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Lumen's fiber brand. Symmetrical multi-gig with locked pricing, rolling out fastest in Denver, Phoenix, Minneapolis and Seattle.
940 Mbps · $75/mo2 Gbps · $95/mo
Internet providers in Hickory, NC
6 providers are likely to serve this small town, based on their footprint in North Carolina, across 4 technologies. The best value right now is Quantum Fiber 500 Mbps at 500 Mbps for $50/mo.
Prices last checked September 2026. Provider list estimated from state footprints — how.
6
Providers here
2 Gbps
Fastest — Quantum Fiber
$50/mo
Lowest real cost — Quantum Fiber
3
ZIP codes
Ranked
Every provider in Hickory
Ordered by our score, which weighs technology, speed, symmetry, the real two-year cost and the terms. How we rank.
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T-Mobile Home Internet5G Home
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
3
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.
1 Gbps · $70/mo500 Mbps · $60/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
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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
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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
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
Hickory 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantum Fiber | 500 Mbps | Fiber | 500 Mbps / 500 Mbps | $50 | $50 | Unlimited |
| T-Mobile Home Internet | Rely Home Internet | 5G Home | 354 Mbps / 35 Mbps | $50 | $50 | Unlimited |
| Optimum | 300 Mbps | Cable | 300 Mbps / 20 Mbps | $40 | $55 | 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 Hickory
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
- 2 Gbps
- From
- $50/mo
Cable
Coax from the TV network. Fast down, much slower up.
- Providers
- 1
- Fastest
- 1 Gbps
- From
- $40/mo
5G Home
A cellular signal to a box in your window. No install, variable speed.
- Providers
- 1
- Fastest
- 415 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 Hickory
Nearby
Other places in North Carolina
Questions
Internet in Hickory, answered
Which internet providers are available in Hickory?
Based on where each provider operates in North Carolina, 6 providers are likely to serve Hickory: Quantum Fiber, T-Mobile Home Internet, Optimum, Starlink, HughesNet, Viasat. This is an estimate, not an address check — confirm your exact address with the provider.
Is fiber internet available in Hickory?
Probably, in parts of it. Quantum Fiber sells fiber plans in North Carolina, likely including Hickory. 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 Hickory?
500 Mbps from Quantum Fiber has the lowest real cost we track in Hickory: $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 Hickory?
Quantum Fiber 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.