Internet providers in Riverside, CA

Internet in Riverside

Moving towns or switching internet providers can be confusing and stressful. Comparing internet providers against the averages in the Riverside area can help you choose the right internet and get back to your life.

Riverside Residential Internet Coverage

Riverside is one of the largest cities in California, and it's home to many established businesses and retail areas that rely on access to internet. Within this city, customers can choose from cable, fiber, DSL, and satellite providers.

Through Frontier, several eastern Riverside neighborhoods have access to fiber internet. Covered neighborhoods include Hunter Industrial Park and Canyon Crest. Service is unavailable west of the downtown area. The DSL network provided by Frontier Communications is similar, limited only to eastern Riverside.

AT&T has a major presence in Riverside; the combined fiber and DSL networks cover almost all of the city, excluding Canyon Springs and Sycamore Canyon Park.

Cable is widely available through Time Warner Cable. This company offers service as far west as La Sierra, as far east as Canyon Springs, as far north as Northside, and as far south as Orangecrest. Some northwestern neighborhoods fall outside the service area; this includes Arlanza and La Sierra Acres. Rival cable provider Charter offers cable coverage to almost all of Riverside.

Through New Edge Networks, those in many key Riverside neighborhoods can choose high-speed plans. There are some gaps in coverage, primarily in the northeastern and southeastern parts of the city.

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Average download speed
226.99 Mbps

Average upload speed
43.84 Mbps

Average latency (ping)
14.24 ms

Average jitter
7.19 ms

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What is the best internet provider in Riverside?

AT&T - Great value
Spectrum - No data caps
Frontier - No-contract plans available
EarthLink - Multiple service types available
Verizon Home Internet - Fast upload and download speeds
Hughesnet - Perfect for rural areas
Viasat - Widely available

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Summary of Riverside internet providers

Provider	Type	Download speeds up to	User rating	Order online
AT&T	Fiber	5000 Mbps	3.5/5	View Plans for AT&T
T-Mobile Home Internet	5G Home	245 Mbps	4.0/5	View Plans for T-Mobile Home Internet
Spectrum	Cable	1000 Mbps (wireless speeds may vary)	3.5/5
Frontier	DSL & Fiber	5000 Mbps	3.5/5
EarthLink	Fiber	5000 Mbps	4.0/5	View Plans for EarthLink
Verizon Home Internet	5G Home	300 Mbps	4/5	View Plans for Verizon Home Internet
Hughesnet	Satellite	100 Mbps	3/5
Viasat	Satellite	150 Mbps	3/5
Easy Internet Now	DSL & Fiber	5000 Mbps	4.5/5

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.

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We source localized coverage data displayed on our coverage maps from the FCC coverage database, which is updated every six months. For the most current summary of providers in your area, we recommend you use our zip code search tool, which offers the most recent coverage data straight from internet service providers (ISPs).

Our city overviews compare advertised provider speeds. We may also include real-world speed data gathered from millions of annual speed test results. To process our speed test data, we first filter out outliers and providers with low test counts. We then calculate speed averages with every ISP subject to the same parameters.

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