What is the best internet provider in Murfreesboro?
CNET recommends Xfinity as the best internet provider for most households in Murfreesboro, thanks to its wide coverage, unlimited data and variety of plans. However, if Xfinity isn’t available at your address, AT&T Fiber and T-Mobile Home Internet are excellent alternatives for reliable home broadband.
For those seeking the lowest prices, Xfinity’s Connect plan offers speeds up to 150 or 300Mbps for just $35 per month. Alternatively, T-Mobile and Verizon may provide service for $35, depending on your eligibility as a mobile customer.
When it comes to the fastest speeds in Murfreesboro, AT&T Fiber leads with 5Gbps for $245 per month. Xfinity and Middle Tennessee Electric also offer multi-gigabit speeds to select households, giving residents plenty of high-speed connectivity options, with Middle Tennessee Electric even offering 8Gbps if your address is in the right spot. Like electrical co-operatives, ISP co-ops have expanded access to high-speed internet in more rural parts of Tennessee, such as the forests surrounding Mufreesboro.
Murfreesboro internet providers, such as Xfinity and Spectrum, may offer lower introductory pricing or streaming add-ons for a limited time. Many, however, including AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, run the same standard pricing year-round.
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Source: CNET analysis of provider data.
What’s a good internet speed?
Most internet connection plans can now handle basic productivity and communication tasks. If you’re looking for an internet plan that can accommodate videoconferencing, streaming video or gaming, you’ll have a better experience with a more robust connection. Here’s an overview of the recommended minimum download speeds for various applications, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Note that these are only guidelines — and that internet speed, service and performance vary by connection type, provider and address.
0 to 5Mbps allows you to tackle the basics: browsing the internet, sending and receiving email, streaming low-quality video.
5 to 40Mbps gives you higher-quality video streaming and videoconferencing.
40 to 100Mbps should give one user sufficient bandwidth to satisfy the demands of modern telecommuting, video streaming and online gaming.
100 to 500Mbps allows one to two users to simultaneously engage in high-bandwidth activities like videoconferencing, streaming and online gaming.
500 to 1,000Mbps allows three or more users to engage in high-bandwidth activities at the same time.
How CNET chose the best internet providers in Murfreesboro
Internet service providers are numerous and regional. Unlike with the latest smartphone, laptop, router or kitchen tool, it’s impractical to personally test every ISP in a given city. So what’s our approach? We start by researching the pricing, availability and speed information, drawing on our own historical ISP data, the provider sites and mapping information from the Federal Communications Commission at FCC.gov.
But it doesn’t end there. We go to the FCC’s website to check our data and ensure we consider every ISP that provides service in an area. We also input local addresses on provider websites to find specific options for residents. We look at sources, including the American Customer Satisfaction Index and J.D. Power, to evaluate how happy customers are with an ISP’s service. ISP plans and prices are subject to frequent changes; all information provided is accurate as of publication.
Once we have this localized information, we ask three main questions:
Does the provider offer access to reasonably fast internet speeds?
Do customers get decent value for what they’re paying?
Are customers happy with their service?
Though the answers to those questions are often layered and complex, the providers who come closest to “yes” on all three are the ones we recommend. When selecting the cheapest internet service, we look for the plans with the lowest monthly fee, though we also factor in things like price increases, equipment fees and contracts. Choosing the fastest internet service is relatively straightforward. We look at advertised upload and download speeds and consider real-world speed data from sources like Ookla and the FCC. (Disclaimer: Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.)
To explore our process in more depth, visit our how we test ISPs page.
Internet providers in Murfreesboro FAQ
What is the best internet service provider in Murfreesboro?
Yes. AT&T Fiber and Middle Tennessee Electric are Murfreesboro’s largest fiber providers, but select households might be able to access Xfinity’s fiber network.
Who is the cheapest internet provider in Murfreesboro?
AT&T Fiber’s 5 gigabit plan serves up the fastest speed Murfreesboro residents can access, costing $245 per month. Middle Tennessee Electric’s United Communications offers an 8 Gig Fiber plan that runs $150 per month, but that’s only available at select addresses.
