Top 36 Internet Providers in Houston, TX

Highest-rated internet providers in Houston

AT&T, Xfinity, and Spectrum internet services top the list in the customer reviews we receive on our site, and all three of those providers offer their highly rated service in Houston. Our 2018’s Best Internet Providers in Customer Satisfaction Survey shows that AT&T, Xfinity, and Spectrum all scored over 3.8 out of 5 for overall customer satisfaction.

J.D. Power rated AT&T as the top provider in the region with a 5 out of 5. Xfinity and Spectrum scored second and third place, respectively.

Smaller Houston internet providers, like enTouch, offer fast fiber internet service in limited areas, but most of them haven’t received enough customer reviews for a reliable rating.

The best internet for gaming in Houston is going to be a fiber connection, whether that’s with AT&T or another fiber provider in your neighborhood. Fiber usually offers faster upload speeds than cable or DSL, which means you’ll have lower latency (ping) and faster response time.

Fastest internet service providers in Houston

AT&T offers internet at speeds up to 1000 Mbps

Xfinity offers internet at speeds up to 1000 Mbps

Windstream offers internet at speeds up to 1000 Mbps

Grande Communications offers internet at speeds up to 1000 Mbps

If you’re lucky enough to live in the brightest star of Texas, you have lots of fast internet options. AT&T, Xfinity, Spectrum, Frontier, and even some smaller providers offer gigabit plans (download speeds of 1,000 Mbps).

Of course, just because gigabit service is available doesn’t mean everyone needs it. If it’s just you and your significant other watching Netflix after work, then a 15 to 50 Mbps connection should keep you streaming.

But bigger families will need faster speeds to keep up with video streaming in multiple rooms. If you’ve got a little one watching Disney+, an auntie streaming Hallmark movies, and a teenager gaming with friends, there won’t be a drop of bandwidth left for you if your speeds are too slow.

If you have four or more internet users at your place, you’ll be happier with a download speed of at least 50 Mbps. Higher speeds are a plus, but you don’t want to pay for a lot more speed than you really need.