Best Internet Providers in Echo Lake, CA
All 6 providers, ranked by coverage, speed and customer ratings
Find internet availability by address in Echo Lake, CA
Echo Lake has 6 internet service providers, they are sorted by coverage, available speed, and customer rating from our unbiased internet provider report. Cable, Fixed Wireless, and DSL internet are available in the city. Reviews are grouped by provider and the type of service they offer, covering all 3 available internet technologies in Echo Lake.
Ranks compare Echo Lake with the 31,388 US places under 1,000 people, the tiers of our fastest-cities rankings.
The Best Internet in Echo Lake, CA at a Glance
Echo Lake Internet Providers, Ranked by Coverage, Speed and Customer Ratings
EarthLink
Connection
Customer Rating
DSL
Fixed Wireless
AT&T
Connection
Customer Rating
DSL
Fixed Wireless
Spectrum
Connection
Customer Rating
Cable
T-Mobile Home Internet
Connection
Customer Rating
Fixed Wireless
Providers with less than 1% coverage in this city are excluded from the list. To see if one of these providers is available at your home, please use the address search above.
Speed and technology may vary by address for all providers. Please note we may have a financial relationship with some of the providers above, which does not impact the customer ratings displayed. Customer ratings listed above are national ratings, local Echo Lake ratings may vary and are shown below.
Who is the Best Internet Provider in Echo Lake, CA?
T-Mobile Home Internet is the best internet provider in Echo Lake based on California customer satisfaction ratings and reviews. Based on our extensive and unbiased survey, T-Mobile Home Internet had the best reviews at the local, state, and national levels versus all available providers in Echo Lake, making it a solid recommendation among providers with reviews. T-Mobile Home Internet is an option for 86.86% of the city.
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Which Providers are Available at my Home in Echo Lake?
Coverage changes block by block. Pick a provider and a technology to see where its service reaches: the darker the area, the larger the share of homes it covers. For your exact address, use the address search above.
Coverage map for each provider in Echo Lake
How Echo Lake Compares to Places Its Size
Echo Lake's report card score is in the bottom 38% and its connectivity index is in the top 2%.
| Measure | Echo Lake | Rank among US places under 1,000 people | El Dorado County | California | US | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISP Report Card inputs: what providers offer here | ||||||
| Fiber availability | 0.0% | bottom 22% | 15.8% | 62.4% | 71.5% | 6,946 places at 100.0% |
| Average top speed | 948 Mbps | bottom 37% | 1,736 Mbps | 3,834 Mbps | 3,486 Mbps | Fairmount, TN and Falling Water, TN and 5 more (25,000 Mbps) |
| Providers at a typical address | 7 | top 10% | 7 | 8 | 7.1 | Los Prados, PR (15.1) |
| Connectivity index inputs: how much households need and use the internet | ||||||
| People per household | 2.4 | bottom 49% | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | Paguate, NM (13.4) |
| Workers who work from home | 26% | top 5% | 23% | 17% | 15% | Boys Town, NE (100%) |
| Homes with a computer, tablet or phone | 100% | top 1% | 97% | 97% | 96% | Tied with 1,493 other places at 100% |
| Homes with internet | 98% | top 3% | 93% | 94% | 91% | 370 places at 100% |
| Homes on fiber, cable or DSL | 87% | top 3% | 72% | 79% | 76% | 23 places at 100% |
| More about the households here | ||||||
| Homes with a desktop or laptop | 90% | top 5% | 88% | 84% | 81% | 72 places at 100% |
| Median household income | $150,688 | top 2% | $124,622 | $111,728 | $93,246 | 22 places at $250,001 |
| Residents in school (6th grade to college) | 17% | top 13% | 14% | 17% | 16% | University at Buffalo, NY (100%) |
Fiber reaches 0.0% of homes in Echo Lake, against 15.8% across El Dorado County and 62.4% across California. Households in Echo Lake are smaller than the US average (2.4 people against 2.7); 26% of workers work from home (US 15%); and the median household income is $150,688 (US $93,246).
Our demographic data is sourced from the latest 5-year release of the American Community Survey by the US Census Bureau.
Fiber, 5G, Cable and DSL Internet in Echo Lake
Which Fiber Internet Providers are Available in Echo Lake?
According to the most recently submitted data by internet service providers to the FCC, there are currently no fiber providers available in Echo Lake, CA.
Which Fixed Wireless and LTE Internet Providers are Available in Echo Lake?
EarthLink Fixed Wireless in Echo Lake, CA
Availability:
86.9%
Customer Rating:
(4)
Avg. Download Speed
85 Mbps
EarthLink offers Fixed Wireless service to 86.9% of Echo Lake homes. Across the city, EarthLink Fixed Wireless has speeds up to 85 Mbps, with speeds from 10 Mpbs up to 100 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 1.0 and as high as 20, with an average of 17 Mbps throughout the city.
AT&T Fixed Wireless in Echo Lake, CA
Availability:
86.9%
Customer Rating:
(205)
Avg. Download Speed
85 Mbps
AT&T offers Fixed Wireless service to 86.9% of Echo Lake homes. Across the city, AT&T Fixed Wireless has speeds up to 85 Mbps, with speeds from 10 Mpbs up to 100 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 1.0 and as high as 20, with an average of 17 Mbps throughout the city.
T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless in Echo Lake, CA
Availability:
86.9%
Customer Rating:
(342)
Avg. Download Speed
100 Mbps
T-Mobile Home Internet offers Fixed Wireless service to 86.9% of Echo Lake homes. Across the city, T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 100 Mbps
Verizon Fixed Wireless in Echo Lake, CA
Availability:
86.3%
Customer Rating:
(362)
Avg. Download Speed
291 Mbps
Verizon offers Fixed Wireless service to 86.3% of Echo Lake homes. Across the city, Verizon Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 291 Mbps, with speeds from 25 Mpbs up to 300 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 6.0 and as high as 20, with an average of 20 Mbps throughout the city.
Wi-Fiber Fixed Wireless in Echo Lake, CA
Availability:
13.1%
Customer Rating:
(0)
Avg. Download Speed
500 Mbps
Wi-Fiber offers Fixed Wireless service to 13.1% of Echo Lake homes. Across the city, Wi-Fiber Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 500 Mbps
Which Cable Internet Providers are Available in Echo Lake?
Spectrum Cable in Echo Lake, CA
Availability:
82.9%
Customer Rating:
(1739)
Avg. Download Speed
1,000 Mbps
Spectrum offers Cable service to 82.9% of Echo Lake homes. Across the city, Spectrum Cable is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 1,000 Mbps
Which DSL Internet Providers are Available in Echo Lake?
EarthLink DSL in Echo Lake, CA
Availability:
85.1%
Customer Rating:
(5)
Avg. Download Speed
10 Mbps
EarthLink offers DSL service to 85.1% of Echo Lake homes. Across the city, EarthLink DSL has speeds up to 10 Mbps
AT&T DSL in Echo Lake, CA
Availability:
85.1%
Customer Rating:
(304)
Avg. Download Speed
10 Mbps
AT&T offers DSL service to 85.1% of Echo Lake homes. Across the city, AT&T DSL has speeds up to 10 Mbps
Internet in Echo Lake by Neighborhood and ZIP Code
Echo Lake has 1 ZIP code with its own page. Each row links to that place’s page.
Neighborhoods in Echo Lake
| Neighborhood | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|
ZIP codes in Echo Lake
| ZIP code | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95721 | 12 | 0.0% | 100 Mbps | 3.4 | D- | 65/100 |
How Echo Lake Compares to Nearby Places
The 10 places nearest to Echo Lake that have their own pages are all within 15 miles, 5 of them in Nevada. Among them, Minden, NV has the most homes with fiber (51.0%) and Gardnerville Ranchos, NV the fewest (10.1%); Echo Lake has 0.0%.
| Place | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Lake (this page) | 175 | 0.0% | 948 Mbps | 7 | C- | 83/100 |
| South Lake Tahoe | 29,348 | 12.8% | 1,249 Mbps | 5.3 | C- | 70/100 |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV | 11,542 | 10.1% | 1,442 Mbps | 7.8 | C+ | 64/100 |
| Minden, NV | 4,916 | 51.0% | 4,918 Mbps | 9.2 | B+ | 69/100 |
| Stateline, NV | 2,527 | 44.4% | 995 Mbps | 6.5 | C | 79/100 |
| Zephyr Cove, NV | 2,371 | 36.2% | 997 Mbps | 6.5 | C | 78/100 |
| Genoa, NV | 1,402 | 17.2% | 961 Mbps | 6.2 | C- | 69/100 |
| Markleeville | 807 | 31.4% | 3,460 Mbps | 2.8 | C- | 81/100 |
| Kirkwood | 212 | 86.8% | 894 Mbps | 2.6 | C- | 78/100 |
| Sorensens | 149 | 0.0% | 22 Mbps | 1.2 | F | 81/100 |
| Twin Bridges | 93 | 0.0% | 285 Mbps | 5.2 | D | 44/100 |
Who is the Fastest Internet Provider in Echo Lake?
According to unbiased feedback from real internet customers, they reported being happiest with speeds provided by T-Mobile Home Internet. On the other hand, based on data provided by the internet providers to the FCC, Spectrum should have faster speeds at a local level. While we typically put more weight on real-world customer ratings, we display both satisfaction and technical maximum information for customers to decide for themselves.
Data Reported to FCC by ISPs: Average Maximum Available in Echo Lake
| Spectrum | 1,000 |
|---|---|
| Wi-Fiber | 500 |
| Verizon | 300 |
| AT&T | 100 |
| EarthLink | 100 |
| Viasat | 100 |
| T-Mobile Home Internet | 100 |
| HughesNet | 25 |
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Customer Ratings for Echo Lake Internet Providers
Based on 404 reviews from California internet customers, T-Mobile Home Internet is the best internet service provider for Echo Lake residents. T-Mobile Home Internet was rated at an average of 4.11 out of 5 in our report for overall customer satisfaction. Verizon wins for second-place in California, with 3.61 out of 5 stars and 86.3% coverage in Echo Lake.
At a national level, based on 4173 national reviews for any of the providers listed above, T-Mobile Home Internet is rated higher than any other provider, with a rating of 4.02 out of 5.
Local, State, and National Ratings for all Echo Lake Internet Providers
The table below shows average customer ratings from customers in Echo Lake, California, and customers throughout the country.
| ISP / Tech Type | Echo Lake Overall | California Overall | National Overall | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (27) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (28) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (1) |  (25) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (1) |  (12) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (2) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (119) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| Spectrum | (0) | (228) | (1949) | View Plans | ||
| Wi-Fiber | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans |
Customer Ratings for Internet Provider Speeds in Echo Lake
Based on data reported by Echo Lake ISPs to the FCC, the fastest speeds in the city are available through Spectrum. The company offers speeds up to 1,000 Mbps in Echo Lake. Therefore, the average customer can get up to 1,000 Mbps if they’re willing to purchase the fastest subscription tier available at their homes.
However, actual customers rated their satisfaction with internet speed highest with T-Mobile Home Internet. This indicates T-Mobile Home Internet reliably delivers speeds expected by the customer based on the plan they are paying for.
| ISP / Tech Type | Echo Lake Speed | California Speed | National Speed | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (27) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (28) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| Spectrum | (0) | (228) | (1949) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) |  (1) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) |  (1) | (12) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (119) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (2) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| Wi-Fiber | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans |
Who is the Cheapest Internet Provider in Echo Lake?
Of the providers in Echo Lake, customers rate T-Mobile Home Internet the best for price. Data comes from customers rating their satisfaction with pricing: in Echo Lake where enough of them have reviewed a provider, otherwise across California or the country. This feedback is valuable because it considers price changes and whether the speeds paid for are worth it.
T-Mobile Home Internet is rated 4.26 out of 5 for price, which is higher than the average across all internet providers in the country. Verizon is rated second for affordability, with an average price rating of 3.75 out of 5.
The table below shows how customers in Echo Lake, California, and the United States rated the affordability of their internet service.
Rated Affordability in Echo Lake
| ISP / Tech Type | Echo Lake Affordability | California Affordability | National Affordability | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) |  (27) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (28) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (1) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (1) | (12) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (2) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (119) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| Spectrum | (0) | (228) | (1949) | View Plans | ||
| Wi-Fiber | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans |
Customer Reviews for Internet Service Providers in California
Customer Reviews
Steve
ting Fiber
November 13, 2026 Slow, 1/10th the speed they advertised
Robert
Verizon Fixed Wireless
November 10, 2026 Was cut off with .out notice due to upgrade and was not provided connection to upgrade from the same location (tower). Causing further problems in service and added cost.
ISPReports User
AT&T DSL
November 08, 2026 Lousy
ISPReports User
Fidium
November 08, 2026 Vernice
Frontier Fiber
November 01, 2026 Horrible this is horrible. My internet has been down for two days in a half. Never again
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Which ISP Should You Choose in Echo Lake?
The right ISP for you depends upon your needs, but in general we can make the following suggestions:
- The best all-around internet service provider in Echo Lake is T-Mobile Home Internet.
- The fastest internet provider should be Spectrum. Considering speed for the money and reliability in speeds, T-Mobile Home Internet may be a better choice based on real-world local customer feedback.
- The most affordable internet provider in Echo Lake is T-Mobile Home Internet.
- Viasat, HughesNet, EarthLink, and AT&T has the broadest coverage in Echo Lake, available to 88.0% of homes, and is most likely to cover your home. To find out exactly what’s available at your home, please use our address search tool.