Internet Providers in Bethpage, NY
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Residential Internet Statistics for Bethpage, NY
| Internet Providers: | 13 |
|---|---|
| Internet Plans: | 11 |
| Fastest Speed Available: | 1,000 Mbps |
| Average Plan Price: | $57.72 |
Most Popular Residential Internet Providers in Bethpage, New York
99.4% Available
1,000 Mbps
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1,000 Mbps
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99.1% Available
940 Mbps
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880 Mbps
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100% Available
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Internet Access in Bethpage, New York
3-4 Internet providers are available for the average Bethpage address. This is a lot of competition compared with similar-sized cities. Competition between more than two ISPs in a city often results in more consumer-friendly pricing.
Coverage from the two most common companies, Viasat Internet (formerly Exede) and HughesNet, as a rule, will overlap. As a result, the choice between Viasat and HughesNet is common.
The Internet plans listed above are gathered manually by our data analysis staff. The 41 Internet plans shown above are the most recent of 275 packages we've seen in Bethpage to date.
Optimum by Altice and Verizon Fios can also provide coverage in Bethpage, with significant overlap in some neighborhoods.
To summarize, Bethpage's Internet infrastructure follows a similar pattern to other US cities: strong availability of bundled cable and DSL, with the caveat that a majority of houses or apartments are stuck with one provider for setting up either Internet service. This pattern comes from the fact that Broadband Internet service providers started as TV and landline telephone companies. So, they use pre-existing copper networks for delivering broadband services. Fiber has been slowly growing as a third option, and while some "Fiber" plans aren't actually true "Fiber to the Home" connections, 99.28 percent of the area is covered by fiber Internet that reaches at least as far as the building property.
- There are 13 internet providers in Bethpage with 6 of those offering residential service
- Bethpage is the 27th most connected city in New York ahead of Old Bethpage and Levittown, but behind Hicksville, Farmingdale, and Plainview.
- The fastest zip code in Bethpage for April 2021 is 11714. (see all below).
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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Bethpage, New York
| Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum by Altice | 1,000 Mbps | Cable | 8s |
| Optimum by Altice | 1,000 Mbps | Fiber | 8s |
| Viasat Internet (formerly Exede) | 50 Mbps | Satellite | 2m 43s |
| HughesNet | 25 Mbps | Satellite | 5m 27s |
Summary of Internet Providers Availability in Bethpage, New York
- Optimum by Altice - Cable - 99.4% Availability in Bethpage - Speeds up to 1,000 Mbps
- Optimum by Altice - Fiber - 89.8% Availability in Bethpage - Speeds up to 1,000 Mbps
- Viasat - Satellite - 100.0% Availability in Bethpage - Speeds up to 50 Mbps
- HughesNet - Satellite - 100.0% Availability in Bethpage - Speeds up to 25 Mbps
Internet Providers in Nearby Cities
Internet Provider Competition Map For Bethpage
The “Connected” metric is a citywide average based on FCC data showing the density of broadband options at the census block level.
This statistic is drawn from the population in census blocks not served by at least one wired broadband provider.
Fiber coverage data is sourced from FCC Form 477 filings and cross-validated through BroadbandNow with private datasets and direct provider reporting.
This coverage statistic is based on a mix of FCC and private provider reporting in the past two quarters.
Zip-based speed averages are calculated from M-Labs consumer speed tests run by IP addresses in the area.
25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload is the minimum speed for an Internet connection to be classified as “Broadband” by the FCC.
Internet for Educational Purposes in Bethpage
Economic development studies regularly identify a large pattern between broadband access and improved schooling. Broadband is increasingly required as colleges like Briarcliffe College move online platforms to distribute coursework. Favorably for students living near campus, fiber has high availability with a close to one hundred percent footprint in the zip code around Briarcliffe College. Fiber has wide coverage with a virtually one hundred% footprint in the area. Looking at 10,966 speed tests recorded in the past annum at areas within two miles of Briarcliffe College campus, performance averages are in the region of 110.59 Mbps — far above the minimum speeds needed for viewing video and operating hosted or communication platforms.
Data Cap Issues Around Bethpage
Data collected by our research team shows that common providers in Bethpage use data caps for their home Internet plans. Data caps are disliked because subscribers see caps as a tactic to stop "cord cutting". Providers explain they are a necessary strategy for managing network traffic. Either way, the culprit is video streaming, which can consume 1–7GB/hour.