Internet Service Providers in Paia, Hawaii
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Residential Internet Statistics for Paia, HI
| Wired Internet Providers: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Average Speed Test Result: | 28.97 Mbps |
| Top Advertised Speed: | 1,000 Mbps |
| No Broadband Access: | 0.55% |
Most Popular Residential Internet Providers in Paia, Hawaii
99.5% Available
940 Mbps
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35 Mbps
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100% Available
50 Mbps
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3 Mbps
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100% Available
25 Mbps
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3 Mbps
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Internet Access in Paia, Hawaii
Broadband competition in Paia is above average in comparison to other parts of the state. There is an average of 3.16 providers available in each census block. Paia is currently the 55th most connected city in Hawaii. (Measured by the number of providers with coverage at each local address) Only 1.2 percent of the area have one or fewer choices for home Internet service.
Spectrum is an second choice to the primary providers (Viasat and HughesNet). They offer 99 percent local availability and a maximum speed of 940 Mbps. Wired Internet isn't the only choice for Internet access in Paia. fixed wireless companies like Sky Fiber can achieve 100 Mbps or more via direct wireless technology. Outside of residential Internet, there are also 2 providers within Paia offering enterprise-level subscriptions such as SD-WAN or custom fiber loops. Our results include all providers with explicit business services online.
The data on this page is sourced via FCC reports. Coverage data is confirmed against privatized data sources to create more granular resources than governmental websites. Speeds and pricing data is generated by manually collecting tens of thousands of data points annually.
Taking a look now at network technology with significant infrastructure already built across Paia, the most prevalent physical wire broadband tech options are Cable (99.45 percent coverage) and Satellite (close to one hundred percent coverage). TV providers are usually the source for cable Internet and Wifi service, because they can use pre-existing coaxial TV cables — which have already been built out to homes in the area — to connect customers to the Internet. Paia-area subscribers to cable service providers like Spectrum overwhelmingly pick cable because of the combination of low pricing for workable speeds. (Compared to DSL, anyway.)
Viasat Internet (formerly Exede) is the most common overall. They have Internet coverage reaching near one hundred percent of the area. HughesNet, in contrast, is available to virtually one hundred percent of the population. The top download speed recorded for Viasat is 35 Mbps. HughesNet advertised packages as high as 2 Mbps. As a rule, anything over 10 Mbps will be sufficient to view standard definition video over WiFi. However, it may become an issue for multiple users or high-bandwidth services such as video chat and etc. Refer to the coverage maps on this page to see how Internet options compare down to the census block level in Paia.
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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Paia, Hawaii
| Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaiian Telcom | 1,000 Mbps | DSL and Fiber | 8s |
| Spectrum | 940 Mbps | Cable | 8s |
| Viasat Internet (formerly Exede) | 50 Mbps | Satellite | 2m 43s |
| HughesNet | 25 Mbps | Satellite | 5m 27s |
Summary of Internet Providers Availability in Paia, Hawaii
- Hawaiian Telcom - 98.8% Availability in Paia - Speeds up to 1,000 Mbps
- Spectrum - 99.5% Availability in Paia - Speeds up to 940 Mbps
- Viasat - 100.0% Availability in Paia - Speeds up to 50 Mbps
- HughesNet - 100.0% Availability in Paia - Speeds up to 25 Mbps
Internet Provider Competition Map For Paia
The “Connected” metric is a citywide average based on FCC data showing the density of broadband options at the census block level.
This statistic is drawn from the population in census blocks not served by at least one wired broadband provider.
Fiber coverage data is sourced from FCC Form 477 filings and cross-validated through BroadbandNow with private datasets and direct provider reporting.
This coverage statistic is based on a mix of FCC and private provider reporting in the past two quarters.
25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload is the minimum speed for an Internet connection to be classified as “Broadband” by the FCC.