Internet Providers in Sheffield, PA
Residential Internet Statistics for Sheffield, PA
Internet Service Providers: | 4 |
Plans Start From: | $48.95 |
Top Download Speed: | 1 Gbps |
Fastest Connection Type: | Fiber |
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Internet Access in Sheffield, Pennsylvania
Sheffield features only two major Internet technology choices to grapple with — cable (94.01% availability) and DSL (99.37% availability). Coaxial cable broadband service is provided via cable TV providers via their pre-existing copper coaxial television cables mounted on telephone poles or buried in the road. DSL, similarly, is delivered over landline phone lines. The vast majority of Sheffield street addresses can access cable service and/or DSL service from two or more telecom companies.
Since the majority of buildings are only wired for one phone (DSL) company and one cable provider, the majority of Sheffield households have 2-3 wired broadband options available to them. 6.08 percent of Sheffield residents are limited to one or fewer choices for which provider to use. cable and DSL Internet usually provide the best pricing for home use.
Viasat Internet offers the widest availability in Sheffield. close to one hundred percent of Sheffield census blocks can get Internet service from them. HughesNet is also a common choice, providing virtually one hundred percent of the area with predominantly Satellite service. HughesNet's strongest plan in Sheffield is 25 megabits per second download.
Windstream is a common alternative, serving Sheffield with a top download speed of 300 Mbps. There are 2 companies in Sheffield offering enterprise and smb technologies such as point-to-point connectivity and MPLS. BroadbandNow includes every provider with explicit business services advertised on their site, but residential providers might offer business options as well.
The Internet access insights here and elsewhere on BroadbandNow are calculated from government data and private datasets we source directly from providers or via private sources. Statistics about speed data comes primarily from M-Labs. Our market research team has hand-sourced package price on 248 broadband deals within Sheffield to date.
- There are 10 internet providers in Sheffield with 6 of those offering residential service
- Sheffield is the 867th most connected city in Pennsylvania ahead of Kane, Marienville, and Russell, but behind Clarendon and Warren.
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Summary Of Fastest Internet Providers In Sheffield, Pennsylvania
Provider | Speed | Type | Time To Download 1 GB | Availability |
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Windstream | 1,000 Mbps | DSL and Fiber | 8s | 99.7% |
Viasat Internet | 100 Mbps | Satellite | 1m 21s | 100.0% |
WestPAnet | 100 Mbps | Cable | 1m 21s | 94.0% |
WestPAnet | 100 Mbps | Fiber | 1m 21s | 68.5% |
T-Mobile 5G Home Internet | 182 Mbps | 5G Internet | 45s | 94.8% |
HughesNet | 25 Mbps | Satellite | 5m 27s | 100.0% |
6.1% of consumers in Sheffield
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.
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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.