Cox Internet Coverage and Availability

Cox Internet is a mainly cable service in parts of the South, Midwest, and West and East Coasts. Overall, the provider’s coverage is a bit limited—this isn’t one of those internet services you can buy in one state and take with you when moving across the country. And if you want fiber internet from Cox instead of cable, coverage areas are even more limited. (Uniquely, Cox focuses on bringing its fiber to underserved areas rather than the big cities typically associated with fiber internet.)

But for folks who’ve found their forever homes or don’t mind switching internet service when they move, Cox Internet’s coverage is perfect.

Live in a big city and want to get Cox Internet? Here are the ten biggest cities where Cox service is available.

Cable internet is often excellent, but fiber-optic internet is all the buzz, and Cox knows it.

Although Cox’s cable service is still going strong, the telecom company is enriching its cable lines with fiber-optic connections. Cox also offers limited FTTH service, with more on the way in rural areas.

“Cox is continuing its commitment to digital equity by expanding its fiber-to-the-home network to rural and hard-to-reach areas that previously lacked an adequate broadband connection,” Cox announced in July 2024.

The company also expanded its fiber service “to reach over 60,000 households in Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Virginia that were previously unserved or underserved.”

Cox Internet is a little pricier than some of its cable and fiber counterparts, but its plan costs are identical in every location. For instance, you won't get charged a different price just because you live on the East Coast versus the West Coast.

Cox’s plans start at $50 for 100Mbps and cap at $110 for 2,0000Mbps.

Cox isn’t the only internet provider in its service areas, which cover some of the most populous cities in the U.S.

Cox Internet crosses paths with some of the top cable internet providers in the nation: Spectrum and Xfinity. Spectrum and Xfinity have the advantage of being a little less expensive and more widely available than Cox, but Cox has its perks. For one thing, it ranks above both Spectrum and Xfinity in our fastest internet providers review.

Cox also runs up against Frontier, which offers old-school DSL and new-school fiber. While Frontier has a larger fiber footprint than Cox, Cox’s cable speeds far exceed Frontier’s poky DSL.

With one of the largest coverage areas in the nation, T-Mobile 5G Home Internet also services most of Cox’s territory. T-Mobile 5G is not just everywhere, it's also pretty cheap—but its lack of physical connection means it may not be as reliable as a hardwired internet option like Cox.