Best Internet Providers for Streaming Perks

Spectrum includes access to a whopping 10 streaming services with its premier TV packages—more than any other provider we review. The perk is worth more than $100 per month, and it’s our top choice for nabbing all you can watch with your home internet subscription

If you can’t get Spectrum, you can probably get Verizon . If you’re in a Fios area, you can get fast fiber speeds on one of the most reliable networks in the U.S. If not, you may qualify for Verizon’s 5G home internet, which uses cell towers to provide affordable home internet access. Either way, you can add a variety of streaming bundles for $10 each. Plus, if you sign up at the right time or bundle with mobile, you can get perks for free.

If Spectrum and Verizon aren’t in your area, there’s a good chance you can get Xfinity . Its TV customers get only Peacock for free, but you can add the sweet StreamSaver package for just $18 per month to add Netflix, Apple TV, and Peacock Premium.

Get the details below, then read about all the internet providers we recommend for streaming (even if they didn’t make our top three list for streaming perks).

Spectrum offers eight free streaming services

Spectrum takes the crown for streaming service savings by including a massive suite of top-tier subscriptions at no extra cost. When you sign up for TV services, you get free access to 10 streaming services. The list includes top picks such as HBO Max and Disney+, but there’s one big gap—Netflix.

Apple TV+ and Prime Video are also missing from the list, but we aren’t nearly as mad about it.

Still, a TV subscription with Spectrum means at least 150 channels plus the following 10 streamers:

1. HBO Max: Basic with Ads
2. Disney+: Basic with Ads
3. Hulu: With Ads
4. Peacock Premium: With Ads
5. Paramount+ Essential: With Ads
6. ESPN Unlimited (includes ESPN+)
7. FOX One (the new unified streaming app)
8. AMC+: With Ads
9. ViX Premium: With Ads (Spanish-language)
10. The Tennis Channel

How to get Spectrum’s streaming giveaways

This one’s super easy—just sign up for one of Spectrum’s premier TV plans, and you’ll get free streaming access automatically. For Disney+, Hulu, and/or ESPN subscribers, the offer is for a new subscription, so you’ll have to cancel any existing accounts and start over with a new library. For other services, accounts are managed separately.

A few other things to note: Your internet or TV price could go up after one or two years, depending on when you signed up, and the streaming deals are guaranteed for only two years. Finally, the Spectrum TV Stream subscription is just a selection of live channels, and doesn’t qualify for any free streaming subscriptions from third-party providers.

Get $10 streaming bundles with Verizon Fios and Verizon Home Internet

Verizon uses its myPlan system to offer big discounts on streaming bundles. Right now, the best deals are a Netflix + HBO Max bundle or a bundle that combines Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. Add either to your internet subscription for just $10 per month or add both for $20 per month.

Other $10 monthly add-ons from MyPlan include Apple Music Family and YouTube Premium, while you can get Apple One for $19.95–$37.95 per month and Fox One for $19.99 per month.

Verizon prices live TV separately, but there are savings to be had there as well! New fiber and 5G customers can get $20 off YouTube TV for six months, making it $62.99 per month instead of $82.99 a month. Customers lucky enough to get fiber can also choose Fios TV packages starting at $105 per month.

How to get Verizon’s sweet streaming discounts

Sign up for Verizon internet service first. You’ll find out which plans are available at your home after you enter your address. Then, choose myHome perks during checkout.

Next, activate the perk in the My Verizon app, and you’ll be redirected to each streaming service’s site. Use your existing login info (email and password) for the streaming service, and the billing will automatically pivot to Verizon. Most of the time, you can keep your subscription (and your library).

Xfinity offers savings through StreamSaver subscriptions

The best way to get deals on streaming services through Xfinity is by subscribing to its StreamSaver service. It’s not included with any internet or TV deals automatically, but the cost is just $30 per month for a package that includes more than 125 live channels plus Netflix Standard with Ads, Apple TV, and Peacock Premium with ads.

Lucky for you, there are no equipment charges, and you don’t need a cable box (even though you must subscribe to Xfinity internet services). Rather, you stream through the Xfinity Stream App. You can even get a Xumo Stream Box included, just pay a $15 activation fee.

You can also add Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max, Paramount+, Fox Nation, and many others, but they’re add-ons rather than standalone services. You’ll have to cancel existing subscriptions if you don’t want to double-pay.

How to get Xfinity StreamSaver

Sign up for StreamSaver in the final step of your cart when you purchase Xfinity Internet. You’ll see the option only if you skip over the cable TV options—kinda confusing, but it’s worth it if you want the streaming discounts and access to lots of your favorite national TV channels.

You’ll be able to access the separate apps (Netflix, Apple TV, and Peacock) after your internet services are activated, and you can watch your add-ons through your Xumo box or the Xfinity Stream app.

Optimum offers free access to HBO Max

Optimum changes its streaming offers often. But if you act fast, you can get free access to HBO Max Basic with Ads. You get one year of access with Optimum 1 Gig Internet or above and six months of access with the 500 Mbps plan.

How to get the HBO Max offer from Optimum

You get automatic access to HBO Max when you sign up for Optimum internet plans online, but the free period depends on which speed you buy. With a 500 Mbps plan, you get six months of HBO. With a gigabit plan, you get a year. Just click to accept the offer before your final checkout screen.

Next, sign into your HBO account with the “Connect Your Provider” option, then enter the email address you’ve been using for your existing subscription. If it doesn’t work, wait 24 to 48 hours and try again.

Cox offers discounts on HBO Max

Cox Internet subscribers can add HBO Max starting at $7 a month for 24 months (Basic with Ads) or $12 per month (Standard). That’s a monthly discount of $3.99 or $6.49, respectively. However, Cox customers can’t get a discount on the HBO Max Premium tier when they buy through Cox.

How to get the HBO Max offer from Cox

You can sign up for the HBO Max discount during online checkout with Cox. The site can be a little tricky to navigate, but start by entering your address. From there, click around until you get to a screen that lets you choose internet plans.

After you select your speed, scroll down and look for the HBO Max offer, listed under the internet equipment options. You’ll get to choose either the ad-free or ad-supported plan in a dropdown.

From there, the subscription will appear on your Cox billing statement, and you’ll have to start a new HBO Max account. Unfortunately, that means starting over with a new library and profiles. Then, when you log in to HBO Max, you’ll use your Cox login info. You’ll get the discount for two years.

Priciest T-Mobile 5G plan includes two streaming services

T-Mobile offers free access to Hulu (With Ads) and Paramount+ Essential with its All-In home internet plan. You’ll also get speeds up to nearly 500Mbps, a free gateway and mesh extender, and advanced cybersecurity protection.

Rely and Amplified plans don’t have streaming perks but do come with a high-performance internet gateway​ and exclusive perks with T-Mobile Tuesdays.

How to get streaming services with T-Mobile Home Internet

You get access to Hulu (With Ads) and Paramount+ when you sign up for All-in Internet online, but you have to start with new subscriptions. That means you have to cancel any existing Hulu or Paramount+ subscriptions first. Then, with Hulu, you’ll forfeit the T-Mobile offer if you try to upgrade to an ad-free subscription.

Which big providers don’t offer streaming deals?

AT&T , Google Fiber, and Frontier are the top major providers that aren’t offering streaming perks right now, but they can still be solid choices if you want to use your internet connection to stream.

My Take: Bundle offers make sense, but don’t pay twice

Streaming and fast internet go together hand-in-hand, like Bonnie and Clyde or cheddar cheese and apple pie. We love the idea of saving money by combining the two.

If you can get Spectrum in your area and you love live TV, you’ll love the savings you can get. They may even make the prospect of paying for live TV worthwhile.

The myHome offer from Verizon doesn’t give you as many freebies, but it’s available to a lot more people, and the user experience is better. Plus, it doesn’t require a TV subscription. We give it high marks.

What doesn’t make sense is paying twice for streaming subscriptions. If you accept any of the offers we write about on this page, make sure you cancel any existing accounts for those services or confirm that you can transfer your billing to an existing account.

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