Internet Providers in Alexandria, Alabama
Residential Internet Statistics for Alexandria, AL
Internet Service Providers: | 4 |
Plans Start From: | $45 |
Top Download Speed: | 5 Gbps |
Fastest Connection Type: | Fiber |
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Internet Access in Alexandria, Alabama
Alexandria offers 6 residential Internet providers, or 11 total providers including business and mobile. There are 6 choices for wired broadband like DSL and cable.
The plans listed on this page are manually gathered by our data science division. Our team has gathered 125 plans in Alexandria, in total.
In less fortunate communities in Alexandria, as many as 1,000 people are left with one or fewer choices for broadband-level Internet service.
As is expected for cities with Alexandria's level of broadband service competition, the average speeds recorded within city limits fall somewhat short of the state average. (52.65 Mbps, in contrast to Alabama's 158.53 Mbps average over the past twelve months.)
Viasat Internet is the most common on the whole. They have Internet coverage reaching close to one hundred percent of the area. HughesNet, in contrast, has registered coverage to near one hundred percent of the population. The fastest download speed recorded for Viasat reaches 35 Mbps, while HughesNet advertised up to 25 Mbps. In general, any speed above 10 megabits per second (Mbps) will be sufficient for streaming SD video on WiFi, but becomes challenging when multiple users try to access bandwidth-intensive apps such as video conferencing and multiplayer gaming. You can peruse our availability map below to compare Internet options down to the census block level.
- There are 10 internet providers in Alexandria with 6 of those offering residential service
- Alexandria is the 307th most connected city in Alabama behind Weaver, Jacksonville, Wellington, Oxford, and Ohatchee.
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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Alexandria, Alabama
Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB | Availability |
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AT&T Internet | 5,000 Mbps | IPBB and Fiber | 1s | 69.5% |
Hargray Communications | 1,000 Mbps | Cable | 8s | 99.5% |
Viasat Internet | 50 Mbps | Satellite | 2m 43s | 100.0% |
T-Mobile 5G Home Internet | 182 Mbps | 5G Internet | 45s | 69.3% |
HughesNet | 25 Mbps | Satellite | 5m 27s | 100.0% |
EarthLink 5G Home Internet | 100 Mbps | 5G Internet | 1m 21s | 69.3% |
23.4% of consumers in Alexandria
1,000 People Only have access to 1 or fewer wired internet providers available at their address.Reference
This data is calculated from FCC datasets which providers are legally required to supply twice a year. We further validate this data for accuracy.
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The “Connected” metric is a citywide average based on FCC data showing the density of broadband options at the census block level.
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This statistic is drawn from the population in census blocks not served by at least one wired broadband provider.
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Fiber coverage data is sourced from FCC Form 477 filings and cross-validated through BroadbandNow with private datasets and direct provider reporting.
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This coverage statistic is based on a mix of FCC and private provider reporting in the past two quarters.
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25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload is the minimum speed for an Internet connection to be classified as “Broadband” by the FCC.