Best Internet Providers in Cheyenne, Wyoming

Like many rural states, Wyoming struggles to close the digital divide for many residents. Research commissioned by the US Department of Education found that 11% of Wyoming students lacked home internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic. The state continues to struggle with broadband issues. Ookla speed test data found that Wyoming is second only to Alaska, with average internet speeds of 93 megabits per second downloading and 15 Mbps uploading.

What is the best internet provider in Cheyenne?

Things are looking a little better in Cheyenne, one of the state’s largest cities. Most residents have access to cable internet from Spectrum, which is a solid choice. About a quarter of the city will also be able to get fiber optic internet from Bluepeak, according to CNET the best internet provider in Cheyenne.

Source: CNET analysis of carrier data.

Other available residential internet providers in Cheyenne

There’s quite a bit of difference between our top four picks and the providers listed below, but these are still worth considering as backup options if you can’t get service with one of our top picks:

• Berg West Technologies: Mountain West Technologies provides fixed wireless service to 26% of Cheyenne residents. Three plans are available: 30/10Mbps for $50 per month, 50/20Mbps for $60, and 100/20Mbps for $75. To get plan information to your address, you must call or email Mountain West directly.
• Broadband Rise: With fixed wireless service available in 42% of the city, Rise Broadband is a decent backup option. Download speeds go up to 50 Mbps for just $45 per month, but Rise Broadband requires you to rent a modem for $10, effectively bringing the monthly price to $55.
• Satellite internet: Satellite is mainly used in rural areas where there are no other internet options. However, it has serious shortcomings: slow speeds, low data limits, high latency and high prices. Hughesnet and Viasat have long been the leading satellite providers in the country; Sterlink is a newer competitor that offers faster speeds, lower latency, and higher data caps, but the initial cost for the equipment is $599 and plans start at $120 per month.
• Visionary broadband: This local provider offers fixed wireless service to 27% of Cheyenne residents. Two plans are available: 50/10Mbps for $75 or 100/20Mbps for $80. Equipment costs are an additional $4 per month.

Cheyenne Home Internet Service Pricing Information

The average price for a starting internet plan in Cheyenne is $50 per month. That’s about average for a city of Cheyenne’s size, but higher than nearby Denver ($39), Colorado Springs ($44) and Salt Lake City ($45). That said, Cheyenne has access to CenturyLink’s $30-per-month fiber internet plan — one of the cheapest high-speed internet plans you’ll find anywhere in the country.

What are the cheapest internet plans in Cheyenne?

Source: CNET analysis of carrier data.

How fast is the broadband internet in Cheyenne?

Cheyenne’s internet is generally on the slow side. There are five plans available in the city that reach gig speeds — 940 Mbps download — compared to six in Colorado Springs and eight in Denver, but Bluepeak and Quantum Fiber have limited coverage and Spectrum, while available almost everywhere, has very slow upload speeds. That said, gig speeds are more than adequate for most households. At 1,000 Mbps download speed, you can stream Netflix in HD on 200 TVs at once.

Fastest Internet Plans in Cheyenne

Source: CNET analysis of carrier data.

How CNET Chose the Best Internet Providers in Cheyenne

Internet service providers are numerous and regional. Unlike the latest smartphone, laptop, router, or kitchen utensil, it’s impractical to personally test every Internet service provider in a given city. So how do we approach this? To start, we use a proprietary database of pricing, availability, and speed information based on our own historical ISP data, partner data, and mapping information from the Federal Communications Commission at FCC.gov.

This guide uses an in-house artificial intelligence tool called RAMP, which is trained on our own writing and uses our database to generate content about specific ISPs that our writers can use in determining and presenting our picks for a given guide. Check out CNET’s AI Policy for more information about how our teams use (and don’t use) AI tools.

Because our database is not exhaustive, we go to the FCC website to fact-check the primary data ourselves and make sure we consider every ISP that offers service in an area. Plans and prices also vary by location, so we enter local addresses into provider websites to find the specific options available to residents. We look at sources including the American Customer Satisfaction Index and J.D. Power to evaluate how satisfied customers are with an ISP’s service. ISP plans and prices are subject to frequent change; all information provided is accurate at the time of our pre-publication fact-check.

Once we have this localized information, we ask ourselves three main questions:

1. Does the provider offer access to reasonably fast internet speeds?
2. Do customers get value for their money?
3. Are customers satisfied with their service?

While the answers to these questions are often layered and complex, the providers that come closest to “yes” to all three questions are the ones we recommend. To explore our process in more depth, visit our How We Test ISPs page.

What’s the final word on internet providers in Cheyenne?

There are a few “pretty good” options for internet in Cheyenne, but no provider hits it out of the park. Bluepeak and Quantum Fiber are clearly the best options in the area, but they’re not available everywhere in town. You can get Spectrum pretty much everywhere, but upload speeds are on the slow side and prices go up $30 after the first year on all plans. T-Mobile has decent availability and fair prices, but speeds are more susceptible to network congestion.

Frequently Asked Questions About Internet Providers in Cheyenne