Having a reliable internet connection is crucial for carrying out business, maintaining social connections, and finding leisure in today’s increasingly digital environment. Cable internet is a great way to secure that connection, and a reliable cable provider is essential to using the internet. Providers can vary in terms of service, prices and overall user friendliness. In this list, we will detail the best internet providers as well as why.
Xfinity
In many locations, Comcast Xfinity is the fastest cable internet provider in addition to being the biggest. For around the same cost, the Xfinity Gigabit plan provides download speeds of up to 1,200 megabits per second, which is 20% faster than the 940 or 1,000 Mbps plans offered by the majority of competing cable ISPs (or lower). Additionally, Xfinity provides the Gigabit Pro plan, which boasts speeds of up to 6,000 Mbps, although it is only accessible to customers of the company’s extremely restricted fibre internet connection.
If your home doesn’t require a gigabit connection, Xfinity offers a number of alternative cable internet options with speeds ranging from 50 to 900Mbps in most areas. Depending on the plan you select, upload speeds with Xfinity cable internet can range from 3 to 35Mbps, which isn’t very different from any other cable ISP. Due to Xfinity’s extensive service area, prices, speeds, and service agreements may differ from one region to another. Some Xfinity service locations might also require a one-year contract, while others might not.
Spectrum
Although Spectrum’s internet plans are not the cheapest, their fast speeds (downloads begin at 200 Mbps) and low average cost per Mbps make them competitive with even the most expensive competitors. Spectrum ranks highly on our list of recommended internet service providers due to its fast speeds, cheap cost per Mbps, unlimited bandwidth, lack of commitments, and inexpensive $5 equipment charge.
You may see a price rise of $20 to $25 per month after your first year of service with Spectrum Internet is up and the company reverts to their standard pricing structure. Spectrum’s increase is still less than what you’d receive from major cable companies like Xfinity and Cox, who have increases of $30 or more on some plans. Additionally, since Spectrum does not require a contract, you can terminate your subscription without incurring any fees if you think that the normal price increase is too high.
Mediacom
There isn’t anything particularly unique about Mediacom other than its inexpensive internet plans, which start at just $20 per month for speeds of up to 60Mbps. However, it does have excellent availability. Whereas companies like Xfinity, Spectrum, Cox, and Optimum prefer to focus on the major cities, Mediacom serves the majority of the American Midwest and South and extends broadband availability to rural areas.
Within Mediacom coverage zones, customers will probably have three to four plan choices, with speeds ranging from 60 to 1,000Mbps. Each plan has a different data cap, although only one of them has a cap of less than 1TB (1,000GB), which is roughly the average among the main cable ISPs. Higher-tiered Mediacom plans include 2,000 or 6,000GB of data, which, for the typical household, is equivalent to unlimited bandwidth.
