Internet Providers in Bath, NY

Internet Access in Bath, New York

Bath currently has only two common Internet service providers (ISPs): Viasat Internet and HughesNet. Viasat mostly offers Satellite service. Their network offers download speeds up to 35 Mbps and coverage in near one hundred percent of the city. As for HughesNet, they provide Satellite, with coverage in practically one hundred percent of the area and advertise speeds up to 25 Mbps.

In terms of network technologies being used in the city, the most widespread hardwired Internet tech varieties are Cable and DSL, with 86.86% and 82.79% respectively. Television providers are usually the source for cable Internet service, thanks to the fact that they can re-purpose their pre-existing coaxial TV cables — which have already been built out to homes in the area — to connect subscribers to the Internet. Bath subscribers to cable ISPs such as Spectrum often pick cable due to the combination of low pricing for workable speeds. (Compared to DSL, anyway.) DSL is delivered by phone lines, and is sold by corporations such as Verizon that historically provided phone service. DSL is the slowest of all major Internet services.

Spectrum provides a common alternative. They offer 86 percent availability and a maximum speed of 940 Mbps. Wired broadband isn't the only option for Internet service for residents of Bath. fixed wireless outfits such as NYSYS airAccess can offer 6 Mbps or more using direct wireless links. Aside from residential broadband, there are 4 companies in the area marketing specialized enterprise-level subscriptions such as point-to-point connectivity. The small business listings here include every provider with business plans online, although some sell both home and business Internet.

Since most houses are only wired for one phone company and one cable company, the average home in Bath has 2-3 wired Internet options available to them. 16.6% of the Bath area have one or fewer options. cable and DSL Internet services are likely to offer the most reasonable pricing and data packages for home use.

The coverage data analysis on this page comes from FCC data. Internet providers in Bath must agree to report there coverage area data biannually. Using our relationships with telecom companies, BroadbandNow is able to confirm this data against privatized data submitted by Internet providers. The speed averages displayed on this page are calculated based on real-world speed tests from the Bath area in the M-Labs database, which is integrated with Google search as well as BroadbandNow.