Internet Providers in Arlington Heights, Illinois

Internet Access in Arlington Heights, Illinois

Data below is drawn from the FCC's bi-annual provider territory filings. Our data also includes direct provider coverage reports and other privatized datasets to further validate and enhance the data on a census block or lit address level. Plan, pricing, and other data is collected by our data analysis team. We have analyzed 528 Internet deals in Arlington Heights since founding in 2014. Average speed data is based on 37,255 local user speed tests. They are meant for provider comparison purposes, not to indicate top Internet speedsin the area.

In terms of availability, the average location in Arlington Heights will have 5 companies serving their address. Only 1.09 percent of Arlington Heights residents are limited to one option for Internet service.

Viasat Internet has the widest availability in Arlington Heights. They are available to close to one hundred percent of Arlington Heights census blocks. HughesNet is also a common choice, serving practically one hundred percent of residents with Satellite service. HughesNet's strongest package in Arlington Heights is 25 megabits per second.

EarthLink provides a common second choice to the primary providers (Viasat and HughesNet), serving Arlington Heights with a top download speed of 100 Mbps. Wired Internet isn't actually the only way to get Internet access in Arlington Heights. fixed wireless providers like Everywhere Wireless can offer 50 Mbps using wireless links. Aside from consumer Internet, there are 10 companies in the area offering specialized enterprise and business subscriptions like point-to-point connectivity or custom fiber loops. Our results include every provider with business packages on their website, but home providers often offer business plans as well.

So, looking at the big picture, Arlington Heights's broadband Internet infrastructure follows a similar pattern to other US cities and towns: strong coverage of cable and DSL Internet service, except that a majority of residences are stuck with one company for subscribing to either type of service. The cable/DSL pattern is normal because Broadband providers were started pre-Internet as cable TV and telephone corporations. So, they can use these pre-existing networks on telephone poles to deliver broadband service. The area's average download speed is currently 25.74 percent higher than the state average, accounting for all cities. View the user speed test results below for information about how providers compare long term.