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 Lawrence, KS
We have 6 providers on record serving this small town, across 4 technologies. The best value right now is Xfinity Gigabit X2 at 2 Gbps for $95/mo.
6
Providers here
2 Gbps
Fastest — Xfinity
$45/mo
Cheapest — Rise Broadband
5
ZIP codes
Ranked
Every provider in Lawrence
Ordered by our score, which weighs technology, speed, symmetry, the real two-year cost and the terms. How we rank.
2
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
3
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
4
Fixed wireless aimed squarely at farms and small towns on the plains, where the alternative is satellite or nothing.
25 Mbps · $45/mo50 Mbps · $65/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.
Technology
What's available in Lawrence
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
- $90/mo
Cable
Coax from the TV network. Fast down, much slower up.
- Providers
- 2
- Fastest
- 1.1 Gbps
- From
- $30/mo
Fixed wireless
A radio link to a nearby tower. Needs line of sight.
- Providers
- 1
- Fastest
- 100 Mbps
- From
- $45/mo
Satellite
A dish pointed at the sky. Works anywhere, costs more.
- Providers
- 3
- Fastest
- 220 Mbps
- From
- $49/mo
Coverage
ZIP codes in Lawrence
Nearby
Other places in Kansas
Questions
Internet in Lawrence, answered
Which internet providers are available in Lawrence?
We have 6 providers on record serving Lawrence, Kansas: Xfinity, Spectrum, Starlink, Rise Broadband, HughesNet, Viasat. Availability varies street by street, so confirm your exact address with the provider.
Is fiber internet available in Lawrence?
Yes. Xfinity, Spectrum sell fiber plans in Lawrence. 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 Lawrence?
Rise Broadband Rise 25 is the lowest advertised price we track in Lawrence, at $45 a month. Check whether that is an introductory rate — many are, and the price steps up after twelve months.
What is the fastest internet in Lawrence?
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.