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The middle-class residents of Portage work in both blue- and white-collar industries with a high percentage of people working in fields using computers and math. Nearly 20% of the community is Hispanic. Portage residents depend on consistent high-speed internet to connect them with their employers, customers and loved ones. Compared with only 83% of Indianans, 100% of Portage residents have access to high speed internet.
Frontier covers the community with DSL and Xfinity covers all residents with cable internet. Verizon Fios also competes for DSL, reaching 57% of the community from Lake Michigan to Rte. 130. Mediacom also competes in the cable internet market, offering services to the 1% of Portage residents from Lake Michigan to 37th Ave.
Although fiber optics has not yet reached residential internet customers, Indiana Fiber Network and Zayo Group offer the service to 14% and 10% of businesses respectively. Level 3 Communications is making an appearance in the commercial fiber optic space, offering services to 1% of businesses.
Xfinity offers internet at speeds up to 1000 Mbps
NITCO offers internet at speeds up to 1000 Mbps
T-Mobile Home Internet offers internet at speeds up to 182 Mbps
Ultra Home Internet offers internet at speeds up to 110 Mbps
| Provider | Type | Download speeds |
User Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 1000 Mbps | 2.5/5 |
| Frontier | DSL | N/A | 1.5/5 |
| Xtreme powered by Mediacom | Cable | 100 Mbps | N/A |
| T-Mobile Home Internet | 5G Home | 182 Mbps | N/A |
| HughesNet | Geo Satellite | 25 Mbps | 1.5/5 |
| Viasat | Satellite | 100 Mbps | 1.5/5 |
| Ultra Home Internet | 5G Home | 110 Mbps | N/A |
| Air-Wans, Inc | Fixed Wireless | 15 Mbps | N/A |
| NITCO | Fiber & Fixed Wireless | 1000 Mbps | N/A |
| Surf Broadband Solutions | Fixed Wireless | 25 Mbps | N/A |
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.
Billy L | 07-28-2021
We have had Frontier for a while and I am very disappointed in the service I get from them. They have been out to our house numerous times and cannot keep us connected.
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Jason K | 06-16-2021
I had the worst customer service with xfinity. I moved and they said they transferred my adress to a new account and never did so my internet got shut off out of no where and I talked to a lady who would not listen to what I was saying and she was not helping the situation she was telling me that the account was never transferred and I kept telling her I realize that but I need it transferred now and she was not comprehending. 0/10
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