Best Internet Providers in Friendsville, IL
All 9 providers, ranked by coverage, speed and customer ratings
Find internet availability by address in Friendsville, IL
Friendsville has 9 internet service providers, they are sorted by coverage, available speed, and customer rating from our unbiased internet provider report. Fiber, 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 Friendsville.
Ranks compare Friendsville with the 31,388 US places under 1,000 people, the tiers of our fastest-cities rankings.
The Best Internet in Friendsville, IL at a Glance
Friendsville Internet Providers, Ranked by Coverage, Speed and Customer Ratings
EarthLink
Connection
Customer Rating
Fixed Wireless
Nextlink
Connection
Customer Rating
Fixed Wireless
Rise Broadband
Connection
Customer Rating
Fixed Wireless
AT&T
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 Friendsville ratings may vary and are shown below.
Who is the Best Internet Provider in Friendsville, IL?
T-Mobile Home Internet is the best internet provider in Friendsville based on Illinois 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 Friendsville, making it a solid recommendation among providers with reviews. Unfortunately, T-Mobile Home Internet is an option for 30.72% of the city.
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Which Providers are Available at my Home in Friendsville?
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 Friendsville
- Nextlink - fixed wireless coverage map
- Wabash Communications - fiber coverage map
- Wisper Internet - fixed wireless coverage map
- Rise Broadband - fixed wireless coverage map
- Verizon - fixed wireless coverage map
- AT&T - fixed wireless coverage map
- EarthLink - fixed wireless coverage map
- T-Mobile Home Internet - fixed wireless coverage map
- Frontier - dsl coverage map
How Friendsville Compares to Places Its Size
Friendsville's report card score is in the bottom 25% and its connectivity index is in the bottom 6%.
| Measure | Friendsville | Rank among US places under 1,000 people | Wabash County | Illinois | US | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISP Report Card inputs: what providers offer here | ||||||
| Fiber availability | 15.9% | bottom 29% | 63.4% | 47.6% | 71.5% | 6,946 places at 100.0% |
| Average top speed | 613 Mbps | bottom 23% | 4,245 Mbps | 3,187 Mbps | 3,486 Mbps | Fairmount, TN and Falling Water, TN and 5 more (25,000 Mbps) |
| Providers at a typical address | 4.2 | top 49% | 5.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 | Los Prados, PR (15.1) |
| Connectivity index inputs: how much households need and use the internet | ||||||
| People per household | 2.5 | top 40% | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | Paguate, NM (13.4) |
| Workers who work from home | 4% | bottom 20% | 5% | 16% | 15% | Boys Town, NE (100%) |
| Homes with a computer, tablet or phone | 89% | bottom 29% | 93% | 95% | 96% | 1,494 places at 100% |
| Homes with internet | 71% | bottom 9% | 84% | 91% | 91% | 370 places at 100% |
| Homes on fiber, cable or DSL | 24% | bottom 5% | 56% | 75% | 76% | 23 places at 100% |
| More about the households here | ||||||
| Homes with a desktop or laptop | 67% | bottom 36% | 64% | 81% | 81% | 72 places at 100% |
| Median household income | $75,014 | top 41% | $64,819 | $95,616 | $93,246 | 22 places at $250,001 |
| Residents in school (6th grade to college) | 19% | top 7% | 14% | 16% | 16% | University at Buffalo, NY (100%) |
Fiber reaches 15.9% of homes in Friendsville, against 63.4% across Wabash County and 47.6% across Illinois. Households in Friendsville are smaller than the US average (2.5 people against 2.7); 4% of workers work from home (US 15%); and the median household income is $75,014 (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 Friendsville
Which Fiber Internet Providers are Available in Friendsville?
Wabash Communications Fiber in Friendsville, IL
Availability:
15.9%
Customer Rating:
(3)
Avg. Download Speed
1,000 Mbps
Wabash Communications offers Fiber service to 15.9% of Friendsville homes. Across the city, Wabash Communications Fiber is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 1,000 Mbps
Which Fixed Wireless and LTE Internet Providers are Available in Friendsville?
Nextlink Fixed Wireless in Friendsville, IL
Availability:
92.8%
Customer Rating:
(14)
Avg. Download Speed
559 Mbps
Nextlink offers Fixed Wireless service to 92.8% of Friendsville homes. Across the city, Nextlink Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 559 Mbps, with speeds from 100 Mpbs up to 1,000 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 20 and as high as 500, with an average of 259 Mbps throughout the city.
Rise Broadband Fixed Wireless in Friendsville, IL
Availability:
82.4%
Customer Rating:
(15)
Avg. Download Speed
32 Mbps
Rise Broadband offers Fixed Wireless service to 82.4% of Friendsville homes. Across the city, Rise Broadband Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 32 Mbps, with speeds from 25 Mpbs up to 50 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 5.0 and as high as 10, with an average of 6.4 Mbps throughout the city.
EarthLink Fixed Wireless in Friendsville, IL
Availability:
47.8%
Customer Rating:
(4)
Avg. Download Speed
25 Mbps
EarthLink offers Fixed Wireless service to 47.8% of Friendsville homes. Across the city, EarthLink Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 25 Mbps
AT&T Fixed Wireless in Friendsville, IL
Availability:
47.8%
Customer Rating:
(205)
Avg. Download Speed
25 Mbps
AT&T offers Fixed Wireless service to 47.8% of Friendsville homes. Across the city, AT&T Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 25 Mbps
Verizon Fixed Wireless in Friendsville, IL
Availability:
37.6%
Customer Rating:
(362)
Avg. Download Speed
54 Mbps
Verizon offers Fixed Wireless service to 37.6% of Friendsville homes. Across the city, Verizon Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 54 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 7.5 Mbps throughout the city.
Wisper Internet Fixed Wireless in Friendsville, IL
Availability:
37.6%
Customer Rating:
(2)
Avg. Download Speed
301 Mbps
Wisper Internet offers Fixed Wireless service to 37.6% of Friendsville homes. Across the city, Wisper Internet Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 301 Mbps, with speeds from 100 Mpbs up to 400 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 20 and as high as 30, with an average of 27 Mbps throughout the city.
T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless in Friendsville, IL
Availability:
30.7%
Customer Rating:
(342)
Avg. Download Speed
28 Mbps
T-Mobile Home Internet offers Fixed Wireless service to 30.7% of Friendsville homes. Across the city, T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 28 Mbps, with speeds from 25 Mpbs up to 100 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 3.0 and as high as 20, with an average of 3.8 Mbps throughout the city.
Which Cable Internet Providers are Available in Friendsville?
According to the most recently submitted data by internet service providers to the FCC, there are currently no cable providers available in Friendsville, IL.
Which DSL Internet Providers are Available in Friendsville?
Frontier DSL in Friendsville, IL
Availability:
13.2%
Customer Rating:
(58)
Avg. Download Speed
10 Mbps
Frontier Communications offers DSL service to 13.2% of Friendsville homes. Across the city, Frontier DSL is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 10 Mbps
Internet in Friendsville by Neighborhood and ZIP Code
Each row links to that place’s page.
Neighborhoods in Friendsville
| Neighborhood | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
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ZIP codes in Friendsville
| ZIP code | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
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How Friendsville Compares to Nearby Places
The 10 places nearest to Friendsville that have their own pages are all within 9 miles. Among them, Lancaster has the most homes with fiber (90.5%) and Allendale the fewest (0.0%); Friendsville has 15.9%.
| Place | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendsville (this page) | 433 | 15.9% | 613 Mbps | 4.2 | D | 16/100 |
| Mount Carmel | 7,988 | 82.1% | 5,693 Mbps | 6.3 | B | 33/100 |
| Allendale | 799 | 0.0% | 205 Mbps | 3.9 | D- | 20/100 |
| Helena | 465 | 0.0% | 896 Mbps | 4.1 | D | 27/100 |
| Lancaster | 410 | 90.5% | 3,786 Mbps | 5.2 | B | 55/100 |
| Sand Barrens | 324 | 0.0% | 773 Mbps | 4.5 | D | 36/100 |
| Gards Point | 235 | 39.1% | 600 Mbps | 2.7 | D | 18/100 |
| Patton | 212 | 0.0% | 342 Mbps | 4 | D- | 16/100 |
| Odgen | 142 | 7.0% | 497 Mbps | 5.9 | D+ | 16/100 |
| Maud | 136 | 76.5% | 797 Mbps | 3.5 | C- | 36/100 |
| Samsville | 134 | 23.9% | 858 Mbps | 5.2 | C- | 21/100 |
Who is the Fastest Internet Provider in Friendsville?
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, Nextlink 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 Friendsville
| Nextlink | 1,000 |
|---|---|
| Wabash Communications | 1,000 |
| Wisper Internet | 400 |
| Verizon | 300 |
| Viasat | 100 |
| T-Mobile Home Internet | 100 |
| Rise Broadband | 50 |
| HughesNet | 25 |
| AT&T | 25 |
| EarthLink | 25 |
| Frontier Communications | 10 |
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Customer Ratings for Friendsville Internet Providers
Based on 88 reviews from Illinois internet customers, T-Mobile Home Internet is the best internet service provider for Friendsville residents. T-Mobile Home Internet was rated at an average of 3.94 out of 5 in our report for overall customer satisfaction. Verizon wins for second-place in Illinois, with 4.00 out of 5 stars and 37.6% coverage in Friendsville.
At a national level, based on 2444 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 Friendsville Internet Providers
The table below shows average customer ratings from customers in Friendsville, Illinois, and customers throughout the country.
| ISP / Tech Type | Friendsville Overall | Illinois Overall | National Overall | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile Home Internet |  (0) | (18) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (9) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| Rise Broadband | (0) | (1) | (18) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (51) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| Wisper Internet | (0) |  (1) | (3) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) |  (1) |  (12) | View Plans | ||
| Frontier | (0) | (5) | (177) | View Plans | ||
| Wabash Communications | (0) | (3) | (3) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| Nextlink | (0) | (0) | (19) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans |
Customer Ratings for Internet Provider Speeds in Friendsville
Based on data reported by Friendsville ISPs to the FCC, the fastest speeds in the city are available through Nextlink. The company offers speeds up to 1,000 Mbps in Friendsville. Therefore, the average customer can get up to 559 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 | Friendsville Speed | Illinois Speed | National Speed | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash Communications | (0) |  (3) | (3) | View Plans | ||
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (18) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (9) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| Rise Broadband | (0) | (1) | (18) | View Plans | ||
| Frontier | (0) | (5) | (177) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (51) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (1) | (12) | View Plans | ||
| Wisper Internet | (0) | (1) | (3) | View Plans | ||
| Nextlink | (0) | (0) | (19) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans |
Who is the Cheapest Internet Provider in Friendsville?
Of the providers in Friendsville, customers rate Verizon the best for price. Data comes from customers rating their satisfaction with pricing: in Friendsville where enough of them have reviewed a provider, otherwise across Illinois or the country. This feedback is valuable because it considers price changes and whether the speeds paid for are worth it.
Verizon is rated 4.00 out of 5 for price, which is higher than the average across all internet providers in the country. T-Mobile Home Internet is rated second for affordability, with an average price rating of 3.78 out of 5.
The table below shows how customers in Friendsville, Illinois, and the United States rated the affordability of their internet service.
Rated Affordability in Friendsville
| ISP / Tech Type | Friendsville Affordability | Illinois Affordability | National Affordability | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | (0) | (9) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (18) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Wabash Communications | (0) | (3) | (3) | View Plans | ||
| Frontier | (0) | (5) | (177) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (51) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| Rise Broadband | (0) | (1) | (18) | View Plans | ||
| Wisper Internet | (0) | (1) | (3) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (1) | (12) | View Plans | ||
| Nextlink | (0) | (0) | (19) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans |
Customer Reviews for Internet Service Providers in Illinois
Customer Reviews
ISPReports User
Pavlov Media Fiber
November 13, 2026 
Carol
McDonough Telephone Cooperative Fiber
October 26, 2026 Fast, friendly service. Appreciate being able to get quick help by calling. Actually get a person on the phone
ISPReports User
McDonough Telephone Cooperative Fiber
October 09, 2026 61438
McDonough Telephone Cooperative Fiber
October 08, 2026 MTC has been a great internet for my family. Rather it be gaming system speed, or just watching tv in multiple rooms, The internet seems to run smoothly. I very seldom have internet interruption. When we do it is usually due to storm taking out a pole, or upgrading the system. It usually has been a short time when it does happen.
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MTC Technologies Fiber
October 08, 2026 Rate your provider
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Which ISP Should You Choose in Friendsville?
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 Friendsville is T-Mobile Home Internet.
- The fastest internet provider should be Nextlink. 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 Friendsville is Verizon.
- Viasat, Nextlink, and HughesNet has the broadest coverage in Friendsville, available to 92.8% 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.