Internet Service Providers in
Philadelphia, PA

Philly is the City of Brotherly Love, not the City of Internet Options—but there are still solid choices if you need Wi-Fi for your home. Verizon Fios is the best fiber internet provider in town and suitable for almost everyone. Xfinity is an excellent pick too, providing a range of cable internet packages at affordable prices. If you have a small household or you’re a UPenn or Temple student on a budget, T-Mobile 5G Home Internet makes for a cheap, easy-to-install, lower-speed option. Whatever you pick, you get a connection that lets you order a cheesesteak without interruption while streaming Eagles games with ease. That’s a win in our book.

—Brianne Sandorf

If you want a deal, look no further than Verizon Fios fiber. Verizon’s lower-tier plans are both super-fast and cheap ($50 to $75 a month for 300Mbps and 500Mbps, respectively). Even at that steal of a price, Fios’s plans are still fast enough to benefit not only small households but also large-ish houses, condos, or townhomes.

Plus, all Verizon plans have unlimited data and symmetrical upload and download speeds. You don’t need to worry about long loading times or buffering while you’re streaming a movie in 4K resolution, even if your history-influencer roommate is uploading a video about the Liberty Bell at the same time.

Verizon Fios's best deal: Get a $400 credit on Samsung Home Tech, Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, and a four-year price guarantee with the Fios 2 Gig plan.

Verizon Fios deals:

• $49.99 a month for 300Mbps speeds
• $74.99 a month for 500Mbps speeds
• Unlimited data
• Symmetrical speeds

Cable provider Xfinity Internet often offers customers a reward card signing bonus. Or you can try combining some of your bills through a bundle of Xfinity internet, mobile phone, TV, home security, or various combinations of the four. Lastly, but not least, you can get streaming service discounts through Xfinity—like its StreamSaver service that costs just $15 a month (versus $25.97) or an Xfinity Sports bundle for $50.

You can also receive significant internet discounts on your Xfinity plan if you’re eligible for federal financial assistance. (Verizon and T-Mobile also offer these discounts but don’t provide as many options.)

Xfinity Internet deals:

• Significant discounts for low-income households
• Xfinity StreamSaver (Netflix Standard, Peacock Premium, and Apple TV+ bundle) for $15.00 a month

T-Mobile 5G Home Internet offers many deals and promotions. You can get up to a $300 prepaid Mastercard signing bonus and a monthly discount of up to $15 on your service when you bundle your internet with a qualifying T-Mobile cellular plan, also using the T-Mobile nationwide 5G network. And T-Mobile’s internet plans themselves are a fantastic deal—for just $50 to $70 a month, you net an unlimited internet plan perfect for a smaller household with up to 415Mbps of speed and no extra fees or taxes. In other words, with T-Mobile home internet, you’re golden.

T-Mobile 5G Home Internet deals:

• $200 or $300 prepaid Mastercard signing bonus with eligible plans
• $15 monthly discount with a qualifying T-Mobile cell phone plan
• Unlimited data
• No additional fees or taxes