Internet Providers in
Nashville, TN

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

Fastest Internet Providers in Nashville, TN

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

Nashville is blessed with several very fast internet service providers, including two fiber internet providers. The fastest of all is AT&T Internet, which offers broadband speeds up to 5 Gbps.

Fiber-optic internet connections are particularly impressive when it comes to speed. Fiber internet has symmetrical speeds, which means its upload speeds are just as fast as its download speeds. This can make a big difference to how “fast” your internet experience feels, especially when gaming or streaming. AT&T Fiber and Google Fiber offer upload speeds equal to their faster-than-gigabit download speeds, while the top cable provider, Xfinity, only offers upload speeds that go up to 10 Mbps. Download speed is still the most important factor for most users, but Xfinity will also be more susceptible to traffic overload when the whole neighborhood is online.

Fiber internet also has the added benefit of no data caps, which can restrict your internet speed and trigger extra charges when you exceed certain downloads. If you decide on Xfinity, you will be subject to data caps unless you pay extra for xFi Complete unlimited data. Xfinity’s regular data allowances are usually more than enough for most users.

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	Viasat T-Mobile Hughesnet Starlink	100%
1000 Mbps (1 Gbps)	Heavy streaming (4K video multiple devices etc.) Video chat Lag-free gaming Large households	Spectrum AT&T Xfinity Verizon XNET WiFi Google Fiber	99.00999999999999%

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Internet Availability in Nashville, TN

There are 12 internet service companies in Nashville, but there are three big broadband providers you should focus on. Those are the two fiber providers in the area — AT&T Fiber and Google Fiber — and the city’s one big cable provider, Xfinity.

Xfinity is available all over Nashville, covering 99.0% of the city. When it comes to figuring out what’s available in your neighborhood, you’re just going to be checking for fiber internet availability and then weighing any available fiber providers against Xfinity.

Where can you get fiber internet service in Nashville? For the most part, the best availability is in the residential areas ringing the city center.

AT&T serves a few blocks in the downtown area, including some areas near Bridgestone Arena. Generally speaking, however, fiber availability is patchier near Capitol Hill and in areas of Midtown — especially commercial areas — between downtown and Centennial park. There are some spots across the Cumberland River near Nissan Stadium that don’t have any fiber internet options.

Once you get outside of the most built-up areas of Nashville, you’ll start to see wide availability of fiber internet plans. Areas near Vanderbilt University are served by AT&T Fiber, as is the Hadley/Washington area. North Nashville is also AT&T Fiber territory, although Google Fiber serves part of that area as well.

In some neighborhoods, you may even find that you have a choice between the two fiber providers: Both AT&T Fiber and Google Fiber have great coverage in West Nashville. Neighborhoods south of Vanderbilt University are also likely to have access to both providers.

In South Nashville, you’re firmly in AT&T’s 70.2% percent of the city. In East Nashville — especially as you get out to the more residential parts of the area — you may once again find that both providers are available. Way up Kemper Heights and Madison, you’ll find the two fiber providers constantly competing.

All of that makes Nashville very well connected by national standards. No matter where in Nashville you live, you should have blazing fast internet and Wi-Fi.

Provider Connection Types in Nashville, TN

Connection Type	About this Connection Type	Availability in Nashville, TN
Satellite	Available even in very rural areas Typically has high latency (lag)	100%
Cable	Typically 250 Mbps - 1 Gbps Widely available A good choice for most users	98.98%
Fiber	Typically 1 Gbps or faster Upload speeds match download speeds	75.07000000000001%