Internet Providers in Joshua, Texas

Internet Access in Joshua, Texas

There are 27 Internet providers operating in Joshua. 4 of these are mobile providers, and 18 offer wired or wireless residential broadband.

Viasat Internet and HughesNet are currently the most common Internet choices in Joshua.

DSL providers like EarthLink deliver Internet services over telephone lines. This explains why DSL is sold through telecom corporations that historically offered phone plans. DSL (standing for Digital Subscriber Line) is available for 87.89 percent of the Joshua population. copper DSL lines don't have as much capacity as fiber/cable networks, which results in reduced speeds. Joshua's current average download speed is only 21.21 Mbps , partly due to the technical issues discussed above. The Joshua average speed is, in context, beneath the 169.1 Mbps state average.

The level of competition between broadband providers for residents of the Joshua area is relatively strong, with the average home having 10-11 providers available in their area. Access isn't spread out evenly — a surprising 9.99 percent of area residents still have only one option for broadband service.

The coverage data here is primarily sourced via FCC and governmental reported data. Internet providers in Joshua are required to report availability data biannually. Using direct agreements with ISPs, BroadbandNow is able to further verify public data in comparison to private data submitted via Internet providers directly. Since 2014, BroadbandNow has crunched 6,294 rows of data on Internet coverage in Joshua. The speed averages shown below are calculated from actual speed tests originating in Joshua addresses from M-Labs, which is built into Google and BroadbandNow.