Internet Providers in Phoenix, Arizona

Widely Available Internet Providers in Phoenix, AZ

The best internet providers in Phoenix are Cox, Centurylink, and Quantum Fiber. These providers are the best because they offer fast speeds over the widest area. When talking about the best providers, the best ones are the ones you can get at your address, and these three are most likely.

Cox and Centurylink both offer service over the majority of the valley. Cox offers cable internet, and Centurylink offers DSL. Cable is fast enough for any internet needs, and DSL, while slower, is still sufficient for many households. It’s likely you can get either of these two at your address.

If you’re looking for the best internet in Phoenix, you’re probably looking for fiber. Centurylink and Cox both offer fiber, over the same areas as their respective cable and DSL offerings, but much more of a patchwork. So, if you can get Cox cable or Centurylink DSL, there’s a chance you can get fiber, but it’s not as guaranteed.

If you end up narrowing your search down to Cox and Centurylink keep in mind that Centurylink tends to be cheaper, but Cox is faster. Cox also has relatively lackluster customer service, but it’s pretty reliable so you might not need to deal with that. 

Quantum fiber is how Centurylink sells its fiber internet. It’s a spin-off brand, but if you could get fiber with Centurylink you can almost certainly get fiber with Quantum, since they now own the lines. 

Alternative Internet Providers in Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix, like most large cities, has a number of small ISPs that aren’t available to the vast majority of the population, but where you can get them, they’re great.

Wyerrd Fiber is one of these. It’s fast. It’s cheap. It has great customer service. Where you can get it, Wyyerd is a great alternative to Cox or Centurylink. But Wyyerd is available only in a very small area of the West Valley. Sun City west and areas around Luke AFB have Wyerrd, but almost nowhere else. But on the off chance you can get it, it’s probably your best option. 

If you want Wyerrd, you’ll have to go directly to their site. Broadbandnow’s database is built from updates from the FCC, and Wyyerd is so new it isn’t reflected there yet. But a discussion of the best internet providers in Phoenix wouldn’t be complete without it.

Another alternative to Cox or Centurylink is Verizon 5G Home Internet. Verizon tends to get great reviews for service quality and customer service, but this is offset a bit by the fact that it’s 5G. 5G is a wireless technology which is good, but wired tech (cable/DSL/fiber) is almost always better. That said, plans go up to 300 mpbs, so a typical user in the average household probably won’t notice a difference. 

Other alternative internet providers are Phoenix Internet, AirFiber, and Triad Wireless. These are fixed wireless providers which are often slower and might not work as well when it’s raining. But in the desert that’s not really a concern. 

The final alternative to traditional internet providers is Starlink. It’s satellite, but in name only. Traditional satellite providers (Viasat and Hughesnet) have maddeningly high latency which makes gaming impossible, but Starlink behaves more similarly to a wired connection. Satellites are closer to the earth, so latency is low. Speeds vary, so check specifics at your address.