Internet Providers in Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Best Internet Providers in Tulsa, OK

Tulsa’s best home internet provider is AT&T Fiber. AT&T Fiber is a fiber-optic internet service, not to be confused with “AT&T Internet,” which uses a much slower IPBB connection type similar to DSL and doesn’t include benefits like symmetrical speeds and no data caps. AT&T Fiber offers speeds starting at 300 Mbps and going up to 5 Gbps. AT&T has several good fiber plans at different maximum speeds and price points, the most affordable of which starts at $55 per month.

Not every address in Tulsa is served by AT&T Fiber, so there’s a chance that you won’t find it in your area of town. If that’s the case, we’d recommend that you consider Cox. Cox is Tulsa’s biggest cable internet provider which offers nearly universal coverage of the city. It offers broadband speeds that can reach up to 2 Gbps. Cox is known for its bundle deals, which start at $111 per month and include services like pay TV, and you can also find internet-only plans starting at $50 per month.

Other options exist in Tulsa, including DSL internet plans from the aforementioned AT&T Internet and Kinetic by Windstream, as well as the 5G home internet plan from T-Mobile. DSL plans aren’t as fast as their broadband cable and fiber counterparts, but they may make sense as budget options for some households with lower internet needs. We do like T-Mobile 5G Home Internet because it is quick enough to handle most activities at speeds between 133 Mbps to 415 Mbps and it is only $60 per month.

You can get the best internet deals in Tulsa by keeping an eye out for promotions from internet providers, especially if you’re a new customer. Major providers, like AT&T Fiber and Cox, usually offer discounts that are the best way to save money on your internet bill. Currently, AT&T is offering six months of AT&T Fiber free and a 20 percent discount when you pair an AT&T Fiber plan with an Unlimited wireless plan. Cox is also providing customers with a similar deal: a $14.99 monthly discount when you bundle your internet with Cox Mobile. T-Mobile is giving out a $300 Virtual Prepaid Mastercard to all customers who switch to T-Mobile 5G Home Internet this month. Deals and promotions change often, sometimes more than once a month, so check back frequently for the most updated discounts.

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

Fastest Internet Providers in Tulsa, OK

AT&T is the fastest provider in Tulsa, with speeds up to 5 Gbps.

Tulsa’s fastest internet service company is AT&T Internet, which offers plans with speeds of up to 5 Gbps.

Both AT&T Fiber (up to 5 Gbps) and Cox (up to 2 Gbps) offer very fast speeds, but it’s worth noting that AT&T Fiber’s upload speeds are faster than Cox’s. That’s because fiber internet has “symmetrical” speeds, which start to make a big difference if you are gaming, streaming, or sharing video. AT&T Fiber’s upload speeds are just as impressive as its download speeds, 5 Gbps, but Cox’s upload speeds only reach 100 Mbps. Cable and DSL networks are also susceptible to being overloaded with traffic when many people are online in the area.

Also, don’t forget about data caps, which can affect your internet speed or trigger extra charges when you go over your allotted downloads. Another reason to choose a fiber provider is that you don’t have to worry about caps, because fiber providers don’t have them. Cox customers and those who choose other companies will be subject to data caps unless they pay for an unlimited data add-on to their plan.

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	Consolidated	70%
100 Mbps	Streaming Video chat Online gaming Larger households	Viasat T-Mobile EarthLink Hughesnet XNET WiFi UScellular Starlink 360 Broadband	100%
1000 Mbps (1 Gbps)	Heavy streaming (4K video multiple devices etc.) Video chat Lag-free gaming Large households	AT&T Cox Verizon Kinetic TDS BTC Broadband Vyve Broadband EIN	89.58%

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Internet Availability in Tulsa, OK

Tulsa is served by a couple of very fast internet providers. One of those — Cox — is available almost everywhere in town, with a service area that covers 89.6% of Tulsa. The other, AT&T Fiber, is available in only some areas of Tulsa (though AT&T does offer a DSL service, AT&T Internet, in many of the places where its fiber service is not yet available). The big question, then, is whether your area of Tulsa is served by AT&T Fiber or not.

With the exception of the immediate area of Downtown Tulsa, Riverview, the East Village District, and parts of The Pearl, AT&T Fiber’s network is stronger near the center of town. Its footprint looks a bit like a donut — it’s missing those core inner neighborhoods, but it covers places like Maple Ridge North, Florence Park, Turner Park, Maplewood, Louisville Heights, and Lacy Park.

Where AT&T’s fiber network starts to disappear is at the edge of town, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the city. If you’re coming up across the Arkansas River from Bixby and entering Tulsa neighborhoods like Sun Meadow or Cedar Ridge Park, you’ll find AT&T Fiber only in small patches — a bit here, near the casino, a bit there, in Chimney Hills, but never all over consistently like it is further into town. It won’t be until you reach LaFortune Park and Patrick Henry that the fiber network starts to become really widely available. You’d see a similar situation if you were to come in from Broken Arrow; you wouldn’t see much of any coverage in places like Regency Park, but then you’d enter much better-connected neighborhoods once you crossed I-44 into Patrick Henry, Highland Park, and Moeller Heights.

Provider Connection Types in Tulsa, OK

Connection Type	About this Connection Type	Availability in Tulsa, OK
Satellite	Available even in very rural areas Typically has high latency (lag)	100%
DSL	Typically about 100 Mbps Slower than Cable or Fiber	43.230000000000004%
Cable	Typically 250 Mbps - 1 Gbps Widely available A good choice for most users	98.75%
Fiber	Typically 1 Gbps or faster Upload speeds match download speeds	46.56%