Best Internet Providers in Stout, IA
All 11 providers, ranked by coverage, speed and customer ratings
Find internet availability by address in Stout, IA
Stout has 11 internet service providers, they are sorted by coverage, available speed, and customer rating from our unbiased internet provider report. Fiber, Fixed Wireless, and DSL internet are available in the city. Reviews are grouped by provider and the type of service they offer, covering all 3 available internet technologies in Stout.
Ranks compare Stout with the 31,388 US places under 1,000 people, the tiers of our fastest-cities rankings.
The Best Internet in Stout, IA at a Glance
Stout Internet Providers, Ranked by Coverage, Speed and Customer Ratings
CenturyLink
Connection
Customer Rating
DSL
Dumont Telephone
Connection
Customer Rating
Fiber
EarthLink
Connection
Customer Rating
Fixed Wireless
Rise Broadband
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 Stout ratings may vary and are shown below.
Who is the Best Internet Provider in Stout, IA?
T-Mobile Home Internet is the best internet provider in Stout based on Iowa 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 Stout, making it a solid recommendation among providers with reviews. T-Mobile Home Internet is an option for 97.43% of the city.
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Which Providers are Available at my Home in Stout?
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 Stout
- Cedar Falls Utilities - fiber coverage map
- Dumont Telephone - fiber coverage map
- GigFire - fixed wireless coverage map
- T-Mobile Home Internet - fixed wireless coverage map
- Rise Broadband - fixed wireless coverage map
- BTWI - fixed wireless coverage map
- Tyson Communications - fixed wireless coverage map
- AT&T - fixed wireless coverage map
- EarthLink - fixed wireless coverage map
- CenturyLink - dsl coverage map
- Verizon - fixed wireless coverage map
How Stout Compares to Places Its Size
Stout's report card score is in the top 34% and its connectivity index is in the bottom 49%.
| Measure | Stout | Rank among US places under 1,000 people | Grundy County | Iowa | US | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISP Report Card inputs: what providers offer here | ||||||
| Fiber availability | 68.5% | bottom 48% | 74.2% | 84.3% | 71.5% | 6,946 places at 100.0% |
| Average top speed | 1,425 Mbps | top 29% | 1,543 Mbps | 3,256 Mbps | 3,486 Mbps | Fairmount, TN and Falling Water, TN and 5 more (25,000 Mbps) |
| Providers at a typical address | 5.7 | top 25% | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.1 | Los Prados, PR (15.1) |
| Connectivity index inputs: how much households need and use the internet | ||||||
| People per household | 2.6 | top 29% | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Paguate, NM (13.4) |
| Workers who work from home | 10% | top 41% | 9% | 12% | 15% | Boys Town, NE (100%) |
| Homes with a computer, tablet or phone | 94% | top 39% | 93% | 95% | 96% | 1,494 places at 100% |
| Homes with internet | 89% | top 34% | 89% | 89% | 91% | 370 places at 100% |
| Homes on fiber, cable or DSL | 45% | bottom 27% | 64% | 72% | 76% | 23 places at 100% |
| More about the households here | ||||||
| Homes with a desktop or laptop | 79% | top 27% | 77% | 78% | 81% | 72 places at 100% |
| Median household income | $102,144 | top 11% | $87,411 | $82,468 | $93,246 | 22 places at $250,001 |
| Residents in school (6th grade to college) | 16% | top 16% | 14% | 16% | 16% | University at Buffalo, NY (100%) |
Fiber reaches 68.5% of homes in Stout, against 74.2% across Grundy County and 84.3% across Iowa. Households in Stout are smaller than the US average (2.6 people against 2.7); 10% of workers work from home (US 15%); and the median household income is $102,144 (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 Stout
Which Fiber Internet Providers are Available in Stout?
Dumont Telephone Fiber in Stout, IA
Availability:
60.7%
Customer Rating:
(0)
Avg. Download Speed
1,000 Mbps
Dumont Telephone offers Fiber service to 60.7% of Stout homes. Across the city, Dumont Telephone Fiber is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 1,000 Mbps
Cedar Falls Utilities Fiber in Stout, IA
Availability:
7.7%
Customer Rating:
(5)
Avg. Download Speed
10,000 Mbps
Cedar Falls Utilities offers Fiber service to 7.7% of Stout homes. Across the city, Cedar Falls Utilities Fiber is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 10,000 Mbps
Which Fixed Wireless and LTE Internet Providers are Available in Stout?
Rise Broadband Fixed Wireless in Stout, IA
Availability:
98.4%
Customer Rating:
(15)
Avg. Download Speed
29 Mbps
Rise Broadband offers Fixed Wireless service to 98.4% of Stout homes. Across the city, Rise Broadband Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 29 Mbps, with speeds from 25 Mpbs up to 50 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 5.0 and as high as 10, with an average of 5.8 Mbps throughout the city.
GigFire Fixed Wireless in Stout, IA
Availability:
98.4%
Customer Rating:
(1)
Avg. Download Speed
150 Mbps
GigFire offers Fixed Wireless service to 98.4% of Stout homes. Across the city, GigFire Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 150 Mbps
T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless in Stout, IA
Availability:
97.4%
Customer Rating:
(342)
Avg. Download Speed
46 Mbps
T-Mobile Home Internet offers Fixed Wireless service to 97.4% of Stout homes. Across the city, T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 46 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 7.7 Mbps throughout the city.
EarthLink Fixed Wireless in Stout, IA
Availability:
44.6%
Customer Rating:
(4)
Avg. Download Speed
25 Mbps
EarthLink offers Fixed Wireless service to 44.6% of Stout 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 Stout, IA
Availability:
44.6%
Customer Rating:
(205)
Avg. Download Speed
25 Mbps
AT&T offers Fixed Wireless service to 44.6% of Stout homes. Across the city, AT&T Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 25 Mbps
BTWI Fixed Wireless in Stout, IA
Availability:
21.7%
Customer Rating:
(0)
Avg. Download Speed
100 Mbps
BTWI offers Fixed Wireless service to 21.7% of Stout homes. Across the city, BTWI Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 100 Mbps
Tyson Communications Fixed Wireless in Stout, IA
Availability:
16.6%
Customer Rating:
(0)
Avg. Download Speed
100 Mbps
Tyson Communications offers Fixed Wireless service to 16.6% of Stout homes. Across the city, Tyson Communications Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 100 Mbps
Verizon Fixed Wireless in Stout, IA
Availability:
3.3%
Customer Rating:
(362)
Avg. Download Speed
25 Mbps
Verizon offers Fixed Wireless service to 3.3% of Stout homes. Across the city, Verizon 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 Stout?
According to the most recently submitted data by internet service providers to the FCC, there are currently no cable providers available in Stout, IA.
Which DSL Internet Providers are Available in Stout?
CenturyLink DSL in Stout, IA
Availability:
80.6%
Customer Rating:
(120)
Avg. Download Speed
10 Mbps
CenturyLink offers DSL service to 80.6% of Stout homes. Across the city, CenturyLink DSL is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 10 Mbps
Internet in Stout by Neighborhood and ZIP Code
Stout has 1 ZIP code with its own page. Each row links to that place’s page.
Neighborhoods in Stout
| Neighborhood | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|
ZIP codes in Stout
| ZIP code | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50673 | 86 | 100.0% | 1,000 Mbps | 5.1 | B- | 37/100 |
How Stout Compares to Nearby Places
The 10 places nearest to Stout that have their own pages are all within 13 miles. Among them, North Cedar has the most homes with fiber (100.0%) and Aplington the fewest (72.1%); Stout has 68.5%.
| Place | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stout (this page) | 428 | 68.5% | 1,425 Mbps | 5.7 | C+ | 39/100 |
| Cedar Falls | 41,713 | 94.8% | 9,966 Mbps | 8.2 | A- | 74/100 |
| Grundy Center | 3,150 | 91.8% | 983 Mbps | 9 | B | 53/100 |
| Parkersburg | 2,633 | 93.9% | 1,015 Mbps | 6.6 | B | 40/100 |
| Dike | 1,900 | 92.2% | 2,990 Mbps | 7.8 | B+ | 63/100 |
| New Hartford | 1,435 | 79.9% | 5,785 Mbps | 5.7 | B | 36/100 |
| Aplington | 1,414 | 72.1% | 965 Mbps | 5.8 | C | 35/100 |
| North Cedar | 1,208 | 100.0% | 10,000 Mbps | 7.1 | A | 73/100 |
| Holland | 694 | 47.1% | 819 Mbps | 6.7 | C | 28/100 |
| Zaneta | 236 | 60.6% | 4,260 Mbps | 8.3 | B | 63/100 |
| Sinclair | 229 | 24.0% | 555 Mbps | 6.9 | C | 37/100 |
Who is the Fastest Internet Provider in Stout?
According to unbiased feedback from real internet customers, they reported being happiest with speeds provided by T-Mobile Home Internet. On the other hand, based on data provided by the internet providers to the FCC, Dumont Telephone should have faster speeds at a local level. While we typically put more weight on real-world customer ratings, we display both satisfaction and technical maximum information for customers to decide for themselves.
Data Reported to FCC by ISPs: Average Maximum Available in Stout
| Cedar Falls Utilities | 10,000 |
|---|---|
| Dumont Telephone | 1,000 |
| GigFire | 150 |
| Viasat | 100 |
| T-Mobile Home Internet | 100 |
| BTWI | 100 |
| Tyson Communications | 100 |
| Rise Broadband | 50 |
| HughesNet | 25 |
| AT&T | 25 |
| EarthLink | 25 |
| Verizon | 25 |
| CenturyLink | 10 |
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Customer Ratings for Stout Internet Providers
Based on 25 reviews from Iowa internet customers, T-Mobile Home Internet is the best internet service provider for Stout residents. T-Mobile Home Internet was rated at an average of 4.40 out of 5 in our report for overall customer satisfaction. AT&T wins for second-place in Iowa, with 4.00 out of 5 stars and 44.6% coverage in Stout.
At a national level, based on 2431 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 Stout Internet Providers
The table below shows average customer ratings from customers in Stout, Iowa, and customers throughout the country.
| ISP / Tech Type | Stout Overall | Iowa Overall | National Overall | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Falls Utilities | (0) | (5) | (5) | View Plans | ||
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (5) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (4) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (1) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| CenturyLink | (0) |  (10) | (183) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| GigFire | (0) | (0) | (1) | View Plans | ||
| Rise Broadband | (0) | (0) | (18) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) |  (12) | View Plans | ||
| Tyson Communications | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans | ||
| BTWI | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans | ||
| Dumont Telephone | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans |
Customer Ratings for Internet Provider Speeds in Stout
Based on data reported by Stout ISPs to the FCC, the fastest speeds in the city are available through Dumont Telephone. The company offers speeds up to 1,000 Mbps in Stout. 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.
However, actual customers rated their satisfaction with internet speed highest with T-Mobile Home Internet. This indicates T-Mobile Home Internet reliably delivers speeds expected by the customer based on the plan they are paying for.
| ISP / Tech Type | Stout Speed | Iowa Speed | National Speed | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Falls Utilities | (0) | (5) | (5) | View Plans | ||
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (5) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (4) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (1) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| CenturyLink | (0) |  (10) | (183) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| Rise Broadband | (0) | (0) | (18) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| GigFire | (0) | (0) | (1) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) | (12) | View Plans | ||
| Tyson Communications | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans | ||
| BTWI | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans | ||
| Dumont Telephone | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans |
Who is the Cheapest Internet Provider in Stout?
Of the providers in Stout, customers rate T-Mobile Home Internet the best for price. Data comes from customers rating their satisfaction with pricing: in Stout where enough of them have reviewed a provider, otherwise across Iowa 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 4.00 out of 5 for price, which is higher than the average across all internet providers in the country. AT&T is rated second for affordability, with an average price rating of 3.00 out of 5.
The table below shows how customers in Stout, Iowa, and the United States rated the affordability of their internet service.
Rated Affordability in Stout
| ISP / Tech Type | Stout Affordability | Iowa Affordability | National Affordability | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Falls Utilities | (0) | (5) | (5) | View Plans | ||
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (5) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (4) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (1) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| CenturyLink | (0) | (10) | (183) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| GigFire | (0) | (0) | (1) | View Plans | ||
| Rise Broadband | (0) | (0) | (18) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) | (12) | View Plans | ||
| Tyson Communications | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans | ||
| BTWI | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans | ||
| Dumont Telephone | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans |
Customer Reviews for Internet Service Providers in Iowa
Customer Reviews
Steve S.
ImOn Communications Fiber
November 04, 2026 Install was sloppy, wire hanging inside and outside. My main issue was the price kept increasing. The customer support took over a hour to speak to someone and then another hour of testing before they would isue replacement equipment.
ISPReports User
Metronet Fiber
October 14, 2026 great
Tim W
ImOn Communications Fiber
October 08, 2026 Poor signal strength intermittent speeds and I need the signal I pay for
Diane
Comelec Internet Services
September 01, 2026 Great so far. Brian Evans did a great job. Give him a 5
ISPReports User
Partner Communications Cooperative Fiber
July 01, 2026 awful. the key advantage of fiber technology is symmetrical upload and download speeds - fiber optic with pcctel is unreliable and awful. rarely have had symmetrical speeds with this service do NOT recommend pcctel
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Which ISP Should You Choose in Stout?
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 Stout is T-Mobile Home Internet.
- The fastest internet provider should be Dumont Telephone. Considering speed for the money and reliability in speeds, T-Mobile Home Internet may be a better choice based on real-world local customer feedback.
- The most affordable internet provider in Stout is T-Mobile Home Internet.
- Viasat, Rise Broadband, HughesNet, and GigFire has the broadest coverage in Stout, available to 98.4% 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.