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1. Spectrum 62.8% Available
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2. Viasat 100% Available
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3. HughesNet 100% Available
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4. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet 26% Available
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5. 5. EarthLink 5G Home Internet 26% Available
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6. 6. Fastlink 99.9% Available
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7. 7. STMC 99.7% Available
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8. 8. Carolina West Wireless 47.5% Available
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9. 9. Skybest 8.7% Available
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Internet Providers in Lowgap, NC
Residential Internet Statistics for Lowgap, NC
| Internet Service Providers: | 7 |
| Plans Start From: | $29.99 |
| Top Download Speed: | 1 Gbps |
| Fastest Connection Type: | Fiber |
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Internet Access in Lowgap, North Carolina
Lowgap offers 9 residential Internet providers, and 15 if you include business and mobile operators. There are 7 broadband choices (Technologies like cable, DSL, and fiber).
There is a decent level of competition between Internet providers around Lowgap. However, 100 people in the area still don't have service from more than one provider. This means that if they aren't satisfied with the quality of service, they have to use a less reliable wireless option. Thankfully, this isn't the norm in Lowgap. The average household has 4 Internet choices.
cable and fiber are the primary technology types in Lowgap. Fiber providers will usually reach fiber lines for the full distance to a customer location. In some areas the actual "Fiber" connection may change to coax wire before actually reaching the residence. Cable broadband uses coaxial cable TV infrastructure to cover the "last mile" stretch near customers. Cable only uses fiber optics to accomplish data transit covering long distances.
Coverage from the most common companies, Viasat Internet and HughesNet, in most cases, will overlap. As a result, the decision between Viasat and HughesNet is a common one.
The Internet coverage stats here and elsewhere on BroadbandNow are based on a mix of government data from the FCC and privatized data collected directly from ISPs. Statistics about speed and performance averages comes primarily from M-Labs. Our in-house research team has manually validated package pricing on 179 broadband offerings in Lowgap as of 2022.
- There are 13 internet providers in Lowgap with 9 of those offering residential service
- Lowgap is the 55th most connected city in North Carolina ahead of Westfield and Cana, but behind State Road, Mount Airy, and Dobson.
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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Lowgap, North Carolina
| Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB | Availability |
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| Surry Telephone Membership Corporation | 1,000 Mbps | Fiber and DSL | 8s | 99.7% |
| Skybest Communications | 1,000 Mbps | Fiber and DSL | 8s | 8.7% |
| Spectrum | 1,000 Mbps | Cable | 8s | 62.8% |
| 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 | 26.0% |
| EarthLink 5G Home Internet | 100 Mbps | 5G Internet | 1m 21s | 26.0% |
6.0% of consumers in Lowgap
100 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.
Lowgap is the 55th most connected city in North Carolina ahead of Westfield and Cana, but behind State Road, Mount Airy, and Dobson.
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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 15 people in Surry 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: 88% of people living in Lowgap 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 Lowgap 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 Surry County, approximately 600 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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