Spectrum Plans and Pricing

Spectrum offers cable internet or fiber-to-the-premises internet. The type you get depends on where you live.

Spectrum supplies a modem or gateway for free. WiFi costs $10 per month for Internet Advantage and Spectrum Internet Premier customers. Spectrum also charges $3.00 for each Spectrum WiFi Pod you use.

You can self-install Spectrum Internet for $30, which includes service activation. Professional installation is also available at $65 for customers who don’t have fiber or cable already installed in their homes.

Spectrum uses the “wireless speeds may vary” disclaimer because WiFi fluctuates. You can see 600Mbps in one second and 550Mbps in another in just one sitting. WiFi uses radio waves, after all, so interference plays a big part in your wireless speed. A neighbor’s WiFi, nearby radar, the building’s structure, other wireless devices, the time of day, an active microwave, and software issues are just a handful of factors that can affect your WiFi speed.

You can take steps to alleviate some of the interference, but you’ll never see the more consistent speeds of a wired connection when using WiFi.

Spectrum uses the “up to” disclaimer because speeds are never consistent. Speeds fluctuate due to internet congestion, hardware issues in the neighborhood, and other factors, so you’ll never see the maximum speed all the time.

Plus, some regions have different maximum speeds due to the local infrastructure. For example, the Internet Gig plan supports upload speeds of up to 500Mbps in some areas but only 35Mbps in others. Spectrum continues to update its local infrastructures across the US, but speeds may be slower in rural areas than speeds experienced in a nearby town.

Charter Communications acquired Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks in 2016.

Charter Communications uses the Spectrum brand for its internet, phone, and TV services.

Spectrum Internet consists of cable networks previously used by Charter Cable, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. Spectrum Mobile utilizes Charter’s cable internet infrastructure and Verizon’s 4G and 5G networks.

Customers on legacy plans from Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks must manually switch to a Spectrum Internet plan to discontinue the monthly gateway or modem lease.