Best Internet Providers in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Your best option for internet service in Fort Lauderdale is AT&T Fiber, which is AT&T’s fiber-optic internet service. (AT&T also offers a DSL-based service called AT&T Internet and a wireless home internet service called AT&T Internet Air.) AT&T Fiber’s prices start at $42 per month and fiber speeds can reach up to 5 Gbps.

Fiber internet isn’t your only option in Fort Lauderdale. There’s also cable, which is a good high-speed internet option for most households. The local cable provider is Xfinity, which serves 97.4% of Fort Lauderdale. Xfinity’s prices start as low as $30 per month. You can also sign up for bundles, which combine Xfinity Cable internet with other Xfinity products, such as Xfinity Voice, Xfinity Mobile, Xfinity Home Security, and the TV services Xfinity X1 and Xfinity StreamSaver.

AT&T - Fastest Provider
Xfinity - Cheapest Provider
Hughesnet - Widely Available
Hughesnet - Great for Rural Areas
T-Mobile - Offers 5G Home Internet
AT&T - Great Value

What’s a Good Internet Speed?

Internet Speed	Appropriate For	Providers in your Area offering this Speed	Availability in your Area
100 Mbps	Streaming Video chat Online gaming Larger households	EarthLink T-Mobile Verizon Hughesnet XNET WiFi Starlink	100%
1000 Mbps (1 Gbps)	Heavy streaming (4K video multiple devices etc.) Video chat Lag-free gaming Large households	AT&T Xfinity	97.42%

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Internet Availability in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Residents in Fort Lauderdale can access the internet from 12 providers. Choosing which provider is best for your home largely depends on your location in the city. For wired connections in the Venice of America, residents can choose between Xfinity for cable internet or AT&T Fiber for fiber internet.

Xfinity boasts availability covering 97.4% of Fort Lauderdale. It has widespread coverage along I-95, the Middle River, and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. Dead zones for the provider are few and far between. VIP Fishing Charters and Holiday Park are outside Xfinity’s service area.

For fiber internet, 40.9% of the city have access to AT&T Fiber. While not as widespread as Xfinity, residents who live west of Aquarmar and south of the War Memorial Auditorium can access AT&T’s fiber service. The provider has various dead zones across the city, notably in the Museum of Discovery and Science and the MAC Art Galleries. While AT&T Fiber has some availability near the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway — specifically near Nurmi Isles — Xfinity will feature more widespread coverage along the coast of Fort Lauderdale.

Provider Connection Types in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Connection Type	About this Connection Type	Availability in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Satellite	Available even in very rural areas Typically has high latency (lag)	100%
DSL	Typically about 100 Mbps Slower than Cable or Fiber	65.18%
Cable	Typically 250 Mbps - 1 Gbps Widely available A good choice for most users	98.64%
Fiber	Typically 1 Gbps or faster Upload speeds match download speeds	45.14%