Internet Providers in Dandridge, Tennessee

Internet Access in Dandridge, Tennessee

Consumers will find 18 Internet service providers (ISPs) in Dandridge. 4 of these are mobile companies and 11 offer wired or wireless residential broadband.

Keep in mind, since FCC availability data is tallied up biannually and only made public six or more months after that, data shown here may have minor inaccuracies.

Competition between broadband providers in Dandridge is relatively strong. The average home has 3-4 providers available in their area. This choice isn't spread out evenly. A surprising 29 percent of addresses in the area are limited to one option for true broadband service.

DSL Internet providers connect customers to Internet services using pre-existing telephone infrastructure. This is why DSL frequently comes through corporations that bundle Internet access with phone service. DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) is available for 79.70 percent of the Dandridge population. Transmitters and copper lines that deliver DSL Internet have limited bandwidth when compared to fiber/cable networks, resulting in low overall download speeds. This is partly why average speeds in Dandridge are lower than Tennessee, clocking in at 24.57 Mbps, as opposed to the 157.38 Mbps average data rate in Tennessee.

Viasat Internet is the most common on the whole. They have Internet coverage for practically one hundred percent of the area. HughesNet is available to virtually one hundred percent of local residents. The top speed advertised for Viasat reaches 100 Mbps. HughesNet offers packages as high as 25 Mbps. Any speed above 10 megabits per second is enough for streaming lower-quality SD videos over WiFi. However, it may become challenging when multiple users try to access bandwidth-intensive services like video chat and etc. You can explore our Internet availability map below to see how broadband coverage compares on a granular level.