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Internet providers in Charleston, SC

1. AT&T
42% available in Charleston
Connection:
Fiber
Download speeds up to
5000Mbps

User Rating (2441)◊
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2. T-Mobile Home Internet
73% available in Charleston
Connection:
5G Home
Download speeds up to
245Mbps

User Rating (583)◊
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Order online and get a $200 prepaid Mastercard when you switch to T-Mobile Home Internet.

3. EarthLink
49% available in Charleston
Connection:
Fiber
Download speeds up to
5000Mbps

User Rating(110)◊
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Ranked #1 Overall by Highspeedinternet.com customer satisfaction survey for 2021 & 2022.

4. WOW!
72% available in Charleston
Connection:
Cable
Download speeds up to
1000Mbps

User Rating(242)◊
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5. Xfinity
99% available in Charleston
Connection:
Cable
Download speeds up to
1200Mbps

User Rating (2351)◊
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Enjoy Netflix, Peacock, and Apple TV+ for $15/month when added to your Xfinity Internet or Xfinity TV subscription.

6. Verizon Home Internet
99% available in Charleston
Connection:
5G Home
Download speeds up to
300Mbps

User Rating(16)◊
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7. Hughesnet
99% available in Charleston
Connection:
Satellite
Download speeds up to
100Mbps

User Rating(420)◊
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New customers get $25 off per month their first year. Terms apply.

8. Easy Internet Now
95% available in Charleston
Easy Internet Now
Connection:
Fiber
Download speeds up to
5000Mbps

User Rating (16)◊
Link not provided
9. Hotwire Communications
50% available in Charleston
Connection:
Fiber
Download speeds up to
10000Mbps

User Rating (10)◊
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10. Home Telecom
100% available in Charleston
Connection:
Cable, DSL & Fiber
Download speeds up to
1000Mbps

User Rating (4)◊
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1. Comcast Business
99% available in Charleston
Connection:
Cable
Download speeds up to
1000Mbps

User Rating(48)◊
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2. Earthlink Business
81% available in Charleston
Connection:
Fiber & Fixed Wireless
Download speeds up to
10000Mbps

User Rating (110)◊
Call Now
833-904-5417
or View Plans for Earthlink Business

Get started with a $500 gift card today.

3. Hughesnet
99% available in Charleston
Connection:
Satellite
Download speeds up to
100Mbps

User Rating(420)◊
Call Now
833-401-4490
or View Plans for Hughesnet

New customers get $25 off per month their first year. Terms apply.

4. Easy Internet Now
95% available in Charleston
Easy Internet Now
Connection:
Fiber
Download speeds up to
5000Mbps

User Rating (16)◊
Link not provided
5. Ooma
50% available in Charleston
Ooma
Connection:
Wireless LTE
Download speeds up to
100Mbps

User Rating (6)◊
Link not provided
6. Hotwire Communications
50% available in Charleston
Connection:
Fiber
Download speeds up to
10000Mbps

User Rating (10)◊
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7. Home Telecom
100% available in Charleston
Connection:
Cable, DSL & Fiber
Download speeds up to
1000Mbps

User Rating (4)◊
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1. Mint
Available in Charleston
Connection:
Mobile
Mint
4GLTE Speeds may vary

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2. Visible
Available in Charleston
Connection:
Mobile
Visible
4GLTE Speeds may vary

User Rating◊
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3. Xfinity Mobile
Available in Charleston
Connection:
Mobile
Xfinity Mobile
4GLTE Speeds may vary

User Rating◊
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Save up to $830 on an eligible 5g phone with trade in!

4. Verizon Wireless
64% available in Charleston
Connection:
Mobile
Verizon Wireless
4GLTE Speeds may vary

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5. AT&T Wireless
67% available in Charleston
Connection:
Mobile
AT&T Wireless
4GLTE Speeds may vary

User Rating◊
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6. Tello Mobile
68% available in Charleston
Connection:
Mobile
Tello Mobile
4GLTE Speeds may vary

User Rating◊
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0–5 Mbps

Works for:

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5–40 Mbps

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40–100 Mbps

Works for:

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  • Multiplayer online gaming
  • Downloading large files

100–500 Mbps

Works for:

  • Streaming video in UHD on multiple screens
  • Downloading files quickly
  • Gaming online for multiple players

500–1,000+ Mbps

Works for:

  • Doing a lot of almost anything

Internet in Charleston

Moving towns or switching internet providers can be confusing and stressful. Comparing internet providers against the averages in the Charleston area can help you choose the right internet and get back to your life.

Average starting price
$68.24/mo

Average speed
139.7 Mbps

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Charleston Residential Internet Coverage

Charleston is the second largest community in South Carolina. Much of the infrastructure and culture in the area has developed to support the large number of college students. The well-educated, wealthy residents enjoy the activities offered from living in a waterfront city. Residents depend on internet connectivity to further their education and career goals as well as to plan exciting activities for their down time. Compared with 84% of South Carolina, 97% of Charleston residents can access high-speed internet.

AT&T offers DSL to 94% of Charleston homes. DSL is also available to 2% of residents from Frontier. Residents seeking cable internet connectivity have two options. Xfinity reaches 89% of Charleston homes while WOW! reaches 54% of residents from the coast to the air force base. Fiber optics are being introduced to the area. Home Telecom currently provides this service to 7% of residents along King St, but excluding the air force base.

Businesses have two additional options. Level 3 Communications offers fiber optics to 11% of the commercial market and TW Telecom provides copper wire to 1% of area businesses.

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Data based on internet speed tests performed in Charleston

Average download speed
139.71 Mbps

Average upload speed
56.62 Mbps

Average latency (ping)
40.24 ms

Average jitter
20.57 ms

 

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Summary of Charleston internet providers

Provider Type Download speeds up to User rating Order online
AT&T Fiber 5000 Mbps 3.5/5 View Plans for AT&T
T-Mobile Home Internet 5G Home 245 Mbps 4.0/5 View Plans for T-Mobile Home Internet
EarthLink Fiber 5000 Mbps 4.0/5 View Plans for EarthLink
WOW! Cable 1000 Mbps 3.5/5 View Plans for WOW!
Xfinity Cable 1200 Mbps 3.5/5 View Plans for Xfinity
Verizon Home Internet 5G Home 300 Mbps 4/5 View Plans for Verizon Home Internet
Hughesnet Satellite 100 Mbps 3/5 View Plans for Hughesnet
Easy Internet Now Fiber 5000 Mbps 4.5/5
Hotwire Communications Fiber 10000 Mbps 2.5/5 View Plans for Hotwire Communications
Home Telecom Cable, DSL & Fiber 1000 Mbps 2.0/5 View Plans for Home Telecom

Availability and speeds displayed are not guaranteed and are subject to change.

Technology Type

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.

Customer reviews of internet providers in Charleston

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XFINITY

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Mary Jane B | 06-23-2024

Xfinity consistently has very poor customer service, the amount of my bill constantly jumps around-mostly up! This is not something the chat bot can address and its next to impossible to get a person to assist. There’s only one other provider in my area so im stuck until we move in a few months. I only hope I won’t be stuck with Xfinity after we move!

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WOW!

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Herbert M | 01-07-2022

My service drops and slow service from WOW has just become very low value. I have been a customer for many years now and they advertise service better than mine for less. It's just disgusting how little long time customers are respected!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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XFINITY

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Gary S | 06-26-2015

I've been a Comcast customer for years with the only other choice being AT&T. The speed is fine but the price is way too high and customer service is the worst of any business I've ever done business with. Problems I have are always due to something within Comcast. Recently they added a primary email address to my wife's account without even letting us know, then they began capturing our home phone voice mails. We didn't know this until someone told us they left us a voice mail. When calling Comcast I was on the phone for nearly two hours with someone I could barely understand. I couldn't access our voice mails then they deleted the eleven emails we hadn't heard. They suck!

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Gary S | 06-26-2015

I've been a Comcast customer for years with the only other choice being AT&T. The speed is fine but the price is way too high and customer service is the worst of any business I've ever done business with. Problems I have are always due to something within Comcast. Recently they added a primary email address to my wife's account without even letting us know, then they began capturing our home phone voice mails. We didn't know this until someone told us they left us a voice mail. When calling Comcast I was on the phone for nearly two hours with someone I could barely understand. I couldn't access our voice mails then they deleted the eleven emails we hadn't heard. They suck!

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WOW!

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Herbert M | 01-07-2022

My service drops and slow service from WOW has just become very low value. I have been a customer for many years now and they advertise service better than mine for less. It's just disgusting how little long time customers are respected!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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XFINITY

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Mary Jane B | 06-23-2024

Xfinity consistently has very poor customer service, the amount of my bill constantly jumps around-mostly up! This is not something the chat bot can address and its next to impossible to get a person to assist. There’s only one other provider in my area so im stuck until we move in a few months. I only hope I won’t be stuck with Xfinity after we move!

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