Internet providers in Portsmouth, VA

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What is the best internet provider in Portsmouth?

Cox Communications - High-quality equipment
Spectrum - No data caps
Verizon - Fast upload and download speeds
Viasat - Widely available
HughesNet - Perfect for rural areas

Internet Provider Types in Portsmouth

Cable

95%
Coverage

DSL

90%
Coverage

Fiber

42%
Coverage

Internet Speed Availability in Portsmouth

3 Mbps

100%
Availability

10 Mbps

100%
Availability

25 Mbps

99%
Availability

Broadband Internet Availability

(Internet faster than 25 Mbps)

99%

Portsmouth

85%

Virginia

79%

USA

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Portsmouth Residential Internet Coverage

Portsmouth is an economically diverse, nautical community with both blue- and white-collar workers. Residents are well-educated and middle income. More residents of Portsmouth identify as African-American than white. Portsmouth residents trust their internet connection to stay in touch with the community and advance their careers. Compared with 85% of Virginia, 99% of Portsmouth has access to high-speed internet.

Cox Communications is the most prominent supplier, reaching 94% of homes with cable internet. Between I-664 and I-464 Verizon FiOS offers DSL to 84% of home and fiber optics to 42% of residents. West of the Elizabeth River, 1% of residents have an additional cable option from Charter.

Megapth offers copper wire and DSL hookups for commercial users while Level 3 Communications reaches 1% of businesses with fiber optics. Businesses can also connect using the services offered to residents.

Fastest Internet Service Providers in Portsmouth

Cox Communications offers internet at speeds up to 940 Mbps

Spectrum offers internet at speeds up to 100 Mbps

Viasat offers internet at speeds up to 25 Mbps

HughesNet offers internet at speeds up to 25 Mbps

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Summary of Portsmouth internet providers

Provider	Type	Download speeds up to	User Rating
Cox Communications	Cable	940 Mbps	3.0/5
Spectrum	Cable	100 Mbps	3.0/5
Verizon	DSL	7 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.

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.

Internet providers in Portsmouth, VA

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