Internet providers in Charleston, SC

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What is the best internet provider in Charleston?

AT&T - Great value
Spectrum - No data caps
EarthLink - Multiple service types available
Xfinity - High speeds widely available
WOW! - Award-winning customer service
Verizon Home Internet - Fast upload and download speeds
HughesNet - Perfect for rural areas
Viasat - Widely available

Internet Provider Types in Charleston

Cable

85%
Coverage

DSL

84%
Coverage

Fiber

83%
Coverage

Internet Speed Availability in Charleston

3 Mbps

98%
Availability

10 Mbps

98%
Availability

25 Mbps

98%
Availability

Broadband Internet Availability

(Internet faster than 25 Mbps)

98%

Charleston

87%

South Carolina

79%

USA

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Charleston Residential Internet Coverage

Charleston is the second largest community in South Carolina. Much of the infrastructure and culture in the area has developed to support the large number of college students. The well-educated, wealthy residents enjoy the activities offered from living in a waterfront city. Residents depend on internet connectivity to further their education and career goals as well as to plan exciting activities for their down time. Compared with 84% of South Carolina, 97% of Charleston residents can access high-speed internet.

AT&T offers DSL to 94% of Charleston homes. DSL is also available to 2% of residents from Frontier. Residents seeking cable internet connectivity have two options. Xfinity reaches 89% of Charleston homes while WOW! reaches 54% of residents from the coast to the air force base. Fiber optics are being introduced to the area. Home Telecom currently provides this service to 7% of residents along King St, but excluding the air force base.

Businesses have two additional options. Level 3 Communications offers fiber optics to 11% of the commercial market and TW Telecom provides copper wire to 1% of area businesses.

Fastest Internet Service Providers in Charleston

Hotwire Communications offers internet at speeds up to 10000 Mbps

AT&T offers internet at speeds up to 5000 Mbps

EarthLink offers internet at speeds up to 5000 Mbps

Easy Internet Now offers internet at speeds up to 5000 Mbps

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Summary of Charleston internet providers

Provider	Type	Download speeds up to	User rating	Order online
AT&T	DSL & Fiber	5000 Mbps	3.5/5	View Plans for AT&T
Spectrum	Cable	1000 Mbps (wireless speeds may vary)	3.5/5	View Plans for Spectrum
EarthLink	Fiber	5000 Mbps	4.0/5	View Plans for EarthLink
Xfinity	Cable	1200 Mbps	3.5/5	View Plans for Xfinity
WOW!	Cable	1220 Mbps	3.5/5	View Plans for WOW!
T-Mobile Home Internet	5G Home	245 Mbps	3.5/5	View Plans for T-Mobile Home Internet
Verizon Home Internet	5G Home	300 Mbps	4/5	View Plans for Verizon Home Internet
Unlimitedville	LTE Home	100 Mbps	N/A	View Plans for Unlimitedville
HughesNet	Geo Satellite	50 Mbps	3/5	View Plans for HughesNet
Viasat	Satellite	100 Mbps	3/5	View Plans for Viasat
ispMint	DSL	100 Mbps	4.5/5
Easy Internet Now	Fiber	5000 Mbps	4.5/5
Hotwire Communications	Fiber	10000 Mbps	2.5/5	View Plans for Hotwire Communications
Home Telecom	Cable, DSL & Fiber	1000 Mbps	2.0/5	View Plans for Home Telecom

Availability and speeds displayed are not guaranteed and are subject to change.

Technology Type

DSL:

DSL provides internet service via phone cables and is up to ten times faster than dial-up service.

Cable:

Cable provides internet speeds faster than DSL through the same cables used for cable TV.

Satellite:

Satellite internet is widely available, but offers slower speeds due to a far-traveling signal.

Fiber:

Fiber relies on glass strands to relay digital code and is much faster than both DSL and cable.

Internet providers in Charleston, SC

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