Internet providers in Kirkland, IL

5 providers are likely to serve this rural area, 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.

Providers here

1 Gbps

Fastest — EarthLink

$50/mo

Lowest real cost — EarthLink

ZIP codes

Ranked

Every provider in Kirkland

Ordered by our score, which weighs technology, speed, symmetry, the real two-year cost and the terms. How we rank.

EarthLinkFiberDSL

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

Fiber 500

500 Mbps

$70/mo

Price does not step up

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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

Internet 400

400 Mbps

$50/mo

$80 after 12 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

Residential

220 Mbps

$55/mo

Price does not step up

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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

Select

50 Mbps

$50/mo

Price does not step up

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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

Unleashed 50

50 Mbps

$100/mo

Price does not step up

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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

Kirkland internet plans compared

Each provider's best plan here. Real cost spreads the promo step-up, equipment rental and installation over two years.

Best plan from each internet provider in Kirkland, IL, as of September 2026
Provider	Plan	Technology	Download / upload	Advertised	Real cost / mo	Data cap
EarthLink	Fiber 500	Fiber	500 Mbps / 500 Mbps	$70	$70	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 Kirkland

Not every technology reaches every address, and they are not interchangeable.

Fiber

Glass to the house. Same speed up as down, lowest latency.

Providers: 1
Fastest: 1 Gbps
From: $70/mo

Cable

Coax from the TV network. Fast down, much slower up.

Providers: 1
Fastest: 1 Gbps
From: $30/mo

5G Home

A cellular signal to a box in your window. No install, variable speed.

Providers: 1
Fastest: 100 Mbps
From: $65/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 Kirkland

60146

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Questions

Internet in Kirkland, answered

Which internet providers are available in Kirkland?

Based on where each provider operates in Illinois, 5 providers are likely to serve Kirkland: EarthLink, Mediacom, Starlink, HughesNet, Viasat. This is an estimate, not an address check — confirm your exact address with the provider.

Is fiber internet available in Kirkland?

Probably, in parts of it. EarthLink sells fiber plans in Illinois, likely including Kirkland. 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 Kirkland?

Internet 100 from EarthLink has the lowest real cost we track in Kirkland: $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 Kirkland?

EarthLink sells the fastest plan we track here, at 1 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.