Best Internet Providers in Bellevue, Washington – CNET

What is the best internet provider in Bellevue?

Quantum Fiber is Bellevue’s best internet service provider, offering the best combination of speed and price. It’s a true fiber-to-the-home connection, so you’ll get symmetrical upload and download speeds on all plans. Quantum Fiber also offers a price-for-life guarantee, an extremely valuable benefit.

If you want to pay the lowest prices possible, Xfinity and Ziply Fiber have the cheapest internet in Bellevue, with plans starting at $20 monthly. Unfortunately, that price goes up significantly in the second year, but both providers offer an array of affordable options. Ziply Fiber also has the fastest internet in Bellevue (and the entire country), with speeds going up to an unfathomably high 50,000Mbps. 

Verizon and T-Mobile both offer wireless home internet service in Bellevue. While they’re not quite as reliable as wired options in the area, you can save significantly on both by bundling with an eligible cellphone plan.

Our methodology

Speed range

200 – 8,000 Mbps

Price range

$30 – $165 per month

Our take – Quantum Fiber is the fiber-to-the-home brand owned by Lumen Technologies, which also offers DSL service under the CenturyLink moniker in Bellevue. If you can get Quantum Fiber at your address, it’s an easy choice. It provides fast, symmetrical upload and download speeds at a fair price, and Quantum Fiber’s plans come with a price-for-life guarantee — a rare perk in the internet world. 

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Speed range

75 – 2,000 Mbps

Price range

$20 – $120 per month

Our take – Xfinity is ubiquitous in Bellevue — FCC data shows that 99% of addresses in the city can get it — and it also offers prices starting at just $20 per month. That plan increases to $35 in year two and $54 in year three, but every other plan is locked in for two years. Xfinity also includes Wi-Fi equipment at no extra cost on every plan but the cheapest one. 

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Speed range

100 – 10,000 Mbps

Price range

$40 – $300 per month

Our take – Ziply Fiber isn’t just the fastest internet in Bellevue; it’s the fastest internet in the country. It offers upload and download speeds up to 50,000Mbps for $900 per month — about 50 times more than any residential home would ever need. (Fortunately, Ziply offers more reasonable plans too.) It would have a strong argument for our top spot if it were more widely available. As it stands, Ziply Fiber is available to only around one in 10 homes in Bellevue, with the highest coverage on the northeast side of the city. Prices increase by $20 to $25 per month after a year. 

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Speed range

85 – 1,000 Mbps

Price range

$50 – $70 per month

Our take – Another good option for cheap internet in Bellevue is Verizon’s 5G Home Internet. You’ll have two plan options: 300Mbps for $50 monthly or 1,000Mbps for $70. Wireless internet is a little more vulnerable to network disruption than wired options like cable or fiber, but Verizon provides plenty of speed for most homes. Bundling with an eligible Verizon Wireless plan can save $15 to $25 each month.

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Provider Internet technology Monthly price range Speed range Monthly equipment costs Data cap Contract CNET review score Astound Broadband Cable, fiber $25-$80 100-1,500Mbps Varies None None 7 CenturyLink DSL $55 Up to 100Mbps $15 (optional) None None 6.7 Quantum Fiber Fiber $50-$75 500-940Mbps None None None 6.7 T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed wireless $50 ($30 with eligible mobile plans) 72-245Mbps None None None 7.4 Verizon 5G Home Internet Fixed wireless $50-$70 ($35-$45 for eligible Verizon Wireless customers) 50-1,000Mbps None None None 7.2 Xfinity Cable $20-$80 75-1,200Mbps $15 (included in most plans) 1.2TB Optional 7 Ziply Fiber Fiber $20-$900 100-50,000Mbps $10 (optional) None None 7.2

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Provider Starting price Max download speed Max upload speed Data cap Connection type Ziply Fiber 50 Gig $900 50,000Mbps 50,000Mbps None Fiber Ziply Fiber 10 Gig $300 10,000Mbps 10,000Mbps None Fiber Ziply Fiber 5 Gig $120 5,000Mbps 5,000Mbps None Fiber Ziply Fiber 2 Gig $70 2,000Mbps 2,000Mbps None Fiber Astound Broadband $80 1,500Mbps 940Mbps None Fiber Xfinity Gigabit Extra $80 1,200Mbps 35Mbps 1.2TB Cable Xfinity Gigabit $75 1,000Mbps 20Mbps 1.2TB Cable Ziply Fiber Gig $60 1,000Mbps 1,000Mbps None Fiber Verizon 5G Home Plus Internet $70 ($45 with eligible mobile plans) 1,000Mbps 75Mbps None Fixed wireless Astound Broadband $65 940Mbps 940Mbps None Fiber Quantum Fiber $75 940Mbps 940Mbps None Fiber

Quantum Fiber is Bellevue’s best internet service provider, offering fast, symmetrical speeds at reasonable prices. Additionally, Quantum Fiber includes a price-for-life guarantee on all of its plans. That noted, it’s not available at all addresses in the city. If you can’t get it, Xfinity, Ziply Fiber and Verizon 5G Home Internet are all good backup options.

Is fiber internet available in Bellevue?

Xfinity and Ziply Fiber offer starting prices of $20 monthly for home internet in Bellevue. That said, prices increase significantly after a year with both providers.