What is the best internet provider in Jacksonville?
Broad coverage of high-speed internet makes Spectrum the best internet service provider in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The cable internet provider offers download speeds of up to 1,000 megabits per second to nearly 90% of Jacksonville households. All plans, from 100 to 1,000Mbps, include unlimited data, free modem rental and no contract requirements.
Spectrum has the lowest introductory rate for home internet in Jacksonville at $30 per month for speeds up to 100Mbps. Local fiber provider Metronet also offers a $30, 100Mbps plan, but has a higher, unavoidable equipment service fee than Spectrum. Metronet does have the fastest internet plan in Jacksonville with symmetrical upload and download speeds up to 5,000Mbps.
Brightspeed offers fiber internet in Jacksonville as well, but the majority of the provider’s coverage in the area runs on a DSL network with slower speeds than cable or fiber connections. As such, fixed wireless internet from T-Mobile Home Internet is the best alternative to Spectrum and Metronet in Jacksonville.
Our methodology
100 – 1,000 Mbps
$30- $90 per month
Our take – Spectrum has the best broadband coverage in Jacksonville, offering download speeds of 100, 300, 500 and 1,000Mbps throughout much of the area. Once one of the higher-priced providers, Spectrum recently lowered its introductory rates, although the router rental fee (optional) did increase to $7 per month.
Cable
100 – 3,000 Mbps
$30 – $115 per month
Our take – Fiber internet is the top choice for speed and reliability, but availability is often more limited than other connection types. Roughly 20% of Jacksonville households are serviceable for Metronet. If you can get it, the speed selection (including symmetrical upload and download speeds) is the best you’ll find in Jacksonville.
