Best Internet Providers in Lakewood, Colorado

What is the best internet provider in Lakewood?

If you want the best internet connection, fiber optic internet is the way to go, and it has decent availability in Lakewood, Colorado. Quantum fiber is the best internet provider in the region. You get fast upload and download speeds, free equipment rental, unlimited data, and no contract requirements.

Quantum Fiber’s high-speed internet offering is somewhat limited in Lakewood. Most residents only get access to two tiers: 500 and 940 megabits per second, starting at $50 and $75 per month, respectively. If you’re looking for more internet options, including cheaper and faster plans, consider Xfinity.

Xfinity is Lakewood’s main cable internet provider and offers the cheapest internet plan in the suburb. It starts at $20 per month for download speeds up to 150 Mbps. The fastest plan advertises download speeds of up to 2,000 Mbps, although cable upload speeds are much slower at 200 Mbps.

Fixed wireless internet providers Verizon 5G Home Internet and T-Mobile Home Internet are worth considering for their decent speeds, low prices, and simple terms of service, including unlimited data, free equipment, and no contracts. You’ll likely get faster speeds with Verizon 5G Home Internet, but T-Mobile Home Internet is more available in Lakewood and surrounding areas.

Best internet in Lakewood, Colorado

Source: CNET analysis of provider data.

Source: CNET analysis of provider data.

Here’s how to find internet deals and promotions in Lakewood

The best internet deals and top promotions in Lakewood depend on what discounts are available at a given time. Most offers are short-lived, but we regularly review the latest offers.

Lakewood internet providers like Xfinity may offer lower introductory prices or streaming add-ons for a limited time. Many providers, including Quantum Fiber, charge the same standard prices all year round.

For a more comprehensive list of promos, check out our guide to the best internet deals.

Source: CNET analysis of provider data.

What is a good internet speed?

Most internet plans can now handle basic productivity and communication tasks. If you’re looking for an internet plan that’s suitable for video conferencing, video streaming, or gaming, you’ll have a better experience with a more robust connection. Here you will find an overview of the recommended minimum download speeds for different applications, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Please note that these are guidelines only and internet speed, service and performance will vary by connection type, provider and address.

For more information, see our guide to how much internet speed you really need.

• With 0 to 5 Mbps you can handle the basics: surfing the web, sending and receiving email, and streaming low-quality video.
• 5 to 40 Mbps gives you higher quality video streaming and video conferencing.
• 40 to 100 Mbps should give a single user enough bandwidth to meet the demands of modern telecommuting, video streaming and online gaming.
• With 100 to 500 Mbps, one to two users can simultaneously participate in high-bandwidth activities such as video conferencing, streaming and online gaming.
• With 500 to 1,000 Mbps, three or more users can perform high-bandwidth activities simultaneously.

How CNET chose the best internet providers in Lakewood

Internet providers are numerous and regional. Unlike the latest smartphone, laptop, router or kitchen tool, it’s impractical to personally test every ISP in a given city. What is our approach? We’ll start by researching the price, availability, and speed information using our own historical ISP data, carrier sites, and Federal Communications Commission mapping information at FCC.gov.

It doesn’t stop there: we go to the FCC’s website to check our data and make sure we’re taking into account every ISP that provides service in an area. We also enter local addresses on provider websites to find specific options for residents. We look to sources, including the American Customer Satisfaction Index and JD Power, to evaluate how satisfied customers are with an ISP’s service. ISP plans and prices are subject to frequent changes; all information provided is accurate at the time of publication.

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

1. Does the provider offer access to reasonably high internet speeds?
2. Do customers get a good price for what they pay?
3. Are customers satisfied with their service?

The answers to these questions are often layered and complex, but the providers that come closest to ‘yes’ to all three questions are the ones we recommend. When it comes to selecting the cheapest internet service, we look for the plans with the lowest monthly payment, also taking into account things like price increases, equipment costs and contracts. Choosing the fastest internet service is relatively easy. We look at advertised upload and download speeds and also consider real-world speed data from sources such as Ookla And FCC reports. (Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.)

Visit our page on how we test ISPs to explore our process in more depth.

Frequently asked questions about internet providers in Lakewood