Best Internet Providers in Reading, IL
All 10 providers, ranked by coverage, speed and customer ratings
Find internet availability by address in Reading, IL
Reading has 10 internet service providers, they are sorted by coverage, available speed, and customer rating from our unbiased internet provider report. Fiber, 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 4 available internet technologies in Reading.
Ranks compare Reading with the 31,388 US places under 1,000 people, the tiers of our fastest-cities rankings.
The Best Internet in Reading, IL at a Glance
Reading Internet Providers, Ranked by Coverage, Speed and Customer Ratings
Frontier
Connection
Customer Rating
DSL
Mediacom
Connection
Customer Rating
Cable
Conxxus
Connection
Customer Rating
Fiber
EarthLink
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 Reading ratings may vary and are shown below.
Who is the Best Internet Provider in Reading, IL?
Conxxus is the highest-rated internet provider in Reading based on 108 Illinois customer reviews, and T-Mobile Home Internet has the highest rating nationwide. The provider information above and the information immediately below can help you decide. Compare provider ratings and review counts above.
Which Providers are Available at my Home in Reading?
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 Reading
- Conxxus - fiber coverage map
- Mediacom - cable coverage map
- Verizon - fixed wireless coverage map
- Rise Broadband - fixed wireless coverage map
- T-Mobile Home Internet - fixed wireless coverage map
- AT&T - fixed wireless coverage map
- EarthLink - fixed wireless coverage map
- Graymont Cooperative - fixed wireless coverage map
- Nextlink - fixed wireless coverage map
- Frontier - dsl coverage map
How Reading Compares to Places Its Size
Reading's report card score is in the top 39% and its connectivity index is in the bottom 36%.
| Measure | Reading | Rank among US places under 1,000 people | Livingston County | Illinois | US | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISP Report Card inputs: what providers offer here | ||||||
| Fiber availability | 27.1% | bottom 33% | 71.9% | 47.6% | 71.5% | 6,946 places at 100.0% |
| Average top speed | 2,248 Mbps | top 14% | 5,929 Mbps | 3,187 Mbps | 3,486 Mbps | Fairmount, TN and Falling Water, TN and 5 more (25,000 Mbps) |
| Providers at a typical address | 5.6 | top 26% | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.1 | Los Prados, PR (15.1) |
| Connectivity index inputs: how much households need and use the internet | ||||||
| People per household | 2.1 | bottom 15% | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | Paguate, NM (13.4) |
| Workers who work from home | 9% | top 47% | 7% | 16% | 15% | Boys Town, NE (100%) |
| Homes with a computer, tablet or phone | 95% | top 31% | 94% | 95% | 96% | 1,494 places at 100% |
| Homes with internet | 90% | top 29% | 89% | 91% | 91% | 370 places at 100% |
| Homes on fiber, cable or DSL | 53% | bottom 41% | 64% | 75% | 76% | 23 places at 100% |
| More about the households here | ||||||
| Homes with a desktop or laptop | 86% | top 11% | 75% | 81% | 81% | 72 places at 100% |
| Median household income | $102,800 | top 10% | $76,975 | $95,616 | $93,246 | 22 places at $250,001 |
| Residents in school (6th grade to college) | 5% | bottom 7% | 11% | 16% | 16% | University at Buffalo, NY (100%) |
Fiber reaches 27.1% of homes in Reading, against 71.9% across Livingston County and 47.6% across Illinois. Households in Reading are smaller than the US average (2.1 people against 2.7); 9% of workers work from home (US 15%); and the median household income is $102,800 (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 Reading
Which Fiber Internet Providers are Available in Reading?
Conxxus Fiber in Reading, IL
Availability:
27.0%
Customer Rating:
(4)
Avg. Download Speed
8,000 Mbps
Conxxus offers Fiber service to 27.0% of Reading homes. Across the city, Conxxus Fiber is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 8,000 Mbps
Which Fixed Wireless and LTE Internet Providers are Available in Reading?
Rise Broadband Fixed Wireless in Reading, IL
Availability:
100.0%
Customer Rating:
(15)
Avg. Download Speed
26 Mbps
Rise Broadband offers Fixed Wireless service to 100.0% of Reading homes. Across the city, Rise Broadband Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 26 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 5.3 Mbps throughout the city.
Graymont Cooperative Fixed Wireless in Reading, IL
Availability:
100.0%
Customer Rating:
(0)
Avg. Download Speed
10 Mbps
Graymont Cooperative offers Fixed Wireless service to 100.0% of Reading homes. Across the city, Graymont Cooperative Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 10 Mbps
T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless in Reading, IL
Availability:
94.3%
Customer Rating:
(342)
Avg. Download Speed
25 Mbps
T-Mobile Home Internet offers Fixed Wireless service to 94.3% of Reading homes. Across the city, T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 25 Mbps
Verizon Fixed Wireless in Reading, IL
Availability:
50.8%
Customer Rating:
(362)
Avg. Download Speed
300 Mbps
Verizon offers Fixed Wireless service to 50.8% of Reading homes. Across the city, Verizon Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 300 Mbps
EarthLink Fixed Wireless in Reading, IL
Availability:
45.1%
Customer Rating:
(4)
Avg. Download Speed
25 Mbps
EarthLink offers Fixed Wireless service to 45.1% of Reading 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 Reading, IL
Availability:
45.1%
Customer Rating:
(205)
Avg. Download Speed
25 Mbps
AT&T offers Fixed Wireless service to 45.1% of Reading homes. Across the city, AT&T Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 25 Mbps
Nextlink Fixed Wireless in Reading, IL
Availability:
40.2%
Customer Rating:
(14)
Avg. Download Speed
10 Mbps
Nextlink offers Fixed Wireless service to 40.2% of Reading homes. Across the city, Nextlink Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 10 Mbps
Which Cable Internet Providers are Available in Reading?
Mediacom Cable in Reading, IL
Availability:
27.0%
Customer Rating:
(82)
Avg. Download Speed
1,000 Mbps
Mediacom offers Cable service to 27.0% of Reading homes. Across the city, Mediacom 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 Reading?
Frontier DSL in Reading, IL
Availability:
35.2%
Customer Rating:
(58)
Avg. Download Speed
10 Mbps
Frontier Communications offers DSL service to 35.2% of Reading homes. Across the city, Frontier DSL is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 10 Mbps
Internet in Reading by Neighborhood and ZIP Code
Each row links to that place’s page.
Neighborhoods in Reading
| Neighborhood | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|
ZIP codes in Reading
| ZIP code | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
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How Reading Compares to Nearby Places
The 10 places nearest to Reading that have their own pages are all within 8 miles. Among them, Streator has the most homes with fiber (96.1%) and Cornell the fewest (48.2%); Reading has 27.1%.
| Place | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading (this page) | 122 | 27.1% | 2,248 Mbps | 5.6 | C+ | 33/100 |
| Streator | 17,184 | 96.1% | 7,622 Mbps | 6.8 | A- | 34/100 |
| Cornell | 1,000 | 48.2% | 3,924 Mbps | 3.9 | C | 43/100 |
| Long Point | 419 | 0.0% | 604 Mbps | 4.4 | D- | 41/100 |
| South Streator | 294 | 98.3% | 8,000 Mbps | 5.3 | B+ | 12/100 |
| Ancona | 292 | 29.4% | 2,100 Mbps | 4.2 | C | 33/100 |
| Blackstone | 260 | 8.1% | 645 Mbps | 3 | D | 34/100 |
| Kangley | 235 | 100.0% | 8,000 Mbps | 8.1 | A | 9/100 |
| Kernan | 192 | 0.0% | 197 Mbps | 4.3 | D- | 12/100 |
| Manville | 82 | 21.9% | 1,583 Mbps | 3.3 | D+ | 33/100 |
| Leeds | 60 | 0.0% | 325 Mbps | 4.8 | D | 22/100 |
Who is the Fastest Internet Provider in Reading?
Based on both FCC data and unbiased customer ratings, the fastest internet in the city comes from Conxxus.
Data Reported to FCC by ISPs: Average Maximum Available in Reading
| Conxxus | 8,000 |
|---|---|
| Mediacom | 1,000 |
| Verizon | 300 |
| Viasat | 100 |
| Rise Broadband | 50 |
| HughesNet | 25 |
| T-Mobile Home Internet | 25 |
| AT&T | 25 |
| EarthLink | 25 |
| Graymont Cooperative | 10 |
| Nextlink | 10 |
| Frontier Communications | 10 |
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Test your connection here and see it next to the speeds providers advertise in Reading. It takes about 20 seconds and, on a fast line, can move a few hundred MB of data.
Customer Ratings for Reading Internet Providers
Based on 108 reviews from Illinois internet customers, Conxxus is the best internet service provider for Reading residents. Conxxus was rated at an average of 4.50 out of 5 in our report for overall customer satisfaction. T-Mobile Home Internet wins for second-place in Illinois, with 3.94 out of 5 stars and 94.3% coverage in Reading.
At a national level, based on 2535 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 Reading Internet Providers
The table below shows average customer ratings from customers in Reading, Illinois, and customers throughout the country.
| ISP / Tech Type | Reading Overall | Illinois Overall | National Overall | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conxxus | (0) | (4) | (4) | View Plans | ||
| 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 | ||
| Mediacom | (0) | (20) | (93) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) |  (1) |  (12) | View Plans | ||
| Frontier | (0) | (5) | (177) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| Nextlink | (0) | (0) | (19) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| Graymont Cooperative | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans |
Customer Ratings for Internet Provider Speeds in Reading
Based on data reported by Reading ISPs to the FCC, the fastest speeds in the city are available through Conxxus. The company offers speeds up to 8,000 Mbps in Reading. Therefore, the average customer can get up to 8,000 Mbps if they’re willing to purchase the fastest subscription tier available at their homes.
Additionally, actual customers rated their satisfaction with internet speed highest with Conxxus. This indicates Conxxus reliably delivers speeds expected by the customer based on the plan they are paying for.
| ISP / Tech Type | Reading Speed | Illinois Speed | National Speed | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conxxus | (0) |  (4) | (4) | View Plans | ||
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (18) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Mediacom | (0) | (20) | (93) | 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 | ||
| Nextlink | (0) | (0) | (19) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| Graymont Cooperative | (0) | (0) | (0) | View Plans |
Who is the Cheapest Internet Provider in Reading?
Of the providers in Reading, customers rate Conxxus the best for price. Data comes from customers rating their satisfaction with pricing: in Reading 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.
Conxxus is rated 4.50 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 4.00 out of 5.
The table below shows how customers in Reading, Illinois, and the United States rated the affordability of their internet service.
Rated Affordability in Reading
| ISP / Tech Type | Reading Affordability | Illinois Affordability | National Affordability | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conxxus | (0) | (4) | (4) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (9) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (18) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Frontier | (0) | (5) | (177) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (51) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| Rise Broadband | (0) |  (1) | (18) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (1) | (12) | View Plans | ||
| Mediacom | (0) | (20) | (93) | View Plans | ||
| Nextlink | (0) | (0) | (19) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| Graymont Cooperative | (0) | (0) | (0) | 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 Reading?
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 Reading is Conxxus.
- The fastest internet provider should be Conxxus. Considering speed for the money and reliability in speeds, Conxxus may be a better choice based on real-world local customer feedback.
- The most affordable internet provider in Reading is Conxxus.
- Viasat, Rise Broadband, HughesNet, and Graymont Cooperative has the broadest coverage in Reading, available to 100.0% 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.