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What is the best internet provider in Miami Beach?
For most households in Miami Beach, Breezeline is the best internet service provider because of its wide coverage, low prices and gigabit speeds. However, if this provider isn’t available at your location, AT&T Fiber and T-Mobile Home Internet are solid alternatives for home internet.
Breezeline also offers one of the cheapest plans in the area, tied with Xfinity. Although both ISPs offer a $20 per month plan, Breezeline reaches speeds up to 100 megabits per second, whereas Xfinity only hits 75Mbps. If you have a need for speed, consider AT&T Fiber, which offers plans as fast as 2 and 5 gigabits per second.
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Best internet in Miami Beach, Florida
Speed range
100 – 1,000Mbps
Price range
$20 – $60 per month
Our take – With availability to 96% of Miami Beach residents, Breezeline offers speeds from 100-1,000Mbps for $20-$60. Customers won’t have to worry about data caps or contracts, and a $15 monthly fee is only required if you don’t provide your own equipment.
Speed range
100 – 1,000Mbps
Price range
$20 – $60 per month
Speed range
300 – 5,000Mbps
Price range
$55 – $250 per month
Our take – Although this provider serves over 86% of Miami Beach, only select households will be eligible for AT&T Fiber. Many residents will be stuck with AT&T’s DSL service, which offers much slower speeds. If you can get AT&T Fiber, it’s a great option for speedy internet, offering two of the fastest plans in the area and simple service details.
Our take – In addition to providing mobile service across the country, T-Mobile offers home broadband over a 5G network. T-Mobile Home Internet costs a flat price of $50 per month, with no data caps, contracts or equipment fees. Speeds will vary depending on your location, but most customers can expect speeds between 75-245Mbps.
How to find internet deals and promotions in Miami Beach
The best internet deals and top promotions in Miami Beach depend on the discounts available during that period. Most deals are short-lived, but we look frequently for the latest offers.
Miami Beach internet providers, such as Breezeline and Xfinity, may offer lower introductory pricing or streaming add-ons for a limited time. Many, however, including AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, run the same standard pricing year-round.
For a more extensive list of promos, check out our guide on the best internet deals.
Most internet connection plans can now handle basic productivity and communication tasks. If you’re looking for an internet plan that can accommodate videoconferencing, streaming video or gaming, you’ll have a better experience with a more robust connection. Here’s an overview of the recommended minimum download speeds for various applications, according to the FCC. Note that these are only guidelines — and that internet speed, service and performance vary by connection type, provider and address.
0 to 5Mbps allows you to tackle the basics — browsing the internet, sending and receiving email, streaming low-quality video.
5 to 40Mbps gives you higher-quality video streaming and videoconferencing.
40 to 100Mbps should give one user sufficient bandwidth to satisfy the demands of modern telecommuting, video streaming and online gaming.
100 to 500Mbps allows one to two users to simultaneously engage in high-bandwidth activities like videoconferencing, streaming and gaming.
500 to 1,000Mbps allows three or more users to engage in high-bandwidth activities at the same time.
How CNET chose the best internet providers in Miami Beach
Internet service providers are numerous and regional. Unlike the latest smartphone, laptop, router or kitchen tool, it’s impractical to personally test every ISP in a given city. So what’s our approach? We start by researching the pricing, availability and speed information drawing on our own historical ISP data, the provider sites and mapping information from the Federal Communications Commission at FCC.gov.
But it doesn’t end there. We go to the FCC’s website to check our data and ensure we consider every ISP that provides service in an area. We also input local addresses on provider websites to find specific options for residents. We look at sources, including the American Customer Satisfaction Index and J.D. Power, to evaluate how happy customers are with an ISP’s service. ISP plans and prices are subject to frequent changes; all information provided is accurate as of publication.
Once we have this localized information, we ask three main questions:
Does the provider offer access to reasonably fast internet speeds?
Do customers get decent value for what they’re paying?
Are customers happy with their service?
While the answer to those questions is often layered and complex, the providers who come closest to “yes” on all three are the ones we recommend. When it comes to selecting the cheapest internet service, we look for the plans with the lowest monthly fee, though we also factor in things like price increases, equipment fees and contracts. Choosing the fastest internet service is relatively straightforward. We look at advertised upload and download speeds, and also take into account real-world speed data from sources like Ookla and FCC reports.
To explore our process in more depth, visit our how we test ISPs page.
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