If there’s one thing you can rely on for Xfinity internet, it's getting fast download speeds basically anywhere in Chicago. Most Windy City residents can get Xfinity speeds ranging from 75Mbps to 800Mbps. You can get even faster data speeds if you happen to live in an area of Chicago with fiber internet, but it’s more likely you’ll max out at 800Mbps with a cable internet connection. For most people, anything close to 800Mbps is more than enough for any household of streamers and gamers.
You can save some money on your internet and cell phone bill if you sign up for an Xfinity cell phone plan along with your internet plan. Xfinity Mobile offers
Best Xfinity internet plan for most people: Xfinity Fast, 400Mbps for $55/mo.
We recommend the Xfinity Fast plan for most folk living in Chicago. This plan hits that sweet spot of providing enough internet speed for just about any household of four or less people.
We recommend taking a “fiber or bust” approach with AT&T internet. In other words, if you have fiber internet in your area, you should choose AT&T. But if you don’t we recommend looking elsewhere—to a cable or 5G home internet provider. AT&T offers up some of the best fiber internet plans in the country, and it’s available in parts of Chicago.
Here’s why you should be excited for AT&T fiber: These plans are affordable but also very fast. Your download and upload speeds can range from 1,000Mbps to a mind-boggling 5,000Mbps, depending upon what plan you choose. You don’t need to worry about data caps or contracts either.
Best AT&T internet plan for most people: AT&T Internet 1000, 1,000Mbps for $80/mo.]
AT&T Internet 1000 gets you gigabit internet speeds for a reasonable price. You shouldn’t have any issues at all sharing a fast internet connection with a house full of streamers or gamers.
You can get gigabit speeds for as low as $63 a month with this unique service from Google Fiber, which uses an antenna to dispatch a fixed wireless connection to apartment buildings and multi-family dwellings. The plan beats out the pricing from AT&T’s gigabit fiber plan, and you don’t need to pay for installation fees, annual contracts, expiring promo pricing, or data overage charges. You just need to live with the fact that you can’t get any data speeds over 1,000Mbps.
Best Google Fiber Webpass plan for most people: $63 home internet—1,000Mbps for $63/mo.]
We recommend sticking with the gigabit internet plan from Google Fiber Webpass. It’s one of the cheapest rates you can get for a gigabit internet plan in the city, and there are no annoying extra fees to inflate your bill.
