Fiber
Matching upload and download, low lag, and the prices that tend to move least. Some fiber is filed in 86% of U.S. ZIP codes, but often for only part of the ZIP — the coverage share tells you which.
Home internet
Internet is local. Start at your street.
The same city can have three fiber networks on one side of a highway and none on the other. Your ZIP pulls every provider that filed coverage there, with its technology, its fastest tier and how much of the ZIP it reaches — then we confirm the exact address before anything is ordered.
How we compare Internet
Four ways to get online. Read the map before the ad.
A provider’s homepage shows its best plan in its best market. The FCC filing for your ZIP shows what is built near you. We lead with the filing, then help you weigh the parts a headline speed leaves out: the upload, the rate after the promotion, and when the install can happen.
Cable
Fast downloads across most metros, slower uploads. The two numbers to ask about are the year-two rate and the monthly equipment line.
5G home & fixed wireless
A receiver by a window, no technician, usually no contract. Speed follows the signal at your address, which is why we check before anyone ships a box.
Satellite
Works where nothing else is built. Low-orbit service has narrowed the speed gap; the hardware cost and the monthly price still deserve a look.
What getting connected involves
From the street to the shelf
Our checklist
Five questions we answer before you order
The questions a good salesperson answers before you ask. We answer them on every order.
Talk it through- 1Is it built to your door, or only to your ZIP?
A ZIP result is where the route starts. The provider confirms the street address before an order is placed.
- 2What will month thirteen cost?
Introductory rates end. You see the regular rate beside the promotional one, so the second year is not a surprise.
- 3Is there an equipment charge?
Some plans include the gateway; others add a monthly fee or let you use your own modem. We say which.
- 4Is the upload fast enough for you?
Video calls, backups and home offices lean on upload. Fiber is usually symmetrical; cable and wireless usually are not.
- 5When can it be installed?
Self-install kits ship in days. A technician visit books by market and season. You hear the realistic date before you commit.
Providers
Internet providers we can order
A lockup here is a carrier-issued mark, shown only where we hold that carrier’s agreement. Everything else your ZIP turns up is compared the same way, by name.
Also compared
- CenturyLink
- Brightspeed
- Mediacom
- WOW!
- Metronet
- Ziply Fiber
- Fidium
- altafiber
- Breezeline
- Buckeye Broadband
- Bend Broadband
- TDS
- Hargray
- Smithville
- Rise Broadband
- EarthLink
- Clearwave Fiber
- HughesNet
Availability varies by address. Every provider we compare →
Good to know
Internet questions, answered.
Which internet providers serve my address?
Enter your ZIP and you will see every provider that filed residential coverage there with the FCC, with its technology, fastest filed speed and share of the ZIP. Availability can still change from one side of a street to the other, so the provider confirms the exact address when you order.
Do I pay anything to compare?
No. The ZIP search is free and needs no account or contact details. When we place an order for a provider we sell, that provider pays us a commission; your price is its own published price.
Who installs the service and bills me?
The provider. It owns the installation, the equipment, the activation and every bill. Our part ends once the order is placed and confirmed.
Are the speeds and prices guaranteed?
No. Speeds are the fastest tiers providers filed with the FCC for your area, and prices are indicative and change often. Both are confirmed by the provider for your address at the time of order.
Can I switch without a gap in service?
Usually. Schedule the new installation first, cancel the old service after it is working, and check whether the new provider offers a contract buyout. We walk through the timing on the call.
Call us and we will use your number to deal with that inquiry, and pass it to the provider if you place an order. Automated calls and marketing texts need your separate say-so, which an agent asks for on the call. Consent is not a condition of purchase. See our TCPA Consent.