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Google FiberFiber
Metro-only fiber with no contracts, no fees and no price step-up. Where it exists it sets the price for everyone else in town.
3 Gbps · $100/mo
Internet providers in Tempe, AZ
12 providers are likely to serve this large city, based on their footprint in Arizona, across 4 technologies. The best value right now is Quantum Fiber 500 Mbps at 500 Mbps for $50/mo.
Prices last checked September 2026. Provider list estimated from state footprints — how.
12
Providers here
5 Gbps
Fastest — Optimum
$45/mo
Lowest real cost — TDS Telecom
8
ZIP codes
Ranked
Every provider in Tempe
Ordered by our score, which weighs technology, speed, symmetry, the real two-year cost and the terms. How we rank.
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Lumen's fiber brand. Symmetrical multi-gig with locked pricing, rolling out fastest in Denver, Phoenix, Minneapolis and Seattle.
940 Mbps · $75/mo2 Gbps · $95/mo
3
Independent telco building fiber into small cities and resort towns across 16 states, often alongside its older copper and cable plant.
600 Mbps · $60/mo1 Gbps · $75/mo2 Gbps · $100/mo
4
Cable service across 41 states with no data caps and no contracts. Straightforward pricing for the first year, then a large step-up.
500 Mbps · $50/mo1 Gbps · $70/mo
5
Cable and fiber in the New York tri-state area plus former Suddenlink territory in the South and West. Cheap entry tiers, no data caps.
300 Mbps · $40/mo1 Gbps · $70/mo500 Mbps · $60/mo
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AT&T Internet Air5G Home
Home internet over AT&T's 5G network. Flat $60, self-install in minutes, and a reasonable fallback where no wire reaches the house.
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Cable across 17 states with strong metro coverage in Phoenix, Las Vegas, San Diego and New Orleans. Good speeds, above-average prices.
500 Mbps · $70/mo1 Gbps · $90/mo100 Mbps · $50/mo
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The widest fixed-wireless footprint in the country. One flat price with taxes included, and it reaches plenty of places cable never did.
415 Mbps · $60/mo415 Mbps · $70/mo
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MediacomCable
Cable serving small and mid-size Midwest and Southern markets that the national operators never built. Often the only wired option in town.
1 Gbps · $70/mo100 Mbps · $30/mo
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StarlinkSatellite
Low-earth-orbit satellite. The only satellite service with latency low enough for video calls, and it works essentially anywhere with sky.
100 Mbps · $49/mo
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HughesNetSatellite
The other geostationary satellite option. Cheaper than Viasat at the entry tier, with the same latency limits.
100 Mbps · $75/mo100 Mbps · $90/mo
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ViasatSatellite
Geostationary satellite covering the whole country. Latency makes it a last resort, but it reaches addresses nothing else does.
100 Mbps · $150/mo
Coverage is recorded by city, not by street address, and availability in the US changes block by block. Confirm with the provider before you plan around any of this.
Side by side
Tempe internet plans compared
Each provider's best plan here. Real cost spreads the promo step-up, equipment rental and installation over two years.
| Provider | Plan | Technology | Download / upload | Advertised | Real cost / mo | Data cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Fiber | Core 1 Gig | Fiber | 1 Gbps / 1 Gbps | $70 | $70 | Unlimited |
| Quantum Fiber | 500 Mbps | Fiber | 500 Mbps / 500 Mbps | $50 | $50 | Unlimited |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber 300 | Fiber | 300 Mbps / 300 Mbps | $45 | $45 | Unlimited |
| Spectrum | Internet Gig+ | Fiber | 2 Gbps / 100 Mbps | $90 | $105 | Unlimited |
| Optimum | 5 Gig Fiber | Fiber | 5 Gbps / 5 Gbps | $180 | $180 | Unlimited |
| AT&T Internet Air | Internet Air | 5G Home | 225 Mbps / 30 Mbps | $60 | $60 | Unlimited |
| Cox Communications | Go Beyond Fast | Fiber | 2 Gbps / 100 Mbps | $150 | $150 | Unlimited |
| T-Mobile Home Internet | Rely Home Internet | 5G Home | 354 Mbps / 35 Mbps | $50 | $50 | Unlimited |
| Mediacom | Internet 400 | Cable | 400 Mbps / 20 Mbps | $50 | $79 | 2,000 GB |
| Starlink | Residential | Satellite | 220 Mbps / 25 Mbps | $55 | $69.54 | Unlimited |
| HughesNet | Select | Satellite | 50 Mbps / 5 Mbps | $50 | $50 | 100 GB |
| Viasat | Unleashed 50 | Satellite | 50 Mbps / 3 Mbps | $100 | $100 | Unlimited |
Technology
What's available in Tempe
Not every technology reaches every address, and they are not interchangeable.
Fiber
Glass to the house. Same speed up as down, lowest latency.
- Providers
- 6
- Fastest
- 5 Gbps
- From
- $45/mo
Cable
Coax from the TV network. Fast down, much slower up.
- Providers
- 4
- Fastest
- 1 Gbps
- From
- $30/mo
5G Home
A cellular signal to a box in your window. No install, variable speed.
- Providers
- 2
- Fastest
- 415 Mbps
- From
- $50/mo
Satellite
A dish pointed at the sky. Works anywhere, costs more.
- Providers
- 3
- Fastest
- 220 Mbps
- From
- $49/mo
Coverage
ZIP codes in Tempe
Nearby
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Questions
Internet in Tempe, answered
Which internet providers are available in Tempe?
Based on where each provider operates in Arizona, 12 providers are likely to serve Tempe: Google Fiber, Quantum Fiber, TDS Telecom, Spectrum, Optimum, AT&T Internet Air, Cox Communications, T-Mobile Home Internet, Mediacom, Starlink, HughesNet, Viasat. This is an estimate, not an address check — confirm your exact address with the provider.
Is fiber internet available in Tempe?
Probably, in parts of it. Google Fiber, Quantum Fiber, TDS Telecom, Spectrum, Optimum, Cox Communications sell fiber plans in Arizona, likely including Tempe. Fiber gives you the same speed up as down, which matters if anyone in the house takes video calls, uploads files or backs up to the cloud.
What is the cheapest internet in Tempe?
Fiber 300 from TDS Telecom has the lowest real cost we track in Tempe: $45 a month averaged over two years, advertised at $45 with no promo step-up. Real cost folds in equipment rental and installation.
What is the fastest internet in Tempe?
Optimum sells the fastest plan we track here, at 5 Gbps. Most households do not need anything close to that — the number that usually matters is upload speed, not download.
How does Best Internet US decide the order?
Every plan gets a score from five things: the technology, the download speed on a log scale, how symmetrical it is, the true two-year cost including any promo step-up and equipment rental, and the terms — contracts, data caps and fees. Nobody pays for placement.