1
Midwest fiber overbuilder that goes into college towns and mid-size cities. Some of the lowest per-megabit pricing in the country.
1 Gbps · $60/mo500 Mbps · $50/mo
Internet providers in Wilmington, NC
10 providers are likely to serve this mid-size city, based on their footprint in North Carolina, across 5 technologies. The best value right now is Metronet 2 Gig at 2 Gbps for $70/mo.
Prices last checked September 2026. Provider list estimated from state footprints — how.
10
Providers here
2 Gbps
Fastest — Metronet
$39/mo
Lowest real cost — Brightspeed
12
ZIP codes
Ranked
Every provider in Wilmington
Ordered by our score, which weighs technology, speed, symmetry, the real two-year cost and the terms. How we rank.
2
Built from CenturyLink's former Southeast copper territory and converting it to fiber. Cheap gigabit in mid-size towns that had DSL only.
1 Gbps · $69/mo200 Mbps · $39/mo2 Gbps · $99/mo
3
Rural-focused telco converting copper to fiber across 17 states. Often the only wired gigabit in towns under 20,000 people.
500 Mbps · $55/mo1 Gbps · $70/mo2 Gbps · $100/mo
4
Independent telco building fiber into small cities and resort towns across 16 states, often alongside its older copper and cable plant.
600 Mbps · $60/mo1 Gbps · $75/mo2 Gbps · $100/mo
5
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
6
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
7
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
8
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
9
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
10
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
Wilmington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metronet | 2 Gig | Fiber | 2 Gbps / 2 Gbps | $70 | $70 | Unlimited |
| Brightspeed | Fiber 500 | Fiber | 500 Mbps / 500 Mbps | $49 | $49 | Unlimited |
| Kinetic by Windstream | Kinetic Fiber 300 | Fiber | 300 Mbps / 300 Mbps | $40 | $40 | Unlimited |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber 300 | Fiber | 300 Mbps / 300 Mbps | $45 | $45 | 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 Wilmington
Not every technology reaches every address, and they are not interchangeable.
Fiber
Glass to the house. Same speed up as down, lowest latency.
- Providers
- 7
- Fastest
- 2 Gbps
- From
- $39/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
- 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 Wilmington
Nearby
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Questions
Internet in Wilmington, answered
Which internet providers are available in Wilmington?
Based on where each provider operates in North Carolina, 10 providers are likely to serve Wilmington: Metronet, Brightspeed, Kinetic by Windstream, TDS Telecom, 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 Wilmington?
Probably, in parts of it. Metronet, Brightspeed, Kinetic by Windstream, TDS Telecom, Spectrum, Xfinity, EarthLink sell fiber plans in North Carolina, likely including Wilmington. 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 Wilmington?
Fiber 200 from Brightspeed has the lowest real cost we track in Wilmington: $39 a month averaged over two years, advertised at $39 with no promo step-up. Real cost folds in equipment rental and installation.
What is the fastest internet in Wilmington?
Metronet 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.