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 Mcallen, TX
10 providers are likely to serve this mid-size city, based on their footprint in Texas, 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
$50/mo
Lowest real cost — Metronet
5
ZIP codes
Ranked
Every provider in Mcallen
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
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
4
Cable One's residential brand, built around small-city and rural markets across the West and South.
200 Mbps · $45/mo500 Mbps · $65/mo
5
AT&T Internet Air5G Home
Home internet over AT&T's 5G network. Flat $60, self-install in minutes, and a reasonable fallback where no wire reaches the house.
6
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
7
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
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
Mcallen 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 |
| EarthLink | Fiber 500 | Fiber | 500 Mbps / 500 Mbps | $70 | $70 | Unlimited |
| Xfinity | Gigabit X2 | Fiber | 2 Gbps / 300 Mbps | $95 | $95 | Unlimited |
| Sparklight | Gigablast | Cable | 1 Gbps / 50 Mbps | $85 | $85 | Unlimited |
| AT&T Internet Air | Internet Air | 5G Home | 225 Mbps / 30 Mbps | $60 | $60 | Unlimited |
| Optimum | 300 Mbps | Cable | 300 Mbps / 20 Mbps | $40 | $55 | Unlimited |
| T-Mobile Home Internet | Rely Home Internet | 5G Home | 354 Mbps / 35 Mbps | $50 | $50 | 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 Mcallen
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
- $50/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
- 3
- Fastest
- 415 Mbps
- 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 Mcallen
Nearby
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Questions
Internet in Mcallen, answered
Which internet providers are available in Mcallen?
Based on where each provider operates in Texas, 10 providers are likely to serve Mcallen: Metronet, EarthLink, Xfinity, Sparklight, AT&T Internet Air, Optimum, T-Mobile Home Internet, Starlink, HughesNet, Viasat. This is an estimate, not an address check — confirm your exact address with the provider.
Is fiber internet available in Mcallen?
Probably, in parts of it. Metronet, EarthLink, Xfinity sell fiber plans in Texas, likely including Mcallen. 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 Mcallen?
500 Mbps from Metronet has the lowest real cost we track in Mcallen: $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 Mcallen?
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.