1
Verizon FiosFiber
Fiber to the home across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Consistently the highest-rated large ISP in the country for reliability.
5 Gbps · $110/mo2.3 Gbps · $100/mo500 Mbps · $75/mo
Internet providers in Boston, MA
We have 9 providers on record serving this major metro, across 5 technologies. The best value right now is Verizon Fios 300 Mbps at 300 Mbps for $40/mo.
9
Providers here
5 Gbps
Fastest — Verizon Fios
$40/mo
Cheapest — Verizon Fios
38
ZIP codes
Ranked
Every provider in Boston
Ordered by our score, which weighs technology, speed, symmetry, the real two-year cost and the terms. How we rank.
2
The RCN, Grande, Wave and Astound brands under one name. An overbuilder that competes head-on with Xfinity and Spectrum on price.
300 Mbps · $30/mo600 Mbps · $45/mo1 Gbps · $60/mo
3
The largest cable provider in the country. Wide availability and fast downloads, but uploads lag fiber and the price steps up sharply once the promo ends.
800 Mbps · $65/mo1.1 Gbps · $75/mo150 Mbps · $30/mo
4
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
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
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
8
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
9
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 Boston
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
- $40/mo
Cable
Coax from the TV network. Fast down, much slower up.
- Providers
- 2
- Fastest
- 1.1 Gbps
- From
- $30/mo
5G Home
A cellular signal to a box in your window. No install, variable speed.
- Providers
- 3
- 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 Boston
Nearby
Other places in Massachusetts
Questions
Internet in Boston, answered
Which internet providers are available in Boston?
We have 9 providers on record serving Boston, Massachusetts: Verizon Fios, Astound Broadband, Xfinity, EarthLink, Verizon 5G Home, T-Mobile Home Internet, Starlink, HughesNet, Viasat. Availability varies street by street, so confirm your exact address with the provider.
Is fiber internet available in Boston?
Yes. Verizon Fios, Astound Broadband, Xfinity, EarthLink sell fiber plans in Boston. 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 Boston?
Verizon Fios 300 Mbps is the lowest advertised price we track in Boston, at $40 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 Boston?
Verizon Fios 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.