Wifi Providers in Connecticut
Connecticut Wifi Providers
Compare Home Wifi Options in Connecticut
The largest number of providers offer service in larger urban centers like Hartford, New Haven-Milford, Bridgeport, Torrington and Norwich-New London. Other providers specialize in serving smaller communities and rural areas. Use our comparison form to check availability of home wifi plans for a specific service address or narrow your search by selecting a more specific location from the options below.
Connecticut Metro Areas (6)
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Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
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Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
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New Haven-Milford, CT Norwich-New London, CT
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Torrington, CT
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Worcester, MA-CT
Connecticut Counties (8)
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Fairfield
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Hartford
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Litchfield
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Middlesex
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New Haven New London
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Tolland
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Windham
Connecticut Cities and Towns (269)
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Abington Amston Andover Ansonia Ashford Avon
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Ballouville Baltic Bantam Barkhamsted Beacon Falls Berlin Bethany Bethel Bethlehem Bloomfield Bolton Botsford Bozrah Branford Bridgeport Bridgewater Bristol Broad Brook Brookfield Brooklyn Burlington
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Canaan Canterbury Canton Canton Center Centerbrook Central Village Chaplin Cheshire Chester Clinton Cobalt Colchester Colebrook Collinsville Columbia Cornwall Cornwall Bridge Cos Cob Coventry Cromwell
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Danbury Danielson Darien Dayville Deep River Derby Durham
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East Berlin East Canaan East Glastonbury East Granby East Haddam East Hampton East Hartford East Hartland East Haven East Killingly East Lyme East Windsor East Windsor Hill East Woodstock Eastford Easton Ellington Enfield Essex
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Fabyan Fairfield Falls Village Farmington
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Gales Ferry Gaylordsville Georgetown Gilman Glastonbury Goshen Granby Greens Farms Greenwich Grosvenor Dale Groton Guilford
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Haddam Hadlyme Hamden Hampton Hanover Hartford Harwinton Hawleyville Hebron Higganum
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Ivoryton
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Jewett City
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Kent Killingworth
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Lakeside Lakeville Lebanon Ledyard Litchfield
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Madison Manchester Mansfield Center Mansfield Depot Marion Marlborough Mashantucket Meriden Middle Haddam Middlebury Middlefield Middletown Milford Milldale Monroe Montville Moodus Moosup Morris Mystic
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Naugatuck New Britain New Canaan New Fairfield New Hartford New Haven New London New Milford New Preston Marble Dale Newington Newtown Niantic Norfolk North Branford North Canton North Franklin North Granby North Grosvenordale North Haven North Stonington North Westchester North Windham Northfield Northford Norwalk Norwich
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Oakdale Oakville Old Greenwich Old Lyme Old Mystic Old Saybrook Oneco Orange Oxford
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Pawcatuck Pequabuck Pine Meadow Plainfield Plainville Plantsville Plymouth Pomfret Pomfret Center Poquonock Portland Preston Prospect Putnam
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Quaker Hill Quinebaug
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Redding Redding Center Redding Ridge Ridgefield Riverside Riverton Rockfall Rocky Hill Rogers Roxbury
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Salem Salisbury Sandy Hook Scotland Seymour Sharon Shelton Sherman Simsbury Somers Somersville South Britain South Glastonbury South Kent South Lyme South Willington South Windham South Windsor South Woodstock Southbury Southington Southport Stafford Stafford Springs Staffordville Stamford Sterling Stevenson Stonington Storrs Mansfield Stratford Suffield
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Taconic Taftville Tariffville Terryville Thomaston Thompson Tolland Torrington Trumbull
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Uncasville Unionville
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Vernon Rockville Versailles Voluntown
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Wallingford Washington Washington Depot Waterbury Waterford Watertown Wauregan Weatogue West Cornwall West Granby West Hartford West Hartland West Haven West Mystic West Simsbury West Suffield Westbrook Weston Westport Wethersfield Willimantic Willington Wilton Winchester Center Windham Windsor Windsor Locks Winsted Wolcott Woodbridge Woodbury Woodstock Woodstock Valley
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Yantic
Service Availability in Connecticut
Wifi service is available to 97% of residences in Connecticut. Connections with download speeds of 1000 Mbps (1.0 Gbps) or more are available to 67% of households.
Mobile wireless is available to 70% of residences in Connecticut, with 5G coverage available to 89% of households. Satellite internet is generally available everywhere.
Frontier, Optimum, Cox, Xfinity and Spectrum offer the highest coverage in the state in terms of availability per household, while HughesNet, Starlink, Viasat, T-Mobile US and Verizon offer the highest wireless (including satellite) coverage in the state in terms of availability per household.
Frontier, Optimum and Xfinity are the fastest providers in Connecticut, but their highest downloads speeds are not available everywhere in the state. A summary of the fastest providers and their top speeds is shown below.
Statewide coverage by technology and speed.
Fastest Providers in Connecticut
The listed download speeds are the highest offered by each of the fastest providers in Connecticut. The state coverage is their overall availability percentage for households in the state at any speed and the list is limited to companies with more than 2% overall coverage on a statewide basis. Most wifi providers do not offer their fastest speeds in all parts of their coverage area in the state. Try using our Comparison Form for a more accurate picture of what's available in your area.
Wired Internet Options in Connecticut
Traditional telephone companies and TV service providers are the primary providers of wired broadband internet in Connecticut and many other regions. In larger metropolitan areas, internet providers often offer gigabit speeds and utilize fiber optic infrastructure. However, in smaller towns and rural areas, the infrastructure predominantly consists of copper lines. Maximum speeds on older networks is high as 2.0 Gbps for cable and less than 10 Mbps for DSL. In select areas with fiber, connection speeds are as high as 5.0 Gbps. The top providers's in Connecticut include Frontier, Optimum, Cox, Xfinity and Spectrum.
Among cable, DSL and fiber internet providers, these companies offer the best coverage in Connecticut on a state-wide basis and in the cities where they operate.
Top Wireless and Satellite Internet Providers in Connecticut
Satellite internet service is available as long as the user has an unobstructed view of the sky, but in some areas, where satellite subscriber rates are already at capacity, service may be not be available. Fixed and mobile wifi coverage depends on the density and location of ground-based infrastructure.