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 Lake Charles, LA
We have 8 providers on record serving this mid-size city, across 5 technologies. The best value right now is EarthLink Fiber 500 at 500 Mbps for $70/mo.
8
Providers here
2 Gbps
Fastest — Xfinity
$50/mo
Cheapest — EarthLink
11
ZIP codes
Ranked
Every provider in Lake Charles
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
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
4
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
5
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
6
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
7
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
8
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 Lake Charles
Not every technology reaches every address, and they are not interchangeable.
Fiber
Glass to the house. Same speed up as down, lowest latency.
- Providers
- 3
- Fastest
- 2 Gbps
- From
- $70/mo
Cable
Coax from the TV network. Fast down, much slower up.
- Providers
- 2
- Fastest
- 1.1 Gbps
- From
- $30/mo
5G Home
A cellular signal to a box in your window. No install, variable speed.
- Providers
- 3
- 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 Lake Charles
Nearby
Other places in Louisiana
Questions
Internet in Lake Charles, answered
Which internet providers are available in Lake Charles?
We have 8 providers on record serving Lake Charles, Louisiana: Xfinity, EarthLink, Cox Communications, Verizon 5G Home, T-Mobile Home Internet, Starlink, HughesNet, Viasat. Availability varies street by street, so confirm your exact address with the provider.
Is fiber internet available in Lake Charles?
Yes. Xfinity, EarthLink, Cox Communications sell fiber plans in Lake Charles. 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 Lake Charles?
EarthLink Internet 100 is the lowest advertised price we track in Lake Charles, at $50 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 Lake Charles?
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.