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Home Internet Summary in Richardson, TX

In Richardson, Texas, AT&T Internet shines as the top provider where available. With 89.50% city coverage, AT&T offers both IPBB and fiber connections. Its fiber service delivers up to 5 Gbps download speeds, the fastest in the area. Plans start at $55 per month, combining high speed with extensive coverage.

Spectrum offers another solid option, providing cable internet to 95.20% of Richardson. Spectrum’s maximum download speed hits 1 Gbps, lower than AT&T’s, but the starting price of $49.99 per month can appeal to many residents.

Verizon serves 49.90% of the city with 5G internet, offering maximum download speeds of 50 Mbps. Plans start at $50 per month. While not as fast or widespread as AT&T and Spectrum, Verizon remains a viable choice in certain areas.

Richardson residents enjoy robust internet coverage: 96% have access to fiber, 87% to cable, and 73% to fixed wireless, offering multiple reliable options.

Best Internet Providers in Richardson, TX

The best internet providers in Richardson are AT&T Fiber and Spectrum. AT&T Fiber is the best provider in the area, because of its fast fiber connection that offers speeds up to [ISP_FastestDownloadSpeed provider=”ATT Fiber”]. AT&T has great coverage in Richardson, reaching [ISP_Availability provider= “ATT Internet”] percent of the area. AT&T Fiber plans start at just [ISP_PromRateLowestInternet provider=”ATT Fiber”] per month.

Another excellent internet option in Richardson is Spectrum, which provides download speeds up to [ISP_FastestDownloadSpeed provider=”Spectrum”] (wireless speeds may vary) to [ISP_Availability provider= “Spectrum”] percent of the area. Residents looking at Spectrum as their Internet provider can expect a starting price of [ISP_PromRateLowestInternet provider=”Spectrum”] per month for 12 months.

AT&T - Fastest Provider
Spectrum - Cheapest Provider
Viasat - Widely Available
Viasat - Great for Rural Areas
T-Mobile - Offers 5G Home Internet
AT&T - Great Value

What’s a Good Internet Speed?

Internet Speed	Appropriate For	Providers in your Area offering this Speed	Availability in your Area
100 Mbps	Streaming Video chat Online gaming Larger households	Viasat T-Mobile EarthLink Hughesnet XNET WiFi Starlink	100%
1000 Mbps (1 Gbps)	Heavy streaming (4K video multiple devices etc.) Video chat Lag-free gaming Large households	Spectrum AT&T	95.21%

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Provider Connection Types in Richardson, TX

Connection Type	About this Connection Type	Availability in Richardson, TX
Satellite	Available even in very rural areas Typically has high latency (lag)	100%
DSL	Typically about 100 Mbps Slower than Cable or Fiber	8.75%
Cable	Typically 250 Mbps - 1 Gbps Widely available A good choice for most users	96.19%
Fiber	Typically 1 Gbps or faster Upload speeds match download speeds	86.71%