Internet Providers in Lafayette, Indiana

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Home Internet Summary in Lafayette, IN

Xfinity stands as Lafayette, Indiana's top internet provider, offering cable connections with speeds up to 1.2 Gbps. Prices start at $30 per month, covering 87.20% of the area. Its widespread availability is due to an extensive cable infrastructure that spans 85% of Lafayette, making high-speed internet accessible to many residents.

Metronet ranks second, delivering fiber internet with impressive speeds up to 5.12 Gbps. It starts at $29.95 per month but covers only 73% of Lafayette. EarthLink Fiber, despite offering substantial speeds of 5 Gbps, covers just 7.50% and begins at $59.95 per month, limiting its accessibility.

Lafayette benefits from a varied internet landscape, with Xfinity and Metronet providing reliable, high-speed options tailored to different needs and budgets.

Best Internet Providers in Lafayette, IN

Lafayette’s best internet providers are Xfinity and Metronet. Xfinity comes in first place because it offers expansive coverage in Lafayette, covering 87.2 percent of the city. Xfinity also has impressive download speeds up to 1.2 Gbps, with plans starting at just $30 per month. Xfinity also offers bundles starting at $55 per month.

Metronet is another excellent option for households in Lafayette. It uses fiber-optic technology to deliver symmetrical speeds up to 5.12 Gbps, giving you the bandwidth you need to support all your devices at home. Metronet’s speeds are blazing fast, but it’s available in only 73 percent of Lafayette. With internet plans starting at just $34.95 per month, Metronet is one of the most affordable options in the city.

Metronet - Fastest Provider
Frontier - Cheapest Provider
Viasat - Widely Available
Viasat - Great for Rural Areas
Verizon - Offers 5G Home Internet
Frontier - Great Value

What’s a Good Internet Speed?

Internet Speed	Appropriate For	Providers in your Area offering this Speed	Availability in your Area
25 Mbps	Email Web browsing Light streaming Smaller households	WATCH	63.260000000000005%
100 Mbps	Streaming Video chat Online gaming Larger households	AT&T Viasat T-Mobile Hughesnet XNET WiFi Starlink	100%
1000 Mbps (1 Gbps)	Heavy streaming (4K video multiple devices etc.) Video chat Lag-free gaming Large households	Xfinity EarthLink Frontier Metronet Wintek Corporation	87.2%

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Provider Connection Types in Lafayette, IN

Connection Type	About this Connection Type	Availability in Lafayette, IN
Satellite	Available even in very rural areas Typically has high latency (lag)	100%
DSL	Typically about 100 Mbps Slower than Cable or Fiber	44.31%
Cable	Typically 250 Mbps - 1 Gbps Widely available A good choice for most users	87.1%
Fiber	Typically 1 Gbps or faster Upload speeds match download speeds	84.89%