Best Internet Providers in Los Angeles, California

CNET’s top internet provider recommendation for Los Angeles is AT&T Fiber. With 79% coverage across the city, it stands out for delivering solid median download speeds, no contracts and included equipment, which is a rare combination for fiber internet. It’s the best blend of performance and reliability for most Angelenos.

If you’re looking to spend less and happen to live in Frontier’s service area, its $30 fiber plan with symmetrical 200Mbps speeds is worth a serious look. Sonic Telecom is another provider we think deserves attention. It offers some of the fastest speeds in Los Angeles, with speeds up to 10,000Mbps available at an extremely competitive $50 a month. If it’s available at your address, it could be one of the best internet values in the city.

Other available internet providers in Los Angeles

Cox Communications: Although it’s one of the country’s biggest cable internet providers, Cox has a relatively small footprint in the Los Angeles metro area. It’s solely available in the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Plans start at $40 per month for 300Mbps download and go up to $100 a month for its 2-gigabit option.

Sonic Telecom: This ISP is mainly known for offering service in the Bay Area. Angelenos can find Sonic service in a handful of neighborhoods, including Beverly Hills, Glendale, Inglewood, Pasadena and West Hollywood. Although Sonic is known for building 100% fiber networks, much of its offering in the LA market is older DSL, and most of its fiber service in the area currently utilizes AT&T’s fiber network.

T-Mobile 5G Home Internet: T-Mobile’s fixed wireless home internet service uses its 5G and 4G LTE networks to get customers online at an average download speed between 87 and 415Mbps. It’s appealing for its simplicity: $50 a month covers all equipment, taxes, installation fees and services. Get faster speeds at $60 a month. For $70 a month, you can include a Mesh Access Point and a Wi-Fi Gateway for more reliable speeds throughout the house. There are no data caps and no contracts required. Although technically available throughout the Los Angeles metro area, you must plug in your address on the T-Mobile site to see if you’re serviceable.

Verizon 5G Home Internet: Like T-Mobile, this is a fixed wireless home internet option. Verizon’s average download speeds are around 250Mbps. It also features an all-in price that covers taxes, installation fees and equipment but splits the cost into two buckets: $50 a month or $70 a month and additional perks.

Frontier: Frontier offers a wide range of plans, speeds, and prices in LA to the 11% of addresses that can access the provider. The ISP’s six plans start at $30 to $110 per month, boasting upload and download speeds of up to 7 gigs — just beware of rising costs after the first year.

Cheap internet options in Los Angeles

The average starting price for internet service in Los Angeles is approximately $42 monthly. If you’re looking for the most affordable internet plans in your area, multiple options are available that are cheaper than the average cost. The cheapest plan is Starry 100, which costs $30 a month and offers speeds up to 100Mbps

What’s the cheapest internet plan in Los Angeles?

How to find internet deals and promotions in Los Angeles

The best internet deals and top promotions in Los Angeles depend on what discounts are available during that period. Most deals are short-lived, but we look frequently for the latest offers.

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Is fiber internet available in Los Angeles?

Yes. Although fiber internet connections aren’t as prevalent in Los Angeles as cable internet or DSL, about 31% of residents throughout Los Angeles County can get fiber internet, per FCC stats. Top fiber internet providers in Los Angeles include AT&T and Frontier.

How fast are Los Angeles internet speeds?

Internet speeds in Los Angeles are somewhat bogged down by DSL networks, which major providers like AT&T and Frontier still use. Per Ookla’s latest broadband report, Los Angeles was only the 78th fastest city among the top 100 metro areas in the US.

It scored a median download speed of just over 206Mbps and a median upload speed of 19Mbps. Comparing that with just some of the cities CNET has covered thus far, San Antonio and Austin were in the top 10 (with median download speeds above 270Mbps). On the flip side, LA isn’t in the bottom 10, unlike Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit and Seattle.

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Provider	Starting price	Max download speed	Max upload speed	Data cap	Connection type
Sonic	$50	10,000Mbps	10,000Mbps	None	Fiber
Frontier Read full review	$110 ($210 after the first 12 months)	7,000Mbps	7,000Mbps	None	Fiber
AT&T Fiber 5000 Read full review	$245	5,000Mbps	5,000Mbps	None	Fiber
Frontier Read full review	$90 ($140 after the first 12 months)	5,000Mbps	5,000Mbps	None	Fiber
AT&T Fiber 2000 Read full review	$145	2,000Mbps	2,000Mbps	None	Fiber
Frontier Read full review	$65 ($110 after the first 12 months)	2,000Mbps	2,000Mbps	None	Fiber
Cox 2 Gig Read full review	$100	2,000Mbps	100Mbps	1.25TB	Cable
Cox 1 Gig Read full review	$60	1,000Mbps	35Mbps	1.25TB	Cable
Starry Gigabit Read full review	$85	1,000Mbps	50Mbps	None	Fixed wireless
Spectrum Internet Gig Read full review	$70	1,000Mbps	35Mbps	None	Cable
Frontier Read full review	$50 ($75 after the first 12 months)	1,000Mbps	1,000Mbps	None	Fiber