Internet Providers in Sanger, CA

Internet Access in Sanger, California

Sanger residences have, on average, 2.01 providers to choose from. This is common amount of options for the US, since the majority of companies that sell Internet were formerly cable television or landline phone providers. Most houses are wired for both.

Frontier Communications is an alternative to the primary providers (Viasat and HughesNet). They offer 93 percent local availability and a maximum download speed of 115 Mbps. Wired Internet isn't the only option for Internet access in Sanger. fixed wireless providers like UnWired Broadband can deliver 30 Mbps via direct wireless hardware. There are also 6 companies in city limits marketing specialized enterprise-level subscriptions such as T1. We list all providers with business plans on their website, although some providers can connect both home and business-class Internet.

The data on this page is sourced via FCC reports specific to the area. Coverage data is with private databases to output more granular results than can be accessed through the FCC directly. Address-level statistical analysis is currently limited to select providers. Information on pricing and speed of specific Internet plans is generated by our research experts, who collect thousands of plans annually.

Taking a look now at network technology offered across the area, the most prevalent hardwired broadband tech types are Cable (83.08 percent coverage) and DSL (93.10 percent coverage). Cable connections are marketed by traditional cable television companies, who use their existing coaxial cable TV networks. Cable often makes sense for Sanger residents because of the strong speeds in an attainable price range. DSL is transmitted over phone lines up on utility poles, and comes from corporations such as Frontier Communications that have existing phone networks. As copper wires go, the twisted and bundled copper construction seen in telephone lines results in lower performance than cable and significantly less than fiber.

Viasat Internet is the most widespread Internet option overall. They have Internet coverage reaching near one hundred percent of Sanger residents. HughesNet, in contrast, has availability for practically one hundred percent of the population. The fastest speed recorded for Viasat is up to 100 Mbps. HughesNet advertised up to 25 Mbps. As a rule, any speed above 10 megabits per second (Mbps) is sufficient to view SD videos over WiFi, but is likely to become an issue for multiple users or bandwidth-intensive services like video conferencing, cloud apps, and etc. You can peruse the coverage maps below to see how broadband coverage compares on a granular level.