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AT&T FiberFiber
Symmetrical fiber with flat pricing that does not step up after a promo year. Where it is built, it is usually the best option on the street.
300 Mbps · $50/mo500 Mbps · $65/mo1 Gbps · $80/mo
Internet providers in Birmingham, AL
We have 10 providers on record serving this large city, across 5 technologies. The best value right now is AT&T Fiber Fiber 5 Gig at 5 Gbps for $95/mo.
10
Providers here
5 Gbps
Fastest — AT&T Fiber
$35/mo
Cheapest — WOW! Internet
63
ZIP codes
Ranked
Every provider in Birmingham
Ordered by our score, which weighs technology, speed, symmetry, the real two-year cost and the terms. How we rank.
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Regional cable operator in the Southeast and Michigan. Consistently rates above the big cable brands on customer satisfaction.
300 Mbps · $35/mo600 Mbps · $50/mo1 Gbps · $65/mo
3
A reseller rather than a network owner: it buys capacity on other carriers' lines and sells it with no data caps and no throttling.
1 Gbps · $90/mo100 Mbps · $65/mo100 Mbps · $50/mo
4
Cable service across 41 states with no data caps and no contracts. Straightforward pricing for the first year, then a large step-up.
500 Mbps · $50/mo1 Gbps · $70/mo
5
Verizon 5G Home5G Home
Fixed wireless over Verizon's 5G Ultra Wideband. Cheap if you already have a Verizon phone line, and there is nothing to install.
300 Mbps · $50/mo
6
T-Mobile Home Internet5G Home
The widest fixed-wireless footprint in the country. One flat price with taxes included, and it reaches plenty of places cable never did.
415 Mbps · $60/mo415 Mbps · $70/mo
7
AT&T Internet Air5G Home
Home internet over AT&T's 5G network. Flat $60, self-install in minutes, and a reasonable fallback where no wire reaches the house.
8
StarlinkSatellite
Low-earth-orbit satellite. The only satellite service with latency low enough for video calls, and it works essentially anywhere with sky.
100 Mbps · $49/mo
9
HughesNetSatellite
The other geostationary satellite option. Cheaper than Viasat at the entry tier, with the same latency limits.
100 Mbps · $75/mo100 Mbps · $90/mo
10
ViasatSatellite
Geostationary satellite covering the whole country. Latency makes it a last resort, but it reaches addresses nothing else does.
100 Mbps · $150/mo
Coverage is recorded by city, not by street address, and availability in the US changes block by block. Confirm with the provider before you plan around any of this.
Technology
What's available in Birmingham
Not every technology reaches every address, and they are not interchangeable.
Fiber
Glass to the house. Same speed up as down, lowest latency.
- Providers
- 4
- Fastest
- 5 Gbps
- From
- $50/mo
Cable
Coax from the TV network. Fast down, much slower up.
- Providers
- 2
- Fastest
- 1 Gbps
- From
- $35/mo
5G Home
A cellular signal to a box in your window. No install, variable speed.
- Providers
- 4
- Fastest
- 1 Gbps
- From
- $50/mo
DSL
Runs on the old phone line. Slow, but it reaches almost everywhere.
- Providers
- 1
- Fastest
- 100 Mbps
- From
- $50/mo
Satellite
A dish pointed at the sky. Works anywhere, costs more.
- Providers
- 3
- Fastest
- 220 Mbps
- From
- $49/mo
Coverage
ZIP codes in Birmingham
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Nearby
Other places in Alabama
Questions
Internet in Birmingham, answered
Which internet providers are available in Birmingham?
We have 10 providers on record serving Birmingham, Alabama: AT&T Fiber, WOW! Internet, EarthLink, Spectrum, Verizon 5G Home, T-Mobile Home Internet, AT&T Internet Air, Starlink, HughesNet, Viasat. Availability varies street by street, so confirm your exact address with the provider.
Is fiber internet available in Birmingham?
Yes. AT&T Fiber, WOW! Internet, EarthLink, Spectrum sell fiber plans in Birmingham. Fiber gives you the same speed up as down, which matters if anyone in the house takes video calls, uploads files or backs up to the cloud.
What is the cheapest internet in Birmingham?
WOW! Internet 300 Mbps is the lowest advertised price we track in Birmingham, at $35 a month. Check whether that is an introductory rate — many are, and the price steps up after twelve months.
What is the fastest internet in Birmingham?
AT&T Fiber sells the fastest plan we track here, at 5 Gbps. Most households do not need anything close to that — the number that usually matters is upload speed, not download.
How does Best Internet US decide the order?
Every plan gets a score from five things: the technology, the download speed on a log scale, how symmetrical it is, the true two-year cost including any promo step-up and equipment rental, and the terms — contracts, data caps and fees. Nobody pays for placement.