Internet Providers in Piscataway, New Jersey
Residential Internet Statistics for Piscataway, NJ
Internet Service Providers: | 5 |
Plans Start From: | $19.99 |
Top Download Speed: | 1.2 Gbps |
Fastest Connection Type: | Fiber |
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Internet Access in Piscataway, New Jersey
According to the most recent availabliity data, there are two Internet options for Piscataway residents: Viasat Internet and HughesNet. Viasat mostly offers Satellite service, with speeds up to 35 Mbps and coverage for virtually one hundred percent of the population. HughesNet offers Satellite. Their Internet plans have coverage for near one hundred percent of Piscataway.
Verizon provides an alternative, serving Piscataway with a top speed of 15 Mbps. Aside from home broadband, there are also 10 providers in Piscataway selling specialized enterprise-level services such as point-to-point connectivity. We list every local provider with business packages on their site.
When we're looking at network tech offered the Piscataway area, we see that the most prevalent hardwired broadband tech infrastructures are Cable (91.04 percent coverage) and DSL and Fiber (95.77 percent coverage). TV corporations are the main source for cable home Internet, since they can re-purpose existing TV wires — which have already been built out to homes in the area — to connect subscribers to Internet service. Local subscribers to cable service providers such as Optimum by Altice generally pick it because of the combination of low prices for workable speeds. (Compared to the alternatives, anyway.)
The information listed here is primarily sourced via provider coverage reports. Coverage data is using private databases to provide more accurate results than is available from government websites. Speed and pricing data is sourced thanks to our data division, who gather tens of thousands of data points annually. We've gathered 541 Piscataway Internet plans since 2014, with 64 Internet or bundled deals currently marketed in the area.
To summarize, the average Piscataway resident has 2-3 options for Internet. In New Jersey, this is pretty much average. Piscataway is the 21st most connected city out of 536 cities as measured by the number of providers available at local addresses.
- There are 22 internet providers in Piscataway with 7 of those offering residential service
- Piscataway is the 21st most connected city in New Jersey ahead of North Brunswick, Highland Park, Somerset, and Milltown, but behind New Brunswick.
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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Piscataway, New Jersey
Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB | Availability |
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Optimum by Altice | 1,000 Mbps | Cable | 8s | 91.0% |
Optimum by Altice | 1,000 Mbps | Fiber | 8s | 70.7% |
Xfinity | 1,200 Mbps | Cable | 6s | 1.8% |
Viasat Internet | 50 Mbps | Satellite | 2m 43s | 100.0% |
T-Mobile 5G Home Internet | 182 Mbps | 5G Internet | 45s | 38.9% |
HughesNet | 25 Mbps | Satellite | 5m 27s | 100.0% |
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8.6% of consumers in Piscataway
4,000 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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Fiber coverage data is sourced from FCC Form 477 filings and cross-validated through BroadbandNow with private datasets and direct provider reporting.
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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.