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Internet providers in Charleston, SC

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

User Rating (2452)◊
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Get AT&T Fiber free for 6 months when you get AT&T Wireless when purchasing a new smartphone on installment. 6 mos free via reward card. Redempt req’d. Taxes & fees extra.

T-Mobile Home Internet
73% available in Charleston
Connection:
5G Home
Download speeds up to
245Mbps

User Rating (591)◊
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Xfinity
99% available in Charleston
Connection:
Cable
Download speeds up to
2000Mbps

User Rating (2380)◊
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EarthLink
50% available in Charleston
Connection:
Fiber
Download speeds up to
5000Mbps

User Rating(110)◊
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Fiber internet starting at $39.95

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

User Rating(245)◊
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Verizon Home Internet
63% available in Charleston
Connection:
5G Home
Download speeds up to
300Mbps

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

User Rating(422)◊
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Free Professional Installation. Save $25/month for 12 months! Offer may vary by geographic area. Terms apply.

Viasat
82% available in Charleston
Connection:
Satellite
Download speeds up to
150Mbps

User Rating (445)◊
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Starlink
99% available in Charleston
Connection:
Satellite
Download speeds up to
220Mbps

User Rating(181)◊
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Easy Internet Now
95% available in Charleston
Easy Internet Now
Connection:
Fiber
Download speeds up to
5000Mbps

User Rating (18)◊
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ispMint
99% available in Charleston
Connection:
5G Home
Download speeds up to
5Mbps

User Rating (14)◊
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Home Telecom
100% available in Charleston
Connection:
Cable, DSL & Fiber
Download speeds up to
1000Mbps

User Rating (4)◊
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Hotwire Communications
50% available in Charleston
Connection:
Fiber
Download speeds up to
10000Mbps

User Rating (12)◊
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Comcast Business
99% available in Charleston
Connection:
Cable
Download speeds up to
1000Mbps

User Rating(50)◊
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Earthlink Business
81% available in Charleston
Connection:
Fiber & Fixed Wireless
Download speeds up to
10000Mbps

User Rating (110)◊
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833-904-5417
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AT&T Business
42% available in Charleston
Connection:
Fiber
Download speeds up to
5000Mbps

User Rating (2452)◊
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Hughesnet
99% available in Charleston
Connection:
Satellite
Download speeds up to
100Mbps

User Rating(422)◊
Call Now
833-401-4490
or View Plans for Hughesnet

Free Professional Installation. Save $25/month for 12 months! Offer may vary by geographic area. Terms apply.

Viasat
82% available in Charleston
Connection:
Satellite
Download speeds up to
150Mbps

User Rating (445)◊
Call Now
833-401-4480
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Easy Internet Now
95% available in Charleston
Easy Internet Now
Connection:
Fiber
Download speeds up to
5000Mbps

User Rating (18)◊
Link not provided
Home Telecom
100% available in Charleston
Connection:
Cable, DSL & Fiber
Download speeds up to
1000Mbps

User Rating (4)◊
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Hotwire Communications
50% available in Charleston
Connection:
Fiber
Download speeds up to
10000Mbps

User Rating (12)◊
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Ooma
50% available in Charleston
Ooma
Connection:
Wireless LTE
Download speeds up to
100Mbps

User Rating (6)◊
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Mint
Available in Charleston
Connection:
Mobile
Mint
4GLTE Speeds may vary

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

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

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Xfinity Mobile
Available in Charleston
Connection:
Mobile
Xfinity Mobile
4GLTE Speeds may vary

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

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0–5 Mbps

Works for:

  • Checking email
  • Streaming music on one device
  • Searching on Google

5–40 Mbps

Works for:

  • Streaming video on one device
  • Video calling with Skype or FaceTime
  • Online gaming for one player

40–100 Mbps

Works for:

  • Streaming HD video on a few devices
  • 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
$216.36/mo

Average speed
196.1 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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Average download speed
196.07 Mbps

Average upload speed
75 Mbps

Average latency (ping)
36.8 ms

Average jitter
8.74 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
Xfinity Cable 2000 Mbps 3.5/5 View Plans for Xfinity
EarthLink Fiber 5000 Mbps 4.0/5 View Plans for EarthLink
WOW! Cable 1000 Mbps 3.5/5 View Plans for WOW!
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
Viasat Satellite 150 Mbps 3/5 View Plans for Viasat
Starlink Satellite 220 Mbps 4.0/5 View Plans for Starlink
Easy Internet Now Fiber 5000 Mbps 4.5/5
ispMint 5G Home 5 Mbps 4.5/5 View Plans for ispMint
Home Telecom Cable, DSL & Fiber 1000 Mbps 2.0/5 View Plans for Home Telecom
Hotwire Communications Fiber 10000 Mbps 3.0/5 View Plans for Hotwire Communications

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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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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