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Internet providers in | 27516 Chapel Hill, NC

AT&T
59% available in 27516
Connection:
Fiber
Download speeds up to
5000Mbps

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Spectrum
57% available in 27516
Connection:
Cable
Download speeds up to
1000Mbps
(wireless speeds may vary)

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T-Mobile Home Internet
58% available in 27516
Connection:
5G Home
Download speeds up to
245Mbps

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EarthLink
59% available in 27516
Connection:
Fiber
Download speeds up to
5000Mbps

User Rating(110)

Fiber internet starting at $39.95

Google Fiber
70% available in 27516
Connection:
Fiber
Download speeds up to
8000Mbps

Free installation. Mesh Wi-Fi included. No Contracts.

Verizon Home Internet
28% available in 27516
Connection:
5G Home
Download speeds up to
300Mbps

User Rating(19)
Spectrum Business
57% available in 27516
Connection:
Cable
Download speeds up to
1000Mbps
(wireless speeds may vary)

Unlock the best deal when you combine services with Spectrum Internet® – Starting at $30/mo.

Earthlink Business
93% available in 27516
Connection:
Fiber & Fixed Wireless
Download speeds up to
10000Mbps

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AT&T Business
59% available in 27516
Connection:
Fiber
Download speeds up to
5000Mbps
MCNC
94% available in 27516
Connection:
Fiber
Download speeds up to
1000Mbps
Ooma
50% available in 27516
Ooma
Connection:
Wireless LTE
Download speeds up to
100Mbps
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Spectrum Mobile
99% available in 27516
Connection:
Mobile
Spectrum Mobile
5G Speeds may vary

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Only available to Spectrum Internet customers. Buy one line of Unlimited Data Plan and get the second line FREE for 12 months + extra $100 off when you trade-in an eligible device with the purchase of a new line and phone activation.

AT&T Wireless
99% available in 27516
Connection:
Mobile
AT&T Wireless
4GLTE Speeds may vary

User Rating
Verizon Wireless
99% available in 27516
Connection:
Mobile
Verizon Wireless
4GLTE Speeds may vary

User Rating
T-Mobile
99% available in 27516
Connection:
Mobile
T-Mobile
4GLTE Speeds may vary

User Rating

What’s a good internet speed?

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0–5 Mbps

Works for:

  • Checking email
  • Streaming music on one device
  • Searching on Google

5–40 Mbps

Works for:

  • Streaming video on one device
  • Video calling with Skype or FaceTime
  • Online gaming for one player

40–100 Mbps

Works for:

  • Streaming HD video on a few devices
  • Multiplayer online gaming
  • Downloading large files

100–500 Mbps

Works for:

  • Streaming video in UHD on multiple screens
  • Downloading files quickly
  • Gaming online for multiple players

500–1,000+ Mbps

Works for:

  • Doing a lot of almost anything

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What is the best internet provider in Chapel Hill?

Internet Provider Types in Chapel Hill


Cable

57%
Coverage


Fiber

63%
Coverage

Internet Speed Availability in Chapel Hill


3 Mbps

100%
Availability


10 Mbps

70%
Availability


25 Mbps

70%
Availability

Broadband Internet Availability

(Internet faster than 25 Mbps)

70%
27516
56%
North Carolina
79%
USA

Chapel Hill Residential Internet Coverage

Residents of Chapel Hill live in some of the most expensive homes in America and North Carolina. They're largely white-collar working as teachers and office support professionals. There's also a large percentage of artists. Of this workforce, nearly 8% work from home. Chapel Hill is also a college town with incredibly well educated residents, many with advanced degrees in scientific fields. In general, it's a wealthy area. More than 17% of residents were born in another country. 100% of this diverse population has access to high-speed internet compared with 91% of North Carolina.

Time Warner Spectrum offers cable internet to 100% of Chapel Hill residents. They are the only supplier of the service in the area. AT&T provides two services to Chapel Hill residents. Their DSL offerings reach 93% of residents and fiber optics reach 1% of homes south of I-85.

Commercial users have additional options. Megapath offers DSL and copper wire. Fiber optics are offered to businesses from Level 3 Communications and MCNC.

Fastest Internet Service Providers in Chapel Hill

Google Fiber offers internet at speeds up to 8000 Mbps

AT&T offers internet at speeds up to 5000 Mbps

EarthLink offers internet at speeds up to 5000 Mbps

Spectrum offers Internet at speeds up to 1000 Mbps (wireless speeds may vary)

Summary of Chapel Hill 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
Spectrum Cable 1000 Mbps
(wireless speeds may vary)
3.5/5 View Plans for Spectrumor call 833-513-4720
T-Mobile Home Internet 5G Home 245 Mbps 4.0/5 View Plans for T-Mobile Home Internet
EarthLink Fiber 5000 Mbps 4.0/5 View Plans for EarthLink
Google Fiber Fiber 8000 Mbps 4.5/5 View Plans for Google Fiber
Verizon Home Internet 5G Home 300 Mbps 4/5 View Plans for Verizon Home Internet

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.

Customer reviews of internet providers in Chapel Hill

Spectrum

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Andrew E | 01-21-2022

It just doesnt perform, goes out the moment clouds are in the sky.

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Google Fiber

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Samuel S | 06-18-2021

I switched from AT&T gigabit fiber to 2 GB Google Fiber, and couldn't be happier. My conection went from regularly unreliable to highly reliable, which I attribute to better quality cable and switches at the root level. The Google documentation for the interface equipment was either nonexistent or marginal, but the systen I/Os were largely intuitive. My speeds have indeed doubled, and almost seem bulletproof, with the caveat that the local loops are probably largely operating at 50% capacity. VERY pleased thus far.

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Google Fiber

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Samuel S | 05-30-2021

Verified User

I switched from AT&T fiber to Google fiber for the doubling of speed, and am very satisfied. My average download speed is 1900 GB, and average upload is 1400 GB through a 2.5 GB NIC and a 2.5 GB network switch. Thus far, Google Fiber is significantly more reliable than AT&T was,,,shows up mainly in my internal Linksys mesh wifi.

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