Internet Providers in Horseheads, NY

Residential Internet Statistics for Horseheads, NY
Internet Service Providers: 7
Plans Start From: $29.99
Top Download Speed: 1 Gbps
Fastest Connection Type: Fiber
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Top Internet Providers in Horseheads, New York:

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  • 1. Spectrum
    97.6% Available
    Download Speeds up to:
    *1 Gbps
    • Cable
    *Not all internet speeds available in all areas.
    • Cable
    View Plans (844) 901-2981
    97.6% Available
  • 2. Verizon
    91.6% Available
    Download Speeds up to:
    *15 Mbps
    • DSL
    *Not all internet speeds available in all areas.
    • DSL
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    91.6% Available
  • 3. Viasat
    100% Available
    Download Speeds up to:
    *50 Mbps
    • Satellite
    *Not all internet speeds available in all areas.
    • Satellite
    View Plans (844) 912-2812
    100% Available
  • 4. HughesNet
    100% Available
    Download Speeds up to:
    *25 Mbps
    • Satellite
    *Not all internet speeds available in all areas.
    • Satellite
    View Plans (844) 902-3107
    100% Available
  • 5. 5. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet
    28.7% Available
    Download Speeds up to:
    *182 Mbps
    • 5G Internet
    *Not all internet speeds available in all areas.
    • 5G Internet
    View Plans (844) 918-3658
    28.7% Available
  • 6. 6. EarthLink 5G Home Internet
    28.7% Available
    Download Speeds up to:
    *100 Mbps
    • 5G Internet
    *Not all internet speeds available in all areas.
    • 5G Internet
    View Plans (855) 340-5973
    28.7% Available
  • 7. 7. Greenlight Networks
    56.3% Available
    Download Speeds up to:
    *50 Mbps
    • Fixed Wireless
    *Not all internet speeds available in all areas.
    • Fixed Wireless
    View Plans (585) 351-6600
    56.3% Available
  • 8. 8. Empire Access
    25.5% Available
    Download Speeds up to:
    *1 Gbps
    • Fiber
    *Not all internet speeds available in all areas.
    • Fiber
    View Plans (800) 338-3300
    25.5% Available
  • 9. Empire Telephone
    1.6% Available
    Download Speeds up to:
    *25 Mbps
    • DSL
    *Not all internet speeds available in all areas.
    • DSL
    View Plans (800) 338-3300
    1.6% Available
1 Residential internet providers are hidden due to low coverage in Horseheads. See All
1 Business internet providers are hidden due to low coverage in Horseheads. See All

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Internet Access in Horseheads, New York

Horseheads features only two major Internet service options to grapple with — coaxial cable (97.56% availability) and DSL (92.02% availability). Coaxial cable broadband is generally delivered through cable TV companies using their pre-existing coaxial copper television cables on telephone poles or buried in the street. DSL is delivered via twisted copper phone wires. Most Horseheads neighborhoods and census blocks have access to both coaxial cable and DSL service from two or more ISPs.

Coverage from Viasat Internet and HughesNet, in general, will overlap. As a result, the decision between Viasat and HughesNet is common in Horseheads.

The packages displayed on this page are collected by hand by our research team. The 32 Internet packages shown above are the most relevant of 278 broadband packages we've collected in Horseheads to date.

Spectrum as well as Verizon also provide Internet service in Horseheads, with shared territory in some blocks.

To summarize, Internet access could use improvement in Horseheads. As it stands, only 1,000 Horseheads residents have access to one or fewer providers.

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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Horseheads, New York

Provider Speed Type Time To Download 1 GB Availability
Empire Access 1,000 Mbps Fiber 8s 25.5%
Spectrum 1,000 Mbps Cable 8s 97.6%
Viasat Internet 50 Mbps Satellite 2m 43s 100.0%
HughesNet 25 Mbps Satellite 5m 27s 100.0%
T-Mobile 5G Home Internet 182 Mbps 5G Internet 45s 28.7%
EarthLink 5G Home Internet 100 Mbps 5G Internet 1m 21s 28.7%
Empire Telephone 25 Mbps DSL 5m 27s 1.6%

Internet Providers in Nearby Cities

6.3% of consumers in Horseheads

1,000 People Only have access to 1 or fewer wired internet providers available at their address.

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This data is calculated from FCC datasets which providers are legally required to supply twice a year. We further validate this data for accuracy.

Horseheads is the 413th most connected city in New York ahead of Erin, Elmira, Beaver Dams, and Pine City, but behind Big Flats.

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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.

Approximately 900 people in Chemung County don't have access to any wired internet.

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This statistic is drawn from the population in census blocks not served by at least one wired broadband provider.

Fiber Availability: 25% of people living in Horseheads have residential fiber service available to them.

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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.

Approximately 94% of Horseheads residents are serviced by multiple wired providers.

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This coverage statistic is based on a mix of FCC and private provider reporting in the past two quarters.

In Chemung County, approximately 3,000 people do not have access to 25 Mbps wired broadband.

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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.

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Compare Horseheads to the 5 largest cities in the US

City Average Download Speed Number of Providers Average Cost per Mbps
Horseheads 127.6 Mbps 10 $0.95 ( + $0.00 )
New York 581.7 Mbps ( +454.1 Mbps ) 22 ( +12 ) $0.34 ( $0.00 )
Los Angeles 172.8 Mbps ( +45.2 Mbps ) 21 ( +11 ) $0.25 ( $0.00 )
Chicago 199.7 Mbps ( +72.1 Mbps ) 20 ( +10 ) $0.24 ( $0.00 )
Houston 202.2 Mbps ( +74.6 Mbps ) 27 ( +17 ) $0.25 ( $0.00 )
Philadelphia 196.5 Mbps ( +68.9 Mbps ) 11 ( +1 ) $0.39 ( $0.00 )
Last Updated 05/20/2022