What is the best internet provider in Hickory?
Residents of Hickory have surprisingly consistent options to choose from when it comes to finding the best internet service provider, rather than having to navigate around dead spots the way many of North Carolina’s towns do. The area’s largest broadband provider, Spectrum, is CNET’s top pick for the best internet service provider in Hickory due to its wide availability, fast download speeds, straightforward pricing and TV and internet bundles.
If you want the fastest or the cheapest internet provider in Hickory, however, you have to look at Fiber ISP Metronet. Metronet offers up to 5,000 megabits per second on its most expensive plan while its $35 per month plan offers speeds up to 100Mbps. Spectrum’s 100Mbps plan is a few dollars less at $30 per month, but it’s limited to select households. Considering the speeds and pricing, Metronet is a contender for the best ISP in Hickory, but it lacks the same breadth of coverage as Spectrum, available to only around 33% of local households.
Brightspeed (formerly CenturyLink in the Hickory area), competes with Spectrum in terms of availability, but the DSL service fails to deliver speeds that can be considered broadband.
Similarly, fixed wireless internet is available throughout much of Hickory, but speeds are often below the broadband threshold of 100Mbps down and 20Mbps up. T-Mobile Home Internet and possibly Open Broadband, when it becomes available, are your best bets for fixed wireless broadband in Hickory. Verizon 5G Home Internet may also offer fixed wireless internet in Hickory, but availability is currently limited.
Best internet in Hickory, North Carolina
