Internet Providers in
St. Petersburg, FL

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Best Internet Providers in St. Petersburg, FL

Spectrum, Frontier, and WOW! are the top internet providers in St. Petersburg. Spectrum is the leading internet provider because it covers 95.8% of the city with download speeds up to 1 Gbps (wireless speeds may vary). Spectrum’s internet-only plans are slightly more expensive than WOW!, but you can get significant savings by bundling your internet plan with Spectrum Mobile, Spectrum TV, or Spectrum Voice. Spectrum Internet packages start at just $30 per month for one year, while its internet-only plans start at $30 per month for one year. All plans come with Spectrum’s Advanced Wifi modem and router combo for superior connectivity.

If you’re looking for fiber internet, Frontier is the best option in St. Petersburg. Frontier covers 43.1% of St. Petersburg and its prices start at just $29.99 per month. Frontier surpasses the cable internet providers in the region by offering symmetrical speeds up to 7 Gbps, which means you get both the download and upload speeds you need to game, stream, and work from home. Customers like Frontier Fiber internet because its Fiber 500, Fiber 1 Gig, and Fiber 2 Gig plans come with amazing promotions and you can add extras such as whole-home Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi security, identity protection, and Frontier’s My Premium Tech Pro for just a little bit more per month.

The third provider that offers fast internet speeds in St. Petersburg is WOW! It covers 81.0% of the city with download speeds up to 1 Gbps. Where WOW! beats its competitors, though, is pricing. WOW!’s most affordable plan starts at $30 per month, and you can tap into additional savings by bundling your WOW! internet service with WOW! mobile or WOW! home phone.

Frontier - Fastest Provider
Frontier - Cheapest Provider
Viasat - Widely Available
Viasat - Great for Rural Areas
AT&T - Offers 5G Home Internet
Frontier - Great Value

What’s a Good Internet Speed?

Internet Speed	Appropriate For	Providers in your Area offering this Speed	Availability in your Area
100 Mbps	Streaming Video chat Online gaming Larger households	AT&T Viasat T-Mobile Verizon Hughesnet XNET WiFi Starlink	100%
1000 Mbps (1 Gbps)	Heavy streaming (4K video multiple devices etc.) Video chat Lag-free gaming Large households	Spectrum Frontier EarthLink WOW!	95.78%

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Internet Availability in St. Petersburg, FL

St. Petersburg is a large city in Florida, which means it has a handful of wired internet providers that offer high speeds. The providers have various coverage zones, so you may have access to one or many of them depending on where you live. Let’s take a look at which providers have the most presence in select areas of the city.

Spectrum is a cable internet provider available in 95.8% of St. Petersburg. From the Villas at Flagler Pointe to Shore Acres, Spectrum covers nearly the whole city. The only exceptions are parks, lakes, and some dead zones downtown. Spectrum also covers residents who live along the coast in Pinellas Point or Coquina Key.

An alternative cable internet provider in St. Petersburg is WOW!, which covers 81.0% of the city. It shares similar coverage zones with Spectrum, including Coquina Key and Shore Acres, but it has more patches of unavailability in areas such as Wilders Mobile Park and select neighborhoods west of Pine Acres.

Fiber internet providers — specifically EarthLink and Frontier — also service St. Petersburg. The former has 34.8% availability, while the latter has 43.1%. Both have the same coverage areas, although they cover significantly less than Spectrum and WOW!. They have a strong presence in Lakewood Terrace and Lake Maggiore Shores, but they don’t cover Old Southeast and the Villas at Flagler Pointe.

Provider Connection Types in St. Petersburg, FL

Connection Type	About this Connection Type	Availability in St. Petersburg, FL
Satellite	Available even in very rural areas Typically has high latency (lag)	100%
DSL	Typically about 100 Mbps Slower than Cable or Fiber	0.1%
Cable	Typically 250 Mbps - 1 Gbps Widely available A good choice for most users	96.50999999999999%
Fiber	Typically 1 Gbps or faster Upload speeds match download speeds	33.300000000000004%