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Which home internet plan should we get in the USA?
Compare 12 home internet plans in the USA by speed, contract and the real cost over a year, including set-up fees and offers.
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Includes set-up fees and any introductory price, so plans with a cheap first few months compare fairly.Your results
Best match for your home$35 a monthOptimum: 300 Mbps, 300 Mbps. Averaged over 12 months, including set-up and offers
We suggest at least 50 Mbps. That’s for 2 people using it for hd streaming and video calls. It’s a planning figure: more is nicer, but you rarely need the fastest plan.
8 plans, cheapest first (4 more don’t fit your answers)
- 300 Mbps down, 20 Mbps up · Cable · No contract $35 a month. $420 over 12 months.With $10 AutoPay discount; price held 12 months then can rise; gateway free 12 months then up to $5.See it on Optimum’s site
Optimum · 300 Mbps Best match$35/month - 500 Mbps · Cable · No contract $50 a month, $40 for the first 12 months. $480 over 12 months.Year-one price; Spectrum lists $50 as the usual price, but the rate after 12 months can be higher. No contract.See it on Spectrum’s site
Spectrum · Internet 500 Faster for a little more$40/month - Verizon Fios · 300 Mbps$48.25/month300 Mbps down, 300 Mbps up · Fibre · No contract $40 a month, $99 set-up. $579 over 12 months.Price with Auto Pay & paper-free billing; 3-year price guarantee; $99 setup may apply unless Verizon mobile customer.See it on Verizon Fios’s site
- 354 Mbps down, 55 Mbps up · 5G home internet · No contract $50 a month, $35 set-up. $635 over 12 months.With AutoPay; $35 with a T-Mobile phone line; 5-year price guarantee. Check your address.See it on T-Mobile’s site
T-Mobile · 5G Home Internet Rely$52.92/month - Speed not published · 5G home internet · No contract $55 a month. $660 over 12 months.With AutoPay & paperless; free self-setup; speeds unpublished, slows when network busy. Check address.See it on AT&T’s site
AT&T · Internet Air Speed not published$55/month - 1 Gbps · Cable · No contract $70 a month, $60 for the first 12 months. $720 over 12 months.Year-one price; Spectrum lists $70 as the usual price, but the rate after 12 months can be higher. No contract.See it on Spectrum’s siteSpectrum · Internet 1 Gig$60/month
- Verizon · 5G Home$60/month100 Mbps · 5G home internet · No contract $60 a month. $720 over 12 months.'As low as' price needs Auto Pay plus a Verizon mobile plan; 3-year guarantee. Check address.See it on Verizon’s site
- Verizon Fios · 1 Gig$98.25/month940 Mbps down, 880 Mbps up · Fibre · No contract $90 a month, $99 set-up. $1,179 over 12 months.With Auto Pay & paper-free billing; router and one Wi-Fi extender included; multi-year price guarantee.See it on Verizon Fios’s site
Good to know in the USA
- Which providers serve you depends on your exact address, not just the city. Check availability on each provider's site before signing a lease if possible.
- Most plans have no contract but advertised prices usually need autopay and paperless billing; expect about $10/month more without them.
- Cable promos (e.g. Spectrum) jump after 12 months; Verizon, Xfinity and T-Mobile instead offer multi-year price guarantees.
- Providers may run a credit check (SSN helps); without US credit history you may be asked for a deposit. 5G home internet is self-installed, so it works fastest.
Prices checked 11 Oct 2026. Prices are before state/local sales tax and regulatory fees, which vary by city (except Visible and US Mobile, which include taxes). Providers change prices and offers often, and not every plan is sold at every address, so check on the provider’s site before you sign up. We don’t take commission and no provider pays to be listed. Read how to get connected.
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How this calculator works
- Tell it how many people live with you and how you use the internet: it suggests the speed you need
- Choose a contract length and your city, as providers differ by area
- It works out what each plan really costs over 12 or 24 months, including set-up fees and any cheap first months, and puts the cheapest plan that’s fast enough first
- Every plan links to the provider’s own page, with the date we checked the price
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