What is the best internet provider in Bangor?

Spectrum is CNET’s top pick for the best internet service provider in Bangor. it cable internet The giant offers strong promo rates for the first year and gigabit speeds in most cities. Once the promo period ends, expect your bill to double in the second year. On the bright side, all plans come with no contracts or data caps.

Looking for fast internet? Honest Fiber and GoNetspeed is tied for the fastest internet in the city, reaching 2,000 megabits per second for $75. You can expect symmetrical download and upload speeds supported by a fiber-optic connection.

If you are looking cheap internetFidium Fiber offers the cheapest plan in the city: a $25-a-month plan for 100Mbps. However, that price increases to $45 in the second year. Verizon 5G Home Internet and T-Mobile Home Internet offer lower rates to qualified mobile customers, making these providers a solid choice if you have a phone plan through one of these companies.

Best internet in Bangor, Maine

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What is the cheapest internet plan in Bangor?

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How to find deals and promotions on the internet in Bangor

The best internet deals and top promotions in Bangor depend on which discounts are available at a given time. Most deals don’t last, but we’re always on the lookout for the latest offers.

Bangor internet providers, such as Spectrum and T-Mobile, may offer low introductory prices or streaming add-ons for a limited time. Others, however, including Fidium Fiber and US Cellular, run the same base price year-round.

For a more extensive list of promos, see our guide to best deals on the internet.

Fastest internet plans in Bangor

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What is a good internet speed?

Most internet connection plans can now handle basic productivity and communication tasks. If you are looking for an internet plan that can accommodate videoconferencing, streaming video or gaming, you will have a better experience with a stronger connection. Here is an overview of the recommended minimum download speeds for different applications, according to the FCC. Note that these are only guidelines — and internet speed, service and performance will vary by connection type, provider and address.

For more information, see our guide to how much internet speed do you need?.

• 0 to 5Mbps lets you tackle the basics — browsing the internet, sending and receiving email, streaming low-quality video.
• 5 to 40Mbps gives you higher quality video streaming and videoconferencing.
• 40 to 100Mbps should give a person enough bandwidth to satisfy the demands of modern telecommuting, video streaming and online gaming.
• 100 to 500Mbps allows one to two people to simultaneously engage in high-bandwidth activities such as videoconferencing, streaming and online gaming.
• 500 to 1,000Mbps allows three or more people to participate in high-bandwidth activities at the same time.

How CNET picked the best internet providers in Bangor

Internet service providers are numerous and regional. Unlike the latest smartphones, laptop, router or kitchen utensilsit is not practical to personally test every ISP in a city. So what is our approach? We started by researching pricing, availability and speed information, drawing on our own historical ISP data, provider sites and mapping information from the Federal Communications Commission on FCC.gov.

But it doesn’t end there. We go to the FCC website to check our data and make sure we consider every ISP that provides service in an area. We also input local addresses into provider websites to find specific options for residents. We looked at sources, including the American Customer Satisfaction Index and JD Power, to assess how happy customers are with ISP service. ISP plans and prices are subject to constant change; All information provided is accurate in the publication.

Once we have this local information, we ask three main questions:

1. Does the provider offer access to reasonably fast internet speeds?
2. Are customers getting decent value for what they paid for?
3. Are customers happy with their service?

While the answer to these questions is often layered and complex, providers who are close to “yes” to all three are the ones we recommend. When choosing the cheapest internet service, we look for the plans with the lowest monthly fees, although we also factor in things like price increases, equipment fees and contracts. Choosing the fastest internet service is relatively straightforward. We look at advertised upload and download speeds and consider real world speed data from sources like Ookla and FCC reports. (Disclosure: Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.)

To explore our process in more depth, visit our how we test ISPs page.

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