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Residents of Hillsborough appreciate the small size of the town and pay a premium for their homes. The white-collar professionals work largely in management, primarily in computers and math. The well-educated residents depend on their internet services to advance their professional and educational goals. Compared with 91% of North Carolina, 100% of Hillsborough residents can get high-speed internet connections.
CenturyLink reaches 100% of home with DSL connectivity. Time Warner does the same for cable internet. Fiber optics have not yet reached Hillsborough homes.
In addition to the residential offerings, fiber optics are slowly being introduced to commercial users. MCNC reaches 2% of businesses and Level 3 Communications reaches 1% of commercial enterprises.
Frontier offers internet at speeds up to 115 Mbps
CenturyLink offers internet at speeds up to 45 Mbps
Spectrum offers internet at speeds up to 100 Mbps
Viasat offers internet at speeds up to 25 Mbps
| Provider | Type | Download speeds |
User Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL & Fiber | 45 Mbps | 2.5/5 |
| Frontier | DSL | 115 Mbps | 2.5/5 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 100 Mbps | 3.0/5 |
| Viasat | Satellite | 25 Mbps | 2.0/5 |
| HughesNet | Satellite | 25 Mbps | 2.5/5 |
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.
