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The small city of Athens, located in the Lower Peninsula, is home to about 1000 people. This part of Michigan has a number of smaller communities, creating a widespread demand for reliable and affordable high speed Internet. A number of providers have answered the call.
AT&T is one of the most prominent Internet service providers in this part of Michigan. Coverage stretches across the entirety of Athens, reaching neighboring communities like Union City, Sherwood, Leroy, and Fulton. Comparable coverage is available through Eaglenet, a local provider that offers high speed DSL to communities throughout Michigan.
Another option available to some in Athens is WOW! WOW! is a national cable provider with a max download speed of 10 Mbps. Service is accessible throughout all of Athens, and the network runs far beyond the city limits to the north, south, and east. Frontier FiOS has a small but growing network in the Athens area.
WOW! offers internet at speeds up to 1000 Mbps
Frontier offers internet at speeds up to 115 Mbps
Viasat offers internet at speeds up to 100 Mbps
DMCI Broadband, LLC offers internet at speeds up to 100 Mbps
| Provider | Type | Download speeds |
User Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | DSL | 12 Mbps | 2.0/5 |
| EarthLink | DSL | 20 Mbps | 2.0/5 |
| Frontier | DSL | 115 Mbps | 1.5/5 |
| WOW! | Cable | 1000 Mbps | 3.0/5 |
| Viasat | Satellite | 100 Mbps | 1.5/5 |
| HughesNet | Geo Satellite | 25 Mbps | 2.0/5 |
| DMCI Broadband, LLC | Fixed Wireless | 100 Mbps | N/A |
| Iserv | DSL | 6 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.
