Internet Providers in Shirley, NY
Residential Internet Statistics for Shirley, NY
Internet Service Providers: | 4 |
Plans Start From: | $34.99 |
Top Download Speed: | 1 Gbps |
Fastest Connection Type: | Cable |
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Internet Access in Shirley, New York
Shirley Internet availability information on this page is calculated from FCC Form 477 data. Then, we ensure the data is scrubbed for issues against private lit address databases. We've examined 3,944 rows of FCC and private data catalogues on broadband availability in Shirley, New York. Our research division has manually sourced local price data and fine print info for 234 Internet and bundle plans in Shirley. Average download speed analysis is based on 19,222 user speed test records aggregated over a 12 month rolling period.
Since many houses come pre-wired for one telephone provider and one cable TV provider, the majority of Shirley residents have 2 wired broadband providers to choose from. 1.32% of Shirley residents have one or fewer options for which provider to use. Regardless of alternative services available, cable and DSL Internet are likely to provide the most agreeable price and data packages for home use.
Taking a look at network technologies offered around Shirley, the most prevalent wired broadband tech varieties are Cable (98.97 percent coverage) and DSL (virtually one hundred percent coverage). TV companies are the main source for cable Internet, since they can re-purpose their pre-existing TV wires — which have already been built out to homes in the area — to connect customers to the Internet. Shirley customers of cable Internet service providers such as Optimum by Altice overwhelmingly select cable because of the reasonably low pricing for decent speeds. (Compared to the alternatives, anyway.) Telephone providers usually offer DSL Internet service, because DSL transmits digital data over phone lines. DSL is the slowest of all wired broadband services except dial-up.
Viasat Internet is the most commonly available choice for Shirley residents. The company is accessible for virtually one hundred percent of Shirley. HughesNet is also a common option, providing practically one hundred percent of the area with predominantly Satellite service. HughesNet's fastest plan in Shirley is 25 Mbps.
While the main providers are Viasat and HughesNet, Verizon also serves Shirley with service in practically one hundred percent of addresses and a maximum speed of 15 Mbps. Fixed wireless providers like BarrierFree can deliver 0 Mbps or more via wireless relays. Explore the map on the page below to see broadband coverage on a granular level.
- There are 14 internet providers in Shirley with 6 of those offering residential service
- Shirley is the 666th most connected city in New York ahead of Mastic and Mastic Beach, but behind Yaphank, Moriches, and Brookhaven.
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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Shirley, New York
Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB | Availability |
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Optimum by Altice | 1,000 Mbps | Cable | 8s | 99.0% |
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 | 14.2% |
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1.3% of consumers in Shirley
300 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.