The best all-around internet service provider in Columbus is T-Mobile Home Internet.
- The fastest internet provider should be Spectrum. Considering speed for the money and reliability in speeds, Spectrum may be a better choice based on real-world local customer feedback.
- The most affordable internet provider in Columbus is T-Mobile Home Internet.
- wispwest.net, Viasat, and HughesNet has the broadest coverage in Columbus, available to 96.7% of homes, and is most likely to cover your home. To find out exactly what’s available at your home, please use our address search tool.