What is the best internet provider in Minneapolis?

Xfinity is CNET’s top pick for the best internet service provider for most Minneapolis households, thanks to its wide selection of plans and solid coverage throughout the area. Whether you need fast speeds for gaming and streaming or an affordable connection for everyday home usage, Xfinity’s wide range of plans has options for everyone. It offers competitive prices and reliable customer support as well, making Xfinity a solid overall choice.

If you’re looking for a fiber connection for symmetrical speeds, Quantum Fiber and USI are also solid options for many Minneapolis residents. USI is a popular choice and ranked by Ookla as the fastest provider in the area, offering speeds of up to 10Gbps. (Disclosure: Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.)

Looking for cheap internet? T-Mobile offers the cheapest internet service in Minneapolis, if you’re able to bundle your mobile and internet plans to bring your internet bill down to $35 per month. Otherwise, first-tier plans in the area start at $50 per month. If you want the fastest internet service in the area, USI offers 10 gigabits for $195 a month. A few other ISPs also offer gigabit and multigigabit speeds, so you have options if 10Gbps is too fast (or too pricey).

Best internet providers in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Other available internet providers in Minneapolis

• Hughesnet: This satellite internet service is available only at speeds of 50-100Mbps, and it’s fairly pricey, with the cheapest option available for $50 a month with a two-year contract and equipment fees.
• Mediacom: The cable company’s Xtream internet offering is available to only a fifth of Minneapolis residents. Prices start at $50 and go up to $65, with speeds ranging from 500Mbps to 1Gbps.
• Internet de acasă T-Mobile: Some Minneapolis residents may have access to T-Mobile’s home broadband option. It’s available for $50-$70 ($35-$55 for eligible mobile customers) and offers speeds up to 415Mbps.
• Viasat: The satellite internet company’s monthly prices start at $130, with speeds ranging from 25 to 150Mbps based on the plan.

Cheap internet options in Minneapolis

If you’re looking for the cheapest internet service in Minneapolis, most providers start at $50 per month. T-Mobile is technically the cheapest option you’re able to bundle your phone plan, bringing your monthly internet bill down to $35 per month.

What’s the cheapest internet plan in Minneapolis?

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How to find internet deals and promotions in Minneapolis

The best internet deals and top promotions in Minneapolis depend on the discounts available during that period. Most deals are short-lived, but we look frequently for the latest offers. 

Minneapolis internet providers, such as Xfinity, may offer lower introductory pricing or streaming add-ons for a limited time. Many, however, including Quantum Fiber, run the same standard pricing year-round. 

For a more extensive list of promos, check out our guide on the cele mai bune oferte de internet.

How fast is Minneapolis broadband?

Apologies to Prince, but perhaps the slower median internet speeds in his home city are why doves cry. Ookla estimates Minneapolis’ median download speed to be nearly 183Mbps, with median upload speeds of just over 53Mbps.

With that said, speeds approaching 1Gbps are available for those willing to pay more per month, and those willing to shell out hundreds have access to a super zippy high-speed plan from USI. If you’re looking for blazingly fast internet in Minneapolis, USI offers a 10-gig plan for $195. For most City of Lakes residents looking for speed, Mediacom and Xfinity offer plans that top out at 1,000Mbps and 2,100Mbps, respectively.

Fastest internet plans in Minneapolis

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Care este o viteză bună de internet?

Most internet connection plans can now handle basic productivity and communication tasks. If you’re looking for an internet plan that can accommodate videoconferencing, streaming video or gaming, you’ll have a better experience with a more robust connection. Here’s an overview of the recommended minimum download speeds for various applications, conform FCC. Note that these are only guidelines — and that internet speed, service and performance vary by connection type, provider and address.

• 0 to 5Mbps allows you to tackle the basics — browsing the internet, sending and receiving email, streaming low-quality video.
• 5 to 40Mbps gives you higher-quality video streaming and videoconferencing.
• 40 până la 100 Mbps ar trebui să ofere unui utilizator suficientă lățime de bandă pentru a satisface cerințele muncii la distanță moderne, streamingului video și jocurilor online. 
• 100 to 500Mbps allows one to two users to simultaneously engage in high-bandwidth activities like videoconferencing, streaming and online gaming. 
• 500 până la 1.000 Mbps permite ca trei sau mai mulți utilizatori să se angajeze simultan în activități cu lățime de bandă mare.

Pentru mai multe informații, consultați ghidul nostru despre de câtă viteză de internet ai nevoie cu adevărat.

How CNET chose the best internet providers in Minneapolis

Furnizorii de servicii de internet sunt numeroși și regionali. Spre deosebire de cele mai recente smartphone, laptop, router sau ustensile de bucătărie, it’s impractical to personally test every internet service provider in a given city. So what’s our approach? For starters, we tap into a proprietary pricing, availability and speed database that draws from our own historical ISP data, partner data and mapping information from the Federal Communications Commission at FCC.gov. 

But it doesn’t end there. We go to the FCC’s website to check our data and ensure we consider every ISP that provides service in an area. We also input local addresses on provider websites to find specific options for residents. We look at sources, including the American Customer Satisfaction Index and J.D. Power, to evaluate how happy customers are with an ISP’s service. ISP plans and prices are subject to frequent changes; all information provided is accurate as of publication. 

Odată ce avem aceste informații localizate, ne punem trei întrebări principale: 

• Furnizorul oferă acces la viteze rezonabile de internet? 
• Do customers get decent value for what they’re paying? 
• Sunt clienții mulțumiți de serviciile lor? 

While the answers to those questions are often layered and complex, the providers who come closest to “yes” on all three are the ones we recommend. When selecting the cheapest internet service, we look for the plans with the lowest monthly fee, though we also factor in things like price increases, equipment fees and contracts. Choosing the fastest internet service is relatively straightforward. We look at advertised upload and download speeds and consider real-world speed data from sources like Ookla şi Rapoarte FCC.

Pentru a explora procesul nostru mai în detaliu, vizitați cum testăm furnizorii de servicii de internet pagină.

What’s the final word on internet providers in Minneapolis?

Minneapolis doesn’t rank high regarding the median internet speeds on Ookla’s most populous cities list, but options exist based on where you live in the City of Lakes. If you live within USI’s coverage area, it comes highly recommended by its customers. For everyone else, it’ll mostly boil down to a choice between Xfinity and CenturyLink.

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