Texas residents have a lot of great options when it comes to finding the best home internet providers: Spectrum's plans start at $40/month, Frontier's plans start at $40/month, and AT&T offer speeds up to 400Mbps.
Texas ranks in the middle
of the pack around 23rd amongst the most "connected" states in the
U.S. it's surprising that over 30% of residents still don't have an internet
subscription in their homes. Is this because of geography or because of
demand? Broadband availability,
affordability, and reliability rely on demand for subscriptions within each
region. This region might be lacking
demand due to the spread-out geography of the state.
A large number of active
subscribers in a given area means that existing providers are able to
distribute costs amongst more people, therefore prices are far more apt to go
down. It also means that other internet service providers will see that the
service is in high demand and they'll begin offering services in those areas.
Texas is the United State's
second-largest state in area and population. With over 28 million potential
customers and a vast landscape, it shouldn't be a surprise that Texas doesn't
offer a "one size fits all internet solution" for Texans.
For the 3 million rural residents, satellite internet has been the "go to"
connection option type because it works best in sparsely populated areas where
an installed dish can get a clear view of the sky. In more densely populated
cities, wired fire or cable connection types work best because most use the
existing cable and telephone infrastructures to deliver digital data into
homes. Whereas, suburban residents can often utilize all of the broadband
technologies due to the combination of its lower population density and utility infrastructure.
Internet service provider
options include the following:
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Cable
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DSL
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Fiber
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Satellite
Even though Texas ranks
23rd amongst the most "broadband-connected" states in the U.S. it's
surprising that over 30% of residents still do not have a high-speed internet
connection in their homes.
The number of active
broadband subscriptions in every state has increased each year. So if you don't
have access to your desired internet connection type or provider right now,
that doesn't mean that an option might not be available to you in a few months.