Best Internet Providers in Corona, California

What is the best internet provider in Corona, California?

The spectrum is the best internet service provider in Corona. It is the only wired internet provider — cable or fiber — widely available across the city and offers speeds up to 1000 Mbps at reasonable rates. The main downside is the price increase after the introductory period. Spectrum plans start at $50 per month, but typically increase by about $30 per month after a year or two.

If you are looking for maximum speed, AT&T Fiber is the fastest internet provider in Corona. Upload and download speeds up to 5000 Mbps, with no data caps or device charges. Unfortunately, only one in 10 homes in Corona are connected to AT&T Fiber.

Wireless Internet is another good option in the area. Verizon and T-Mobile offer wireless plans with speeds topping out at around 300 Mbps. Wireless connections are more susceptible to network congestion than cable or fiber, but smaller households that don’t connect a lot of devices likely won’t notice the difference.

The best internet in Corona, California

Source: CNET analysis of provider data.

Source: CNET analysis of provider data.

How to find deals and promotions online in Corona

The best internet deals and major promotions in Corona depend on those discounts available during a certain time. Most deals are short-lived, but we often look for the latest deals.

Corona Internet providers, such as Verizon 5G Home Internet and T-Mobile Home Internet, may offer lower introductory prices or streaming add-ons for a limited time. Others, including AT&T Fiber and Spectrum, have the same standard price year-round.

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

Source: CNET analysis of provider data.

What is a good internet speed?

Most internet connection plans can now handle basic productivity and communication tasks. If you’re looking for an Internet plan that can accommodate video conferencing, video streaming, or gaming, you’ll have a better experience with a stronger connection. Here is a summary of the minimum recommended download speeds for various applications, according to the FCC. Note that these are guidelines only and that internet speed, service and performance vary by connection type, provider and address.

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

• 0 to 5 Mbps lets you handle the basics: web browsing, sending and receiving email, and streaming low-quality video.
• 5 to 40 Mbps gives you the highest quality video streaming and video conferencing.
• 40 to 100 Mbps should give a user enough bandwidth to meet the demands of modern telecommunications, video streaming and online gaming.
• 100 to 500 Mbps allows one to two users to simultaneously engage in high-bandwidth activities such as video conferencing, streaming, and online gaming.
• 500 to 1000 Mbps allows three or more users to engage in high-bandwidth activities at the same time.

How CNET chose the best Internet providers in Corona

Internet service providers are numerous and regional. Unlike the latest smartphone, laptop, router, or kitchen appliance, it’s impractical to personally test every ISP in a given city. What is our approach? We start by researching price, availability, and speed information based on our historical ISP data, provider sites, and map information from the Federal Communications Commission at FCC.gov.

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

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

1. Does the provider offer access to reasonably fast internet speeds?
2. Are customers getting good value for what they are paying for?
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 are the ones we recommend. When choosing the cheapest internet service, we look for the plans with the lowest monthly fee, although we also consider things like price increases, equipment fees and contracts. Choosing the fastest internet service is relatively simple. We look at advertised upload and download speeds and consider real-world speed data from sources like Ookla and FCC reports. (Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.)

To explore our process in more depth, visit our page on how we test ISPs.

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