What is the best internet provider in Santa Ana, California?
AT&T Fiber is the best internet provider in Santa Ana. It has the fastest speeds in the city by a mile and some of the most straightforward and reasonable pricing you’ll find in an internet service provider. It’s the only fiber provider in the area too, which means you’ll get the same upload and download speeds — ideal for working from home or online gaming.
If you’re looking for the lowest prices, Spectrum has the cheapest internet plans in Santa Ana at $50 per month. That isn’t knock-your-socks-off cheap — and only $5 less per month than AT&T Fiber — but Spectrum is available almost everywhere in the city, and it’s a solid option to have as your default. The main downside is that Spectrum increases prices significantly after a year or two.
If you don’t want to worry about these built-in price hikes, Verizon 5G Home Internet is the best wireless internet provider in Santa Ana. There’s no guarantee that it won’t raise your rates, but unlike Spectrum, they don’t come on schedule and aren’t likely to be as egregious.
Our methodology
300 – 5,000 Mbps
$55 – $250 per month
Our take – FCC data shows that around three in 10 homes in Santa Ana have access to AT&T Fiber, and if you’re one of the lucky few, you can stop your search now. Fiber is the gold standard for internet connections, and AT&T has some of the most affordable fiber plans you’ll find anywhere (and the price of equipment is included). That’s why AT&T has the highest customer satisfaction scores from J.D. Power and the American Customer Satisfaction Index. That noted, many Santa Ana homes can only get AT&T’s slower DSL plans, which we would recommend only as a last resort.
Fiber
100 – 1,000 Mbps
$30- $90 per month
Our take – Spectrum has the cheapest internet plan in Santa Ana, but at $50 per month, it’s not exactly bargain basement prices — and it increases to $85 per month in the second year. But Spectrum’s cable internet is available almost everywhere in Santa Ana, and it’s the only option for many homes. That said, Spectrum received below-average customer satisfaction scores from both J.D. Power and the ACSI.
