1
The largest cable provider in the country. Wide availability and fast downloads, but uploads lag fiber and the price steps up sharply once the promo ends.
800 Mbps · $65/mo1.1 Gbps · $75/mo150 Mbps · $30/mo
Internet providers in Des Plaines, IL
6 providers are likely to serve this small town, based on their footprint in Illinois, across 5 technologies. The best value right now is EarthLink Fiber 500 at 500 Mbps for $70/mo.
Prices last checked September 2026. Provider list estimated from state footprints — how.
6
Providers here
2 Gbps
Fastest — Xfinity
$50/mo
Lowest real cost — EarthLink
4
ZIP codes
Ranked
Every provider in Des Plaines
Ordered by our score, which weighs technology, speed, symmetry, the real two-year cost and the terms. How we rank.
2
A reseller rather than a network owner: it buys capacity on other carriers' lines and sells it with no data caps and no throttling.
1 Gbps · $90/mo100 Mbps · $65/mo100 Mbps · $50/mo
3
Fixed wireless over Verizon's 5G Ultra Wideband. Cheap if you already have a Verizon phone line, and there is nothing to install.
300 Mbps · $50/mo
4
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
5
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
6
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
Des Plaines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Gigabit X2 | Fiber | 2 Gbps / 300 Mbps | $95 | $95 | Unlimited |
| EarthLink | Fiber 500 | Fiber | 500 Mbps / 500 Mbps | $70 | $70 | Unlimited |
| Verizon 5G Home | 5G Home Plus | 5G Home | 1 Gbps / 75 Mbps | $70 | $70 | Unlimited |
| 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 Des Plaines
Not every technology reaches every address, and they are not interchangeable.
Fiber
Glass to the house. Same speed up as down, lowest latency.
- Providers
- 2
- Fastest
- 2 Gbps
- From
- $70/mo
Cable
Coax from the TV network. Fast down, much slower up.
- Providers
- 1
- Fastest
- 1.1 Gbps
- From
- $30/mo
5G Home
A cellular signal to a box in your window. No install, variable speed.
- Providers
- 2
- Fastest
- 1 Gbps
- From
- $50/mo
DSL
Runs on the old phone line. Slow, but it reaches almost everywhere.
- Providers
- 1
- Fastest
- 100 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 Des Plaines
Nearby
Other places in Illinois
Questions
Internet in Des Plaines, answered
Which internet providers are available in Des Plaines?
Based on where each provider operates in Illinois, 6 providers are likely to serve Des Plaines: Xfinity, EarthLink, Verizon 5G Home, Starlink, HughesNet, Viasat. This is an estimate, not an address check — confirm your exact address with the provider.
Is fiber internet available in Des Plaines?
Probably, in parts of it. Xfinity, EarthLink sell fiber plans in Illinois, likely including Des Plaines. 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 Des Plaines?
Internet 100 from EarthLink has the lowest real cost we track in Des Plaines: $50 a month averaged over two years, advertised at $50 with no promo step-up. Real cost folds in equipment rental and installation.
What is the fastest internet in Des Plaines?
Xfinity sells the fastest plan we track here, at 2 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.