Sparklight is CNET’s recommendation for the best internet service provider for most households in Brazil, Indiana. The FCC reports that Sparklight covers 100% of the area, meaning its cheap prices and fast speeds are available to all Brazil addresses. Fiber internet service providers Joink and Frontier also serve Brazil and are worth considering if you’re looking for fiber connectivity.
We’ve also found the top picks for affordability and speedy bandwidth in Brazil to help make your internet shopping easier. Frontier Fiber and Sparklight offer the cheapest internet for residents at $30 and $36 per month, respectively. If speed is what you need, Frontier Fiber also offers the fastest internet plan; you can get symmetrical speeds up to 7 gigabits for $300 or 5 gigabits for $100 monthly.
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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 FCC. 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 Brazil
Internet service providers are numerous and regional. Unlike 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?
While 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 also consider real-world speed data from sources like Ookla and FCC reports. (Disclosure: 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 Brazil, Indiana, FAQs
What is the best internet service provider in Brazil?
Fiber connectivity is available to 84% of Brazil residents, according to FCC data, with Joink and Frontier Fiber being the two largest fiber providers in the city.
What is the cheapest internet provider in Brazil?
The fastest speed available in Brazil is Frontier Fiber’s 7-gigabit plan, which costs $300 monthly and includes equipment and unlimited data.
