Internet Providers in Rensselaer, NY
Residential Internet Statistics for Rensselaer, NY
Internet Service Providers: | 6 |
Plans Start From: | $29.99 |
Top Download Speed: | 1 Gbps |
Fastest Connection Type: | Cable |
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Internet Access in Rensselaer, New York
Rensselaer features a total of 8 Internet service providers (ISPs) with home service, and a total of 20 including smb, enterprise, and mobile providers such as CenturyLink Fiber Gigabit and Crown Castle Fiber.
The majority of Rensselaer households have 3 wired broadband providers available to them (3 per census block specifically). 2.45 percent of Rensselaer residents — 500 people in total — are limited to one or fewer options. Regardless of other services with local coverage, including wireless, DSL and cable broadband services usually provide the best price and data policies for home use.
Taking a look at network technology installed around the Rensselaer area, the most common physical wire broadband tech options are Cable (near one hundred percent coverage) and 5G Internet (48.25 percent coverage). Cable Internet is sold by cable TV companies, leveraging their existing coaxial cable TV networks. Cable often makes sense for local residents due to the strong mix of speed and value.
Spectrum is the most likely choice in Rensselaer. near one hundred percent of Rensselaer census blocks can get access to them. Viasat Internet is the most common followup choice, providing practically one hundred percent of Rensselaer with Satellite service. The fastest package we've found for Viasat for Rensselaer is 35 megabits per second.
The Internet coverage stats on the page below are drawn from a mix of government data and privatized datasets we source directly from providers or through private sources. Averaged statistics regarding speed averages is sourced primarily via M-Labs, which is a speed test utility integrated into our site as well as Google queries. Our in-house market research team has manually aggregated price and plan details for 299 Internet plans for Rensselaer to date.
- There are 17 internet providers in Rensselaer with 8 of those offering residential service
- Rensselaer is the 204th most connected city in New York ahead of Delmar and East Greenbush, but behind Glenmont, Albany, and Watervliet.
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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Rensselaer, New York
Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB | Availability |
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Spectrum | 1,000 Mbps | Cable | 8s | 100.0% |
Consolidated Communications (Formerly Fairpoint Communications) | 50 Mbps | DSL | 2m 43s | 1.6% |
Viasat Internet | 50 Mbps | Satellite | 2m 43s | 100.0% |
T-Mobile 5G Home Internet | 182 Mbps | 5G Internet | 45s | 48.3% |
HughesNet | 25 Mbps | Satellite | 5m 27s | 100.0% |
EarthLink 5G Home Internet | 100 Mbps | 5G Internet | 1m 21s | 48.3% |
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2.5% of consumers in Rensselaer
500 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.