Internet Providers in Glen Alpine, NC
Residential Internet Statistics for Glen Alpine, NC
Internet Service Providers: | 6 |
Plans Start From: | $49.95 |
Top Download Speed: | 1 Gbps |
Fastest Connection Type: | Fiber |
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Internet Access in Glen Alpine, North Carolina
There are 8 Internet service providers in Glen Alpine marketing home connections, and a total of 15 including specialized smb, enterprise, and mobile providers. (Some might be "double entries" as many incumbent providers market residential service and enterprise service under separate branches.)
So far as Internet availability, the average home in Glen Alpine has 4 companies at a given address. Only 13.36 percent of the Glen Alpine population are stuck with one or fewer options for Internet.
The data on this page comes from provider coverage reports, and is confirmed through privatized data sources to provide more detailed listings than can be accessed through the FCC directly. Information on pricing and speed of individual Internet plans is generated by our data analysis team, who gather tens of thousands of data points each year. We've catalogued 186 Glen Alpine Internet plans from 2014–present, with 44 Internet or bundled packages currently available.
Viasat Internet has the largest coverage area for Glen Alpine residents. near one hundred percent of Glen Alpine census blocks can receive Internet service from them. HughesNet is the most likely second choice, providing near one hundred percent of the area with Satellite service. The fastest Internet package we've seen for HughesNet in Glen Alpine is 25 Mbps.
To summarize, Glen Alpine's Internet situation follows a common pattern in North Carolina towns and cities: widespread access to bundled cable and DSL, with the problem being that most residences are stuck with only one provider for setting up either Internet service. This pattern has a simple cause. Internet service providers used to be cable TV and landline telephone companies, and use these pre-existing copper wired infrastructures to deliver broadband Internet bundles.
- There are 13 internet providers in Glen Alpine with 8 of those offering residential service
- Glen Alpine is the 171st most connected city in North Carolina ahead of Marion and Nebo, but behind Valdese, Connellys Springs, and Morganton.
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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Glen Alpine, North Carolina
Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB | Availability |
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AT&T Internet | 1,000 Mbps | IPBB and Fiber | 8s | 73.5% |
Spectrum | 1,000 Mbps | Cable | 8s | 97.5% |
CoMPAS Cable | 200 Mbps | Cable | 40s | 19.0% |
Viasat Internet | 100 Mbps | Satellite | 1m 21s | 100.0% |
T-Mobile 5G Home Internet | 182 Mbps | 5G Internet | 45s | 98.8% |
HughesNet | 25 Mbps | Satellite | 5m 27s | 100.0% |
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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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Fiber coverage data is sourced from FCC Form 477 filings and cross-validated through BroadbandNow with private datasets and direct provider reporting.
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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.