Internet Providers in Upton, Massachusetts

Internet Access in Upton, Massachusetts

Information below is based on the FCC's bi-annual provider coverage reports. We also use direct provider coverage reports and other private datasets to validate the information on a census block level. Pricing and plan data is hand-gathered manually by our research team. To date, we've analyzed and verified 326 broadband deals in Upton in the past few years. Speed test averages shown here for Upton is currently based on the 3,212 user speed tests analyzed in the tools below.

Spectrum is an second choice to the primary providers (Viasat and HughesNet). They offer a top download speed of 940 Mbps. Outside of consumer Internet, there are also 4 providers in Upton selling enterprise and business services such as point-to-point connectivity. We list every provider with business services online.

Since many houses come pre-wired for one telephone company and one cable television provider, the majority of Upton households have 2 wired broadband providers to choose from. 2.09 percent of the Upton area — 100 people in total — are limited to one or fewer options for their broadband service provider. Regardless of alternative networks on the market, DSL and cable broadband services usually provide the best price for home use.

Viasat Internet has the largest coverage area for Upton residents. near one hundred percent of Upton census blocks can receive Internet service from them. HughesNet is the most likely second choice, providing virtually one hundred percent of Upton with predominantly Satellite service. The fastest plan advertised by HughesNet for Upton is 25 Mbps download.

The takeaway is that Upton's Internet infrastructure follows a similar pattern to other Massachusetts towns and cities: widespread access to cable and DSL Internet service, with the caveat that most residences are stuck with one option for either Internet service. This pattern has a simple reason. Broadband Internet companies started as cable TV and phone corporations. So, they already own legacy networks for delivering their Internet service.