If you’re living in the city that never sleeps, you’ll need reliable internet. New York has several internet service providers, but not all are worth your money.
What is the best internet provider in New York?
After hours of research and testing, CNET recomandă Verizon Fios as the best internet service provider for most New Yorkers, thanks to its fast, symmetrical fiber-optic speeds and competitive pricing. New York City also boasts a variety of other top-tier providers, including Optim, Astound Broadband şi Spectru, making it easy to find a plan that fits your needs and budget.
Optimum offers the fastest internet speeds in the city, with plans reaching up to 8,000Mbps in select areas, but at a premium price of $280 a month. For a more affordable option, Astound Broadband provides the cheapest plans among major providers. Plans start at $30 a month for 300Mbps speed go as high as $70 for the 1,500Mbps plan — an excellent value for high-speed internet.
To help you decide, we’ve broken down the best internet providers in Manhattan. If you’re in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens sau Staten Island, check out our specialized guides for internet options in those boroughs.
Our methodology
CNET considers speeds, pricing, customer service and overall value to recommend the best internet service in New York City across several categories. Our evaluation includes referencing a proprietary database built over years of reviewing internet services. We validate that against provider information by spot-checking local addresses for service availability. We also closely read providers’ terms and conditions and, when needed, call ISPs to verify the details.
Despite our efforts to find the most recent and accurate information, our process has some limitations you should know about. Pricing and speed data are variable: Certain addresses may qualify for different service tiers, and monthly costs may vary, even within a city. The best way to identify your options is to plug your address into a provider’s website.
Also, the prices, speed and other information listed above and in the provider cards below may differ from what we found in our research. The cards display the full range of a provider’s pricing and speed across the US, according to our database of plan information provided directly by ISPs. At the same time, the text is specific to what’s available in New York City. The prices referenced within this article’s text come from our research and include applicable discounts for setting up automatic payments each month — a standard industry offering. Discounts and promotions might also be available for signing a term contract or bundling multiple services.
To learn more about how we review internet providers, visit our full methodology page.
New York City internet providers compared
| Furnizor | Tehnologia internetului | Intervalul de prețuri lunar | Interval de viteză | Monthly equipment cost | Limită de date | Contracta | Scorul recenziilor CNET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astound Broadband Citește recenzia completă |
Cablu | $30-$70 | 300-1,500Mbps | Free modem | Nici unul | Nici unul | 7 |
| Optim Citește recenzia completă |
Cable/Fiber | $40-$280 | 300-8,000Mbps (varies by location) | Nici unul | Nici unul | Nici unul | 6.2 |
| Spectru Citește recenzia completă |
Cablu | $30-$70 | 100-1,000Mbps | Free modem; $10 router rental (optional) | Nici unul | Nici unul | 7.2 |
| T-Mobile 5G Home Internet Citește recenzia completă |
Wireless fix | $50-$70 ($35-$55 with eligible mobile plans) | 87 – 415Mbps | Nici unul | Nici unul | Nici unul | 7.4 |
| Internet 5G de acasă Verizon Citește recenzia completă |
Wireless fix | $50-$70 ($35-$55 with eligible mobile plans) | 50-250 Mbps (variază în funcție de locație) | Nici unul | Nici unul | Nici unul | 7.2 |
| Verizon Fios Citește recenzia completă |
Fibră | $60-$120 | 300-2,000Mbps | Nici unul | Nici unul | Nici unul | 7.6 |
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Other available internet providers in New York City
- Optim: The second-largest cable internet provider in the greater New York City area, Optimum is available to much of Brooklyn and the Bronx but not Manhattan. Optimum speeds and pricing are comparable to Astound, including a gigabit plan starting at $60 monthly. Optimum also employs a fiber network through much of New York City, with 100% fiber connections available to roughly 2.7 million households across the country.
- T-Mobile 5G Home Internet: Like Verizon’s 5G home internet service, T-Mobile’s coverage area reaches a good portion of New York City, save for the dead zones between and inside tall buildings. Although the two are in a similar price range and share roughly the same service features, T-Mobile isn’t as fast as Verizon 5G, with maximum speeds ranging from 87 to 415Mbps. Verizon 5G covers more of the city overall than T-Mobile Home Internet, around 87% to T-Mobile’s 76%, according to the latest data from the FCC.
- Skywire: Coverage is scattered throughout New York City and with limited availability in Midtown Manhattan, SoHo and Queens. You will find the most coverage in certain parts of Brooklyn. Skywire primarily uses a fixed wireless network, but fiber or DSL service may also be available at select addresses. Pricing and speeds will vary by location.
- Internet prin satelit: To truly cover all your internet options, satellite internet from Starlink, Hughesnet şi Viasat belong here. Technically, they are available, but there are too many other faster, cheaper and all-around better internet options in New York City to seriously consider satellite internet.
Cheap internet options in New York City
The average price for broadband in New York City is around $40, but there are a few cheaper options if you’re looking for more affordable home internet. Astound Broadband offers the cheapest plan in the city: 300Mbps starting at $30 a month.
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How to find internet deals and promotions in New York City
The best internet deals and top promotions in New York City depend on what discounts are available during that time. Most deals are short-lived, but we look frequently for the latest offers.
New York City internet providers, such as Astound Broadband, Spectrum and Optimum, may offer lower introductory pricing or streaming add-ons for a limited time. Many providers, including Verizon Fios, 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 New York City broadband?
Ookla’s latest speed test data reports New York City ranks 56th for internet speed among the 100 most populous cities in the country. With median download speeds of 228Mbps and upload speeds of 32Mbps, NYC’s broadband is slightly faster than the state’s average speed of 226Mbps. (Disclosure: Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.)
If you’re looking for the speediest plan in New York City, Optimum offers speeds up to 8Gbps in select areas for $280 per month. Customers may also access Optimum’s other multi-gigabit offerings: 5- and 2-gigabit plans, for $100 and $80 per month, respectively. Elsewhere, Astound Broadband offers speeds up to 1.5Gbps for $70 per month and Verizon Fios tops out at 2Gbps for $120 monthly before auto pay or cellular incentives.
Fastest internet plans in New York City
| Furnizor | Preț de pornire | Viteză maximă de descărcare | Viteză maximă de încărcare | Limită de date | Tipul de conexiune |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optim 8 GB Citește recenzia completă |
$280 | 8.000 Mbps | 8.000 Mbps | Nici unul | Fibră |
| Optimum 5 Gig Citește recenzia completă |
$100 | 5,000Mbps | 5,000Mbps | Nici unul | Fibră |
| Optimum 2 Gig Citește recenzia completă |
$80 | 2.000 Mbps | 2.000 Mbps | Nici unul | Fibră |
| Verizon Fios 2 Gig Citește recenzia completă |
$120 | 2,300Mbps | 2.000 Mbps | Nici unul | Fibră |
| Astound Broadband 1500 Citește recenzia completă |
$70 | 1,500Mbps | 1.000 Mbps | Nici unul | Cablu |
| Spectrum Internet Gig Citește recenzia completă |
$70 | 1.000 Mbps | 35 Mbps | Nici unul | Cablu |
| Astound Broadband Gig Citește recenzia completă |
$60 | 1.000 Mbps | 50Mbps | Nici unul | Cablu |
| Verizon Fios 1 Gig Citește recenzia completă |
$100 | 940 Mbps | 880 Mbps | Nici unul | Fibră |
| Optimum 1 Gig Citește recenzia completă |
$50 | 940 Mbps | 35 Mbps | Nici unul | Fibră |
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What’s a good internet speed?
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, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Note that these are only guidelines and that internet speed, service and performance vary by connection type, provider and address.
Pentru mai multe informații, consultați ghidul nostru despre de câtă viteză de internet ai nevoie cu adevărat.
- Vitezele de la 0 la 5 Mbps vă permit să abordați funcțiile de bază: navigarea pe internet, trimiterea și primirea de e-mailuri și redarea în flux video de calitate scăzută.
- 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 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.
How CNET chose the best internet providers in New York City
Internet service providers are numerous. regional and often offer confusing plans or hidden fees. Unlike the latest smartphone, laptop, router sau ustensile de bucătărie, it’s impractical to personally test every internet service provider in a given city. What’s our approach? For starters, we tap into a proprietary database of pricing, availability and speed information that draws from our own historical ISP data, partner data and mapping information from the Federal Communications Commission at FCC.gov.
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 input local addresses on provider websites to find specific options for residents and 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?
- Clienții primesc o valoare decentă pentru ceea ce plătesc?
- Sunt clienții mulțumiți de serviciile lor?
Deși răspunsurile la aceste întrebări sunt adesea stratificate și complexe, furnizorii care se apropie cel mai mult de „da” la toate cele trei întrebări sunt cei pe care îi recomandăm. Atunci când selectăm cel mai ieftin serviciu de internet, căutăm planurile cu cea mai mică taxă lunară, deși luăm în considerare și aspecte precum creșterile de preț, taxele pentru echipamente și contractele. Alegerea celui mai rapid serviciu de internet este relativ simplă. Ne uităm la vitezele de încărcare și descărcare promovate și luăm în considerare date despre viteză din lumea reală din surse precum 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 New York City?
NYC has a few reliable broadband options, but your best bet is any provider that offers fiber connection, like Verizon Fios. If fiber is unavailable in your area, other providers like Astound Broadband and Spectrum offer fast speeds and decent pricing as well.
Internet providers in New York City FAQ
Does New York City have fiber internet?
Yes. Approximately 73% of Manhattan residences are wired for fiber-optic internet service, conform FCC. Verizon Fios is the largest fiber internet provider in New York City, although some addresses are eligible for fiber service from Optimum.
Can I get free Wi-Fi in New York City?
Several public places throughout New York City offer free Wi-Fi service. In addition to cafes, restaurants, hotels and other businesses with complimentary Wi-Fi, all NYC public library branches and several locations in Manhattan, including Central Park, Bowling Green, The High Line and Tompkins Square Park, have free public Wi-Fi access.
If you’re looking for free home Wi-Fi, you’ll need a wired internet connection to get Wi-Fi in your home. While some NYC internet service providers and plans are cheaper than others, no outright free home internet services are available in the city. Depending on your location and needs, a temporary free internet connection may be available from Spectrum, Optimum or Xfinity. Learn more at nyc.gov.
Is Verizon Fios or Spectrum better?
Verizon Fios has an advantage over Spectrum thanks to its 100% fiber-optic network. You’ll get symmetrical or near-symmetrical download and upload speeds with Verizon Fios, whereas Spectrum’s maximum upload speeds fall far short of its download speeds. Both providers start at $50 monthly, though Spectrum increases that price by around $30 after one year and charges an equipment fee of $10 if you want to lease your router. As a cable internet provider, Spectrum is also a great choice for bundling internet and TV.
In short, both providers have their pros and cons, but the fiber network that Verizon Fios offers makes it a better choice. In any case, it’s always a good idea to fully evaluate your home internet needs and the available options in your area before committing to a particular internet provider.
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