What is the best internet provider in Rochester?

CNET’s experts recommend Spectru as the best internet provider in Rochester for most households. Spectrum has a lot to offer, including extensive coverage in the area, affordable starting prices and lightning-fast speeds. However, you can expect a significant price hike after the first two years. Spectrum maxes out at a respectable 1,000Mbps, but if you’re looking for multi-gig speeds, Greenlight is worth checking out.

Greenlight’s speeds go up to 8,000Mbps, and the provider offers reasonable pricing for its ultra-fast speeds. That said, it currently serves only 24% of New York’s homes. Fibră Frontieră is also available to select households with speeds of up to 7,000Mbps. Residents could also go for a fixed wireless provider. In that case, Internet de acasă T-Mobile is the way to go. There are no price hikes as long as you remain a customer, and it offers straightforward pricing and plans.

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Other available internet providers in Rochester

• Fibră Frontieră: Frontier is available in 40% of Rochester, conform FCC, but most of that is Frontier’s slower DSL service, which we wouldn’t recommend to anyone. If you’re one of the lucky few who can get Frontier Fiber, it’s worth a look. You’ll get fast, symmetrical speeds at a decent price, and prices don’t automatically increase after the first year. Coverage is densest in neighborhoods like Lyell Otis, Northland-Lyceum and Irondequoit.
• Internet prin satelit: Three satellite providers cover the entire city of Rochester, but we would only recommend them as a last resort. Plans from HughesNet și Viasat come with stingy data caps, slow speeds and high prices. Starlink is a newer option from SpaceX that offers faster speeds and unlimited data, but equipment costs $349 upfront, and plans start at $120 a month.
• Internet 5G de acasă Verizon: Verizon leverages its cellular network for home internet in Rochester and it’s available to 46% of residents, conform FCC. If you can get it, though, it’s worth considering. Speeds get up to 1,000Mbps in some areas, and you can get discounts with an eligible Verizon cellphone plan.

Cheap internet options in Rochester

With an average starting price of $46 a month, Rochester has a number of cheap internet plans to choose from. There are six plans available in the area for $50 or less, which is more than most cities. That said, Spectrum’s plans increase significantly after one or two years, so it might be worth opting for a slightly more expensive plan from the start.

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How to find internet deals and promotions in Rochester

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

Rochester internet providers such as Spectrum may offer lower introductory pricing or streaming add-ons for a limited time. Many, however, including T-Mobile and Verizon, run the same standard pricing year-round. 

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

How fast is Rochester broadband?

Rochester has some of the fastest broadband plans you’ll find anywhere in the country, but they’re not available everywhere in the city. Of Rochester’s residents, 40% have access to fiber internet from Frontier or Greenlight. Both offer symmetrical speeds up to 5,000Mbps. If you can’t get a fiber provider, you can still access gig speeds through Spectrum or Verizon.

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Care este o viteză bună de internet?

Majoritatea planurilor de conexiune la internet pot gestiona acum sarcini de bază de productivitate și comunicare. Dacă sunteți în căutarea unui plan de internet care să permită videoconferințe, streaming video sau jocuri, veți avea o experiență mai bună cu o conexiune mai robustă. Iată o prezentare generală a vitezelor minime de descărcare recomandate pentru diverse aplicații. conform FCCRețineți că acestea sunt doar instrucțiuni generale și că viteza, serviciul și performanța internetului variază în funcție de tipul de conexiune, furnizor și adresă.

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, redarea în flux video de calitate scăzută.
• 5 până la 40 Mbps vă oferă streaming video și videoconferințe de calitate superioară.
• 40 to 100Mbps should give one person sufficient bandwidth to satisfy the demands of modern telecommuting, video streaming and online gaming. 
• 100 to 500Mbps allows one to two people to simultaneously engage in high-bandwidth activities like video conferencing, streaming and online gaming.
• 500 to 1,000Mbps allows three or more people to engage in high-bandwidth activities like video conferencing, streaming and online gaming all at the same time.

How CNET chose the best internet providers in Rochester

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 ISP in a given city. So what’s our approach? We start by researching the pricing, availability and speed information drawing on our own historical ISP data, the provider sites 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 the time of publication.

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

1. Furnizorul oferă acces la viteze rezonabile de internet?
2. Clienții primesc o valoare decentă pentru ceea ce plătesc?
3. Sunt clienții mulțumiți de serviciile lor?

While the answer to those questions is often layered and complex, the providers who come closest to “yes” on all three are the ones we recommend. When it comes to 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 also take into account real-world speed data from sources like Ookla şi Rapoarte FCC(Dezvăluire: Ookla este deținută de aceeași companie-mamă ca și CNET, Ziff Davis.)

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

Most Rochester residents will only have access to one or two good options for home internet. With broad coverage and fast speeds, Spectrum is our choice for the best internet provider overall. Just be aware of the steep price increases after two years. Greenlight Network’s fiber internet plans are the best value in the city, but they’re only available to around 1 in 5 residents. T-Mobile Home Internet is another good option for smaller households that don’t need a ton of speed, and it’s available to most houses in Rochester.

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