1
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
Internet providers in Paterson, NJ
8 providers are likely to serve this large city, based on their footprint in New Jersey, across 5 technologies. The best value right now is Verizon Fios 300 Mbps at 300 Mbps for $40/mo.
Prices last checked September 2026. Provider list estimated from state footprints — how.
8
Providers here
5 Gbps
Fastest — Optimum
$40/mo
Lowest real cost — Verizon Fios
14
ZIP codes
Ranked
Every provider in Paterson
Ordered by our score, which weighs technology, speed, symmetry, the real two-year cost and the terms. How we rank.
2
Fiber to the home across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Consistently the highest-rated large ISP in the country for reliability.
5 Gbps · $110/mo2.3 Gbps · $100/mo500 Mbps · $75/mo
3
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
4
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
5
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
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.
Side by side
Paterson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | 5 Gig Fiber | Fiber | 5 Gbps / 5 Gbps | $180 | $180 | Unlimited |
| Verizon Fios | 300 Mbps | Fiber | 300 Mbps / 300 Mbps | $40 | $40 | Unlimited |
| Spectrum | Internet Gig+ | Fiber | 2 Gbps / 100 Mbps | $90 | $105 | Unlimited |
| Xfinity | Gigabit X2 | Fiber | 2 Gbps / 300 Mbps | $95 | $95 | Unlimited |
| EarthLink | Fiber 500 | Fiber | 500 Mbps / 500 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 Paterson
Not every technology reaches every address, and they are not interchangeable.
Fiber
Glass to the house. Same speed up as down, lowest latency.
- Providers
- 5
- Fastest
- 5 Gbps
- From
- $40/mo
Cable
Coax from the TV network. Fast down, much slower up.
- Providers
- 3
- Fastest
- 1.1 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 Paterson
Nearby
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Questions
Internet in Paterson, answered
Which internet providers are available in Paterson?
Based on where each provider operates in New Jersey, 8 providers are likely to serve Paterson: Optimum, Verizon Fios, Spectrum, Xfinity, EarthLink, Starlink, HughesNet, Viasat. This is an estimate, not an address check — confirm your exact address with the provider.
Is fiber internet available in Paterson?
Probably, in parts of it. Optimum, Verizon Fios, Spectrum, Xfinity, EarthLink sell fiber plans in New Jersey, likely including Paterson. 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 Paterson?
300 Mbps from Verizon Fios has the lowest real cost we track in Paterson: $40 a month averaged over two years, advertised at $40 with no promo step-up. Real cost folds in equipment rental and installation.
What is the fastest internet in Paterson?
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.