Best Internet Providers in Swan, IA
All 9 providers, ranked by coverage, speed and customer ratings
Find internet availability by address in Swan, IA
Swan has 9 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 Swan.
Ranks compare Swan with the 31,388 US places under 1,000 people, the tiers of our fastest-cities rankings.
The Best Internet in Swan, IA at a Glance
Swan Internet Providers, Ranked by Coverage, Speed and Customer Ratings
Windstream
Connection
Customer Rating
Fiber
DSL
Fixed Wireless
CenturyLink
Connection
Customer Rating
DSL
EarthLink
Connection
Customer Rating
Fixed Wireless
T-Mobile Home Internet
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 Swan ratings may vary and are shown below.
Who is the Best Internet Provider in Swan, IA?
T-Mobile Home Internet is the best internet provider in Swan 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 Swan, making it a solid recommendation among providers with reviews. T-Mobile Home Internet is an option for 96.69% of the city.
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Which Providers are Available at my Home in Swan?
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 Swan
- Nextlink - fixed wireless coverage map
- Windstream - fiber coverage map
- Mediacom - fiber coverage map
- Verizon - fixed wireless coverage map
- Windstream - dsl coverage map
- T-Mobile Home Internet - fixed wireless coverage map
- Windstream - fixed wireless coverage map
- CenturyLink - dsl coverage map
- AT&T - fixed wireless coverage map
- EarthLink - fixed wireless coverage map
- Aureon - dsl coverage map
How Swan Compares to Places Its Size
Swan's report card score is in the bottom 33% and its connectivity index is in the top 26%.
| Measure | Swan | Rank among US places under 1,000 people | Marion County | Iowa | US | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISP Report Card inputs: what providers offer here | ||||||
| Fiber availability | 21.1% | bottom 31% | 65.7% | 84.3% | 71.5% | 6,946 places at 100.0% |
| Average top speed | 728 Mbps | bottom 27% | 1,327 Mbps | 3,256 Mbps | 3,486 Mbps | Fairmount, TN and Falling Water, TN and 5 more (25,000 Mbps) |
| Providers at a typical address | 5.1 | top 33% | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 | Los Prados, PR (15.1) |
| Connectivity index inputs: how much households need and use the internet | ||||||
| People per household | 2.5 | top 40% | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Paguate, NM (13.4) |
| Workers who work from home | 14% | top 24% | 10% | 12% | 15% | Boys Town, NE (100%) |
| Homes with a computer, tablet or phone | 95% | top 31% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 1,494 places at 100% |
| Homes with internet | 94% | top 12% | 89% | 89% | 91% | 370 places at 100% |
| Homes on fiber, cable or DSL | 61% | top 43% | 66% | 72% | 76% | 23 places at 100% |
| More about the households here | ||||||
| Homes with a desktop or laptop | 85% | top 13% | 78% | 78% | 81% | 72 places at 100% |
| Median household income | $84,634 | top 26% | $85,303 | $82,468 | $93,246 | 22 places at $250,001 |
| Residents in school (6th grade to college) | 10% | bottom 38% | 16% | 16% | 16% | University at Buffalo, NY (100%) |
Fiber reaches 21.1% of homes in Swan, against 65.7% across Marion County and 84.3% across Iowa. Households in Swan are smaller than the US average (2.5 people against 2.7); 14% of workers work from home (US 15%); and the median household income is $84,634 (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 Swan
Which Fiber Internet Providers are Available in Swan?
Windstream Fiber in Swan, IA
Availability:
14.7%
Customer Rating:
(40)
Avg. Download Speed
2,000 Mbps
Windstream offers Fiber service to 14.7% of Swan homes. Across the city, Windstream Fiber has speeds up to 2,000 Mbps
Mediacom Fiber in Swan, IA
Availability:
6.4%
Customer Rating:
(7)
Avg. Download Speed
2,000 Mbps
Mediacom offers Fiber service to 6.4% of Swan homes. Across the city, Mediacom Fiber is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 2,000 Mbps
Which Fixed Wireless and LTE Internet Providers are Available in Swan?
T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless in Swan, IA
Availability:
96.7%
Customer Rating:
(342)
Avg. Download Speed
37 Mbps
T-Mobile Home Internet offers Fixed Wireless service to 96.7% of Swan homes. Across the city, T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 37 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 5.7 Mbps throughout the city.
Nextlink Fixed Wireless in Swan, IA
Availability:
77.5%
Customer Rating:
(14)
Avg. Download Speed
495 Mbps
Nextlink offers Fixed Wireless service to 77.5% of Swan homes. Across the city, Nextlink Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 495 Mbps, with speeds from 300 Mpbs up to 1,000 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 75 and as high as 500, with an average of 180 Mbps throughout the city.
Verizon Fixed Wireless in Swan, IA
Availability:
51.1%
Customer Rating:
(362)
Avg. Download Speed
186 Mbps
Verizon offers Fixed Wireless service to 51.1% of Swan homes. Across the city, Verizon Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 186 Mbps, with speeds from 25 Mpbs up to 300 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 6.0 and as high as 20, with an average of 14 Mbps throughout the city.
EarthLink Fixed Wireless in Swan, IA
Availability:
49.4%
Customer Rating:
(4)
Avg. Download Speed
37 Mbps
EarthLink offers Fixed Wireless service to 49.4% of Swan homes. Across the city, EarthLink Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 37 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 5.7 Mbps throughout the city.
AT&T Fixed Wireless in Swan, IA
Availability:
49.4%
Customer Rating:
(205)
Avg. Download Speed
37 Mbps
AT&T offers Fixed Wireless service to 49.4% of Swan homes. Across the city, AT&T Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 37 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 5.7 Mbps throughout the city.
Windstream Fixed Wireless in Swan, IA
Availability:
42.2%
Customer Rating:
(4)
Avg. Download Speed
78 Mbps
Windstream offers Fixed Wireless service to 42.2% of Swan homes. Across the city, Windstream Fixed Wireless has speeds up to 78 Mbps, with speeds from 25 Mpbs up to 100 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 4.0 and as high as 10, with an average of 7.9 Mbps throughout the city.
Which Cable Internet Providers are Available in Swan?
According to the most recently submitted data by internet service providers to the FCC, there are currently no cable providers available in Swan, IA.
Which DSL Internet Providers are Available in Swan?
Windstream DSL in Swan, IA
Availability:
60.9%
Customer Rating:
(52)
Avg. Download Speed
94 Mbps
Windstream offers DSL service to 60.9% of Swan homes. Across the city, Windstream DSL has speeds up to 94 Mbps, with speeds from 10 Mpbs up to 200 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 1.0 and as high as 20, with an average of 14 Mbps throughout the city. Windstream DSL is rated higher than other types of internet service available in Swan from Windstream in terms of customer satisfaction.
CenturyLink DSL in Swan, IA
Availability:
52.2%
Customer Rating:
(120)
Avg. Download Speed
55 Mbps
CenturyLink offers DSL service to 52.2% of Swan homes. Across the city, CenturyLink DSL is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 55 Mbps, with speeds from 10 Mpbs up to 100 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 5.7 Mbps throughout the city.
Aureon DSL in Swan, IA
Availability:
7.8%
Customer Rating:
(0)
Avg. Download Speed
10 Mbps
Aureon offers DSL service to 7.8% of Swan homes. Across the city, Aureon DSL is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 10 Mbps
Internet in Swan by Neighborhood and ZIP Code
Swan has 1 ZIP code with its own page. Each row links to that place’s page.
Neighborhoods in Swan
| Neighborhood | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|
ZIP codes in Swan
| ZIP code | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50252 | 271 | 0.0% | 292 Mbps | 5.6 | D | 44/100 |
How Swan Compares to Nearby Places
The 10 places nearest to Swan that have their own pages are all within 12 miles. Among them, Carlisle has the most homes with fiber (83.0%) and Ackworth the fewest (9.8%); Swan has 21.1%.
| Place | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swan (this page) | 875 | 21.1% | 728 Mbps | 5.1 | D+ | 53/100 |
| Carlisle | 5,465 | 83.0% | 4,391 Mbps | 8.8 | B+ | 69/100 |
| Pleasantville | 2,905 | 29.9% | 1,186 Mbps | 4.8 | C- | 56/100 |
| Runnells | 2,660 | 74.5% | 2,295 Mbps | 6.7 | B | 48/100 |
| Prairie City | 2,347 | 31.3% | 965 Mbps | 5.4 | C- | 48/100 |
| Ackworth | 1,065 | 9.8% | 1,236 Mbps | 7.4 | C+ | 43/100 |
| Hartford | 901 | 0.0% | 916 Mbps | 6.2 | D+ | 62/100 |
| Ivy | 391 | 31.5% | 1,118 Mbps | 7 | C+ | 59/100 |
| Vandalia | 382 | 33.5% | 1,122 Mbps | 5.3 | C | 29/100 |
| Palmyra | 354 | 0.0% | 739 Mbps | 6.3 | D+ | 50/100 |
| Sandyville | 280 | 0.0% | 743 Mbps | 5.1 | D | 48/100 |
Who is the Fastest Internet Provider in Swan?
Based on both FCC data and unbiased customer ratings, the fastest internet in the city comes from Windstream.
Data Reported to FCC by ISPs: Average Maximum Available in Swan
| Windstream | 2,000 |
|---|---|
| Mediacom | 2,000 |
| Nextlink | 1,000 |
| Verizon | 300 |
| T-Mobile Home Internet | 100 |
| Viasat | 100 |
| CenturyLink | 100 |
| AT&T | 100 |
| EarthLink | 100 |
| HughesNet | 25 |
| Aureon | 10 |
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Customer Ratings for Swan Internet Providers
Based on 46 reviews from Iowa internet customers, T-Mobile Home Internet is the best internet service provider for Swan residents. T-Mobile Home Internet was rated at an average of 4.40 out of 5 in our report for overall customer satisfaction. Verizon wins for second-place in Iowa, with 4.50 out of 5 stars and 51.1% coverage in Swan.
At a national level, based on 2618 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 Swan Internet Providers
The table below shows average customer ratings from customers in Swan, Iowa, and customers throughout the country.
| ISP / Tech Type | Swan Overall | Iowa Overall | National Overall | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) |  (5) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (4) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| Windstream | (0) | (3) | (99) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (1) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| Nextlink | (0) |  (1) | (19) | View Plans | ||
| Mediacom | (0) | (22) | (93) | View Plans | ||
| CenturyLink | (0) |  (10) | (183) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) |  (12) | View Plans | ||
| Aureon | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans |
Customer Ratings for Internet Provider Speeds in Swan
Based on data reported by Swan ISPs to the FCC, the fastest speeds in the city are available through Windstream. The company offers speeds up to 2,000 Mbps in Swan. Therefore, the average customer can get up to 559 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 Windstream. This indicates Windstream reliably delivers speeds expected by the customer based on the plan they are paying for.
| ISP / Tech Type | Swan Speed | Iowa Speed | National Speed | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream | (0) | (3) | (99) | View Plans | ||
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (5) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (4) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (1) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| Mediacom | (0) | (22) | (93) | View Plans | ||
| Nextlink | (0) |  (1) | (19) | View Plans | ||
| CenturyLink | (0) | (10) | (183) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) | (12) | View Plans | ||
| Aureon | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans |
Who is the Cheapest Internet Provider in Swan?
Of the providers in Swan, customers rate T-Mobile Home Internet the best for price. Data comes from customers rating their satisfaction with pricing: in Swan 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. Verizon is rated second for affordability, with an average price rating of 3.75 out of 5.
The table below shows how customers in Swan, Iowa, and the United States rated the affordability of their internet service.
Rated Affordability in Swan
| ISP / Tech Type | Swan Affordability | Iowa Affordability | National Affordability | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (5) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (4) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (1) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| Windstream | (0) | (3) | (99) | View Plans | ||
| Nextlink | (0) | (1) | (19) | View Plans | ||
| CenturyLink | (0) | (10) | (183) | View Plans | ||
| Mediacom | (0) | (22) | (93) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) | (12) | View Plans | ||
| Aureon | (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 Swan?
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 Swan is T-Mobile Home Internet.
- The fastest internet provider should be Windstream. Considering speed for the money and reliability in speeds, Windstream may be a better choice based on real-world local customer feedback.
- The most affordable internet provider in Swan is T-Mobile Home Internet.
- Viasat, T-Mobile Home Internet, and HughesNet has the broadest coverage in Swan, 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.