Internet Providers in Paia, Hawaii

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 54th 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 Fixed Wireless (69.79 percent coverage). Cable internet connections are sold by traditional residential television operators, leveraging their already-built TV network connections. Cable can often make sense for Paia residents due to the strong mix of speed and value.

Viasat Internet 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.