99% available in Lake Forest 99% available in Lake ForestSelf Installation Available
99% available in Lake ForestEligible for up to $50 savings through the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program.
99% available in Lake Forest 99% available in Lake Forest 54% available in Lake Forest
75% available in Lake ForestLimited Offers. Contact-Free Guided Installations Only
99% available in Lake Forest
97% available in Lake Forest 38% available in Lake Forest 9% available in Lake Forest
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The medium size city of Lake Forest has some of the most expensive homes in the United States. Residents are white-collar and work in sales and management roles. It's one of the most well-educated areas in the country. It's also a wealthy area with a diverse population. Nearly one-fourth of residents are of Hispanic or Latino descent and over 23% of the population was born outside the United States. Lake Forest residents rely on their internet services to stay in contact with their friends and family in their country of origin and pursue advanced degrees. Compared with 94% of California, 100% of Lake Forest residents have access to high-speed internet.
Cox Communications provides cable internet to 100% of residents and is the only supplier of that service in the area. AT&T reaches 89% of homes north of I-5 with their DSL service. New Edge Networks provides an additional DSL option to 1% of residents east of Rte. 241. Fiber optics are not yet available to residents.
Commercial users in the area have additional options. Copper wire and DSL hookups are provided by Megapath and TW Telecom. In addition, businesses in Lake Forest are being introduced to fiber optics. Currently 1% of businesses can access fiber optics from Windstream and TW Telecom.
AT&T offers internet at speeds up to 1000 Mbps
EarthLink offers internet at speeds up to 1000 Mbps
Cox Communications offers internet at speeds up to 940 Mbps
Viasat offers internet at speeds up to 25 Mbps
| Provider | Type | Download speeds |
User Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | DSL & Fiber | 1000 Mbps | 2.5/5 |
| Cox Communications | Cable | 940 Mbps | 3.0/5 |
| EarthLink | DSL & Fiber | 1000 Mbps | 3.5/5 |
| Viasat | Satellite | 25 Mbps | 2.0/5 |
| HughesNet | Satellite | 25 Mbps | 2.0/5 |
Availability and speeds displayed are not guaranteed and are subject to change.
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.
Ron S | 01-08-2017
We have no more channels and even cancelled the phone and our bill went up. I discovered last week our modem is too old to provide higher speeds. It's been too old for a year and a half. The only way I found out was because I called to complain about slow speeds.
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