6.3
Frontier home internet
Like
- Wi-Fi router rental included in the price
- Unlimited data
- Fast fiber speeds
Don’t like
- Spotty DSL speeds
- Poor, but improving, customer satisfaction record
- Term agreement required to get signup bonuses
Product details
- Price range $50 per month
- Speed range Varies
- Connection DSL
- Highlights Unlimited data, no contracts, no equipment fee
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The technology an internet service provider uses can make a huge difference in speed, reliability and overall value. When a provider uses two vastly different internet connection types, the result is two completely different services. Case in point: Frontier.
Frontier falls into the category of internet providers with a growing fiber network and a large, established DSL network. The disparity between the two connection types is rather extreme, so your experience with any such provider, Frontier included, will largely come down to the service type available at your address.
When considering Frontier internet for your home, determine if you’re eligible for fiber or DSL service. If Frontier Fiber is available, you’ll likely find it to be the best offers of all ISPs in your area, including the internet and TV bundle that will get new customers $10 per month off YouTube TV for a year. On the other hand, if you can only get DSL, you may want to also explore other options such as rural internet alternatives or 5G home internet.
Along with fast speeds — Frontier now offers speeds up to 5Gbps — and competitive pricing, Frontier Fiber plans come with unlimited data and a Wi-Fi router at no extra cost. There are also no term agreements, so long as you don’t accept any deal “sweeteners” like the $200 gift card currently available when you sign up for Fiber 2 Gig.
Frontier Internet, the DSL service, can be hit or miss, as speeds and performance may vary widely depending on where you live. That’s typical for a DSL provider, but Frontier doesn’t advertise speeds for its DSL service at all, so there’s no telling what speeds you’ll get until you sign up. Even if you luck out and can get the fastest Frontier Internet speeds possible, they’d still fall well short of the slowest advertised Frontier Fiber speed (500Mbps).
So again, fiber optic is good, DSL bad (maybe). And that’s not necessarily a knock against Frontier; that’s just the nature of the two service types. Frontier Fiber is the way to go, given the choice of the two. Still, Frontier Internet could also be a viable option for those in rural areas where the only other available connections are via satellite internet.
Frontier home internet availability and coverage
Frontier Communications is one of the nation’s largest internet providers, available in 25 states from Connecticut to California. Fiber service is currently available in 15 states, with serviceability largely reserved to metro areas, but ongoing expansion could bring Frontier Fiber to more states and locations in the future.
Until then, everywhere else serviceable for Frontier will have access to Frontier Internet. Again, that means DSL and its unpredictable, varying speeds. The following prices assume customer use of autopay.
Frontier internet plans and pricing
Plan | Speeds | Introductory rate | Equipment fee | Data cap |
---|---|---|---|---|
Frontier Internet (Copper) | Varies | $50 | None | None |
Fiber 500 | Up to 500Mbps download, 500Mbps upload | $50 | None | None |
Fiber 1 Gig | Up to 1,000Mbps download, 1,000Mbps upload | $70 | None | None |
Fiber 2 Gig | Up to 2Gbps download, 2Gbps upload | $100 | None | None |
Fiber 5 Gig | Up to 5Gbps download, 5Gbps upload | $155 | None | None |