<strong>100% Fiber. All the way to your door. $24.95/mo</strong>
100 Mbps
(2977)
No credit checks - No contracts
Comcast customers get access to millions of WiFi hotspots nationwide!
1 Gbps
(2629)
AT&T Internet offers lightning-fast, high-speed internet with speeds up to 100 Mbps at a great price.
150 Mbps
(2975)
155 Mbps
(2629)
Award-winning, high-speed internet service with speeds up to 940 Mbps.
50 Mbps
(2721)
WOW! is a leading broadband provider, serving customers in 20 markets across Michigan, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida
100 Mbps
(2869)
*24-month commitment and early service termination fees apply. Monthly Fee reflects the applied $5 savings for ACH enrollment. Offer may vary by geographic area.
Unlimited Data – With no hard data limits, if you use the data in your plan, speeds will reduce.
Fast Satellite Internet available almost anywhere on Earth.
DIRECTV
DIRECTV offers two ways to watch — satellite service or streaming over high-speed internet — starting at $89.99/mo. with a 2-year price guarantee. Call for package pricing, channel counts, and the premium channels included for your first 3 months.
DIRECTV provides Television in Chicago, IL
Dish Network
DISH Network is ranked #1 in customer satisfaction by J.D. Power
Dish Network provides Television in Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL has a total of 34 internet providers including 13 Fiber providers, 6 Cable providers, 8 DSL providers, 9 Copper providers, 13 Fixed Wireless providers and 3 Satellite providers.
Sitting on Lake Michigan's shore, Chicago's lakefront and orthogonal street grid have long guided where utilities fit into the city. The elevated 'L' lines and Interstates 90/94 serve as obvious arteries for commercial corridors. Fiber service is widely available in the Loop, River North and the Near West Side, while the Far South Side and some outlying neighborhoods remain concentrated on cable or DSL. That history of downtown investment and dense apartment blocks means people near the center get higher upload capacity and more gigabit options, whereas homeowners farther south often see faster-download cable plans but smaller uploads and occasional evening congestion.
Use the below tables to compare high-speed internet service providers with internet speeds as well as data caps in Chicago, Illinois
Your Best Internet Service Option By Usage
Fastest Internet Speeds in Chicago, Illinois
Internet Provider Types in Chicago, Illinois
Widest Coverage Providers in Chicago, Illinois
Below is a list of the Fiber Internet options in Chicago, Illinois with up to Gigabit connections. Search Fiber-optic internet plans and internet packages.
Here are the internet providers that have the best availability in Chicago, Illinois, ranked by quality of service and fast speeds.
Frequently Asked Questions about Chicago, IL
EarthLink Fiber is the best internet provider in Chicago, IL, with download speeds up to 5 Gbps and pricing starting at $39.95.
There are currently 9 providers that offer internet service in Chicago, IL.
Starlink, EarthLink Fiber, AT&T, Xfinity, Earthlink 5G Home Internet, Viasat, HughesNet, Astound Broadband and WOW! offer internet service in Chicago, IL.
Astound Broadband is the cheapest internet provider in Chicago, IL, with pricing starting at $29.99.
EarthLink Fiber is the fastest internet provider in Chicago, IL, with maximum speeds reaching 5 Gbps.
| Provider | Internet Connection | Coverage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ![]() | Starlink | 400 Mbps | 44 Mbps | Satellite | 97.00% |
| 2. | ![]() | EarthLink FiberView Plans | 5 Gbps | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 91.11% |
| 3. | ![]() | AT&TView Plans | 1 Gbps | 1 Gbps | Fiber, DSL, Television and 5G Home Internet | 91.11% |
| 4. | ![]() | Xfinity | 2 Gbps | 1 Gbps | Cable, Television and Phone | 87.38% |
| 5. | ![]() | Cyberonic | 11 Mbps | 11 Mbps | Fiber, Cable, DSL, Copper and Fixed Wireless | 86.11% |
| 6. | ![]() | Earthlink 5G Home InternetView Plans | 100 Mbps | 55 Mbps | Fixed Wireless, Mobile and 5G Home Internet | 86.10% |
| 7. | ![]() | ViasatView Plans | 150 Mbps | 3 Mbps | Satellite and Phone | 65.11% |
| 8. | ![]() | HughesNetView Plans | 100 Mbps | 5 Mbps | Satellite and Phone | 64.73% |
| 9. | ![]() | Astound Broadband | 155 Mbps | 15 Mbps | Fiber, Cable, Television and Phone | 22.35% |
| 10. | ![]() | WOW! | 50 Mbps | 5 Mbps | Fiber, Cable, DSL and Television | 16.50% |
| 11. | ![]() | E-Vergent.com | 15 Mbps | 4 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 5.43% |
| 12. | ![]() | Global Capacity | 8 Mbps | 1 Mbps | DSL and Copper | 4.34% |
| 13. | ![]() | Lola Wireless | 200 Mbps | 25 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.90% |
| 14. | ![]() | DLS | 6 Mbps | 6 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.12% |
| 15. | ![]() | Access Media 3 | 150 Mbps | 100 Mbps | Fiber, Cable, DSL and Copper | 0.10% |
| 16. | ![]() | Wisper ISP | 20 Mbps | 4 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.01% |
| 17. | ![]() | Birch Communications | 6 Mbps | ~ | Fiber, DSL, Copper and Fixed Wireless | 0.01% |
| 18. | ![]() | eVolve Business Solutions | 3 Mbps | 3 Mbps | Fiber and Copper | ~ |
| 19. | ![]() | LiteWire Internet Services | 25 Mbps | 5 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | ~ |
| 20. | ![]() | Zayo Group | ~ | ~ | Fiber, Copper and Fixed Wireless | ~ |
| 21. | ![]() | T-Mobile 5G Home Internet | ~ | ~ | Fixed Wireless, Mobile and 5G Home Internet | ~ |
| 22. | ![]() | Level 3 Communications | ~ | ~ | Fiber, DSL and Copper | ~ |
| 23. | ![]() | Cogent Communications | ~ | ~ | Fiber and Copper | ~ |
| 24. | ![]() | Convergence Technologies | ~ | ~ | Fixed Wireless | ~ |
| 25. | ![]() | Business Only Broadband | ~ | ~ | Fixed Wireless | ~ |