Internet Providers in Pontiac, MI
Residential Internet Statistics for Pontiac, MI
Internet Service Providers: | 3 |
Plans Start From: | $39.99 |
Top Download Speed: | 5 Gbps |
Fastest Connection Type: | Fiber |
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Internet Access in Pontiac, Michigan
Government-sourced Form 477 data is the backbone for Pontiac broadband availability information described here. We've analyzed 16,811 rows of governmental data catalogues on Internet availability within Pontiac. We've manually sourced pricing on 446 home Internet plans in Pontiac. The speed averages originate from 681 individual speed tests in Pontiac.
Most Pontiac homes have 2-3 providers available to the residents. Averaged out across all addresses in the city, there are precisely 2.65 options for each location.
Cable providers like Xfinity and DSL providers like AT&T Internet are the primary broadband network types with availability around Pontiac.
Xfinity is also a commonly available broadband choice in Pontiac, offering Cable connections available to 97 percent of Pontiac.
Viasat Internet is the most frequently available provider on the whole. They have Internet coverage reaching near one hundred percent of the area. HughesNet, in contrast, has coverage to around near one hundred percent of residents. The top download speed advertised for Viasat is 100 Mbps, while HughesNet advertised packages up to 25 Mbps. In general, any speed over 10 megabits per second (Mbps) will be sufficient to stream standard definition video on WiFi, but is likely to become problematic when multiple people try to access bandwidth-intensive services such as video chat and multiplayer gaming. Refer to the Internet availability maps below to see broadband options at the census block level.
- There are 21 internet providers in Pontiac with 5 of those offering residential service
- Pontiac is the 60th most connected city in Michigan ahead of West Bloomfield, Bloomfield Hills, Keego Harbor, and Waterford, but behind Auburn Hills.
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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Pontiac, Michigan
Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB | Availability |
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AT&T Internet | 5,000 Mbps | IPBB and Fiber | 1s | 95.0% |
Xfinity | 1,200 Mbps | Cable | 6s | 97.8% |
Viasat Internet | 100 Mbps | Satellite | 1m 21s | 100.0% |
T-Mobile 5G Home Internet | 182 Mbps | 5G Internet | 45s | 60.3% |
HughesNet | 25 Mbps | Satellite | 5m 27s | 100.0% |
Internet Providers in Nearby Cities
3.2% of consumers in Pontiac
1,000 People Only have access to 1 or fewer wired internet providers available at their address.Reference
This data is calculated from FCC datasets which providers are legally required to supply twice a year. We further validate this data for accuracy.
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The “Connected” metric is a citywide average based on FCC data showing the density of broadband options at the census block level.
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This statistic is drawn from the population in census blocks not served by at least one wired broadband provider.
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This coverage statistic is based on a mix of FCC and private provider reporting in the past two quarters.
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25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload is the minimum speed for an Internet connection to be classified as “Broadband” by the FCC.