Internet Providers in Monterey, CA

Internet Access in Monterey, California

Information below is based on the FCC's bi-annual provider territory reporting. We also use direct provider reports to enhance the information. Plan and pricing data is hand-gathered by our data division. To date, we've collected and verified 521 broadband plans in Monterey since 2014. Average speed data is calculated from 29,358 local speed tests and meant for provider comparison purposes only.

Monterey residents on average have more than one ISPs at a given address. Initialize the interactive mapping tool below to explore competition changes around Monterey.

Xfinity as well as AT&T Internet can also provide coverage in Monterey, with significant shared territory in some blocks.

Coverage from the biggest companies, Viasat Internet and HughesNet, as a rule, will overlap. As a result, the decision between Viasat and HughesNet is common.

To summarize, Monterey's broadband infrastructure follows a similar pattern to other US metro areas: widespread access to cable and DSL, but only two choices since the majority of residences are limited to a single provider for subscribing to either type of service. The cable/DSL pattern has a simple reason. Internet providers started as cable TV and telephone corporations, and use these conveniently pre-built networks to deliver broadband Internet bundles. Thanks to healthy provider competition in Monterey, the local average download performance is 85.14 percent above the California average, accounting for all cities. See the public speed test results below to see how providers compare over time.