Internet providers in Washington, DC

Which internet providers in Washington DC are the cheapest?

At first glance, Astound Broadband has the cheapest internet plan in the area at $19.99 per month for up to 100 Mbps. It also has the cheapest gigabit plan at $44.99 per month. But Astound’s prices have a sharp incline after the first 12 months: up to $119 per month for the 100 Mbps plan and $159.99 per month for the gigabit plan, for example. Verizon Home Internet and Xfinity do not increase their prices, so they’re cheaper over the long term.

If you’re still shopping for gigabit speeds, Xfinity offers a 1,200 Mbps plan for $80.00 per month, but it comes with a 1.2 TB data cap. Verizon Home Internet has a 940 Mbps plan for $89.99 per month, or you can get crazy and opt for the 2,000 Mbps plan for $119.99 per month.

Internet deals in Washington DC

Which internet providers in Washington DC are the fastest?

Xfinity has fiber plan with speeds up to 6,000 Mbps for a hefty $299.95 per month, but it isn’t widely available in the Washington DC area. Verizon’s fiber internet reaches up to 2,048 Mbps for $119.99 per month.

Xfinity has the fastest cable internet in the area, with speeds up to 1,200 Mbps for $80.00 per month. The price doesn’t increase like Astound’s gigabit plan after 12 months, but you must pay another $30 each month for unlimited data.

Which internet providers have fiber in Washington DC?

Xfinity offers only one fiber internet plan with symmetrical speeds up to 6,000 Mbps. It’s fast, but Xfinity ranks eleventh out of 12 internet providers in overall customer satisfaction with a score of 3.5 out of 5. It generally ranks in the lower half of our annual customer satisfaction survey across all categories, like speed, price, and reliability.

Verizon Home Internet is all fiber, with its top symmetrical speed hitting 2,000 Mbps. It ranks third for overall customer satisfaction in our annual survey—second specifically in speed, price, and reliability.

Washington, DC residential internet coverage

Verizon Home Internet provides fiber internet to most of Washington, DC. Verizon’s excluded areas include some waterfront neighborhoods like Sheridan-Kalorama and Woodland-Normanstone Terrace as well as sections of Foggy Bottom, Park View, Shepherd Park, and Foxhall Village. It offers plans ranging from 300 Mbps to 2,048 Mbps.

Xfinity is a cable internet provider. It offers service to all of DC except a few small sections of Foggy Bottom, Capitol Hill, and Shepherd Park. Speeds range from 75 Mbps to 1,200 Mbps.

Astound Broadband covers most of DC with cable internet but is not available to some neighborhoods in Northeast DC. The available plans depend on where you live, offering speeds between 10 Mbps and 940 Mbps.

Breezeline is also a widely available cable internet provider, excluding small pockets along the Southwest Waterfront and a few spots in the Northwest. Plans start at $19.99 per month with speeds ranging from 100 Mbps to 1,000 Mbps.

Starry Internet is a 5G fixed-wireless service that uses millimeter wave technology to deliver wireless internet speeds up to 200 Mbps.

Viasat and HughesNet provide satellite internet for the entire Washington, DC, area. They’re ideal if you live outside landline internet service areas, or you’re unhappy with the current wired internet options.

Highest-Rated internet service providers in Washington, DC

Of the three major providers in the Washington, DC area, Verizon Home Internet ranks the highest in every category across our annual customer satisfaction survey, topping Astound Broadband and Xfinity. It’s also the only fiber internet provider in the area.

Xfinity is your next-best choice according to our survey results. In fact, it goes head-to-head with Verizon in speed satisfaction, so you can’t go wrong with either one. Around 93% of Xfinity’s customers said their speeds “always” or “usually” met their needs—91% of Verizon’s customers said the same thing.

Like Xfinity, Astound Broadband provides cable internet in the Washington, DC area. It ranks in the bottom half of our national internet providers list across every category, but it still does well in speed satisfaction—slightly higher than the average when we compare it with other national internet providers.