How Much is Internet Per Month in California?
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The average monthly internet bill in California is $70.41, which is 5% below the national average of $75 per month. California’s cost of living is 39% higher than the national average but internet costs are lower. California has 39 million people comprising almost 12% of the total U.S. population. Depending on where you live in California you can connect via DSL internet over phone lines, traditional broadband cable, super-fast fiber optic cable, mobile fixed wireless, or satellite internet. Fiber optic cable is the fastest internet possible and tends to be available in large metropolitan areas but some regional providers also offer it.
California has more than 135 Internet Service Providers (ISPS) including the partial list below but not all plans are available in all parts of the state. Speeds are the maximum available in the plan. Some providers require contracts; others do not. Data allocations can be unlimited or capped so be sure to ask. Larger households or heavy users may need unlimited data. Some providers offer incentive rates but only for the first 12 months and then prices rise. Plan details can change. Rates excludes additional fees and taxes and may require autopay plus paperless billing:
- AT&T DSL or Fiber: AT&T covers 71% of the state with plan options. Plans start at $55/mo. and depending on the type of service can deliver 1,000 Mbps; unlimited data, no contracts.
- CenturyLink DSL or Fiber Optic: Plans start at $30/mo. for 200 Mbps.
- T-Mobile 5G Home Internet: T-Mobile covers 90% of the state. Plans are $50/mo. for the internet via 5G (5th Generation) cellular network; up to 245 Mbps.
- Spectrum:Plans start at $49.99/mo. for speeds of 300 Mbps and unlimited data and go up from there.
- Xfinity (Comcast): Plans start at $30/mo. with speeds ranging from 50-3,000 Mbps.
- Cox : Plans start at $60/mo. for speeds up to 250 Mbps.
- Starry Internet: Plans start at $30/mo. with speeds up to 100 Mbps, up to $80/mo. for speeds up to 1 Gbps.
- Frontier Fiber Internet: Gig Plans start at $70/mo. for symmetrical (matching) download and upload speeds up to 1000 Mbps.
- Satellite Internet: HughesNet, Viasat, Starlink: HughesNet and Viasat require 2-year contracts starting at about $65/mo. with speeds up to 25 Mbps. Higher speeds are available in plans in many areas. Starlink has no contract and costs $115/mo. with speeds of 25-220 Mbps.