Internet Providers in Oak City, North Carolina
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Residential Internet Statistics for Oak City, NC
| Wired Internet Providers: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Average Speed Test Result: | 10.21 Mbps |
| Top Advertised Speed: | 60 Mbps |
| No Broadband Access: | 96.38% |
Most Popular Residential Internet Providers in Oak City, North Carolina
89.7% Available
60 Mbps
Download
5 Mbps
Upload
100% Available
50 Mbps
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3 Mbps
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100% Available
25 Mbps
Download
3 Mbps
Upload
Internet Access in Oak City, North Carolina
Consumer choice between Internet providers is low in Oak City. The average Internet user within Oak City has 0.9 options for Internet.
Coverage from the two biggest companies, Viasat Internet (formerly Exede) and HughesNet, in general, will overlap. As residents might expect, the choice between Viasat and HughesNet is common.
CenturyLink is one of the top three providers in Oak City by coverage area. They are available for 89 percent of the area.
The packages listed here are manually collected through our research division. The 11 Internet packages shown are the most recent of 149 plans we've aggregated in Oak City to date.
DSL is the best-performing kind of broadband with coverage in Oak City worth considering. Enter zip into the search bar on this page to check our database for detailed results in your neighborhood.
- There are 6 internet providers in Oak City with 3 of those offering residential service
- Oak City is the 666th most connected city in North Carolina behind Williamston, Scotland Neck, Bethel, Tarboro, and Robersonville.
Internet Statistics 2021
100.0% of consumers in Oak City
1,000 People Only have access to 1 or fewer wired internet providers available at their address.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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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Oak City, North Carolina
| Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | 60 Mbps | DSL | 2m 16s |
| Viasat Internet (formerly Exede) | 50 Mbps | Satellite | 2m 43s |
| HughesNet | 25 Mbps | Satellite | 5m 27s |
Summary of Internet Providers Availability in Oak City, North Carolina
- CenturyLink - 89.7% Availability in Oak City - Speeds up to 60 Mbps
- Viasat - 100.0% Availability in Oak City - Speeds up to 50 Mbps
- HughesNet - 100.0% Availability in Oak City - Speeds up to 25 Mbps
Internet Providers in Nearby Cities
Internet Provider Competition Map For Oak City
The “Connected” metric is a citywide average based on FCC data showing the density of broadband options at the census block level.
This statistic is drawn from the population in census blocks not served by at least one wired broadband provider.
25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload is the minimum speed for an Internet connection to be classified as “Broadband” by the FCC.
Data Cap Issues Around Oak City
Data from our market researchers suggests that popular providers use data caps for their residential broadband connections. Data caps are disliked because users view caps as a tactic for limiting video streaming, while providers insist caps are a reasonable strategy for managing network traffic. Either way, the problem is streaming services, which can eat up 1–7GB per hour.