Best Internet Providers in Riverside, CT
All 7 providers, ranked by coverage, speed and customer ratings
Find internet availability by address in Riverside, CT
Riverside has 7 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 Riverside.
Ranks compare Riverside with the 15,682 US towns of 1,000 to 9,999 people, the tiers of our fastest-cities rankings.
The Best Internet in Riverside, CT at a Glance
Riverside Internet Providers, Ranked by Coverage, Speed and Customer Ratings
Optimum
Connection
Customer Rating
Fiber
Cable
Frontier
Connection
Customer Rating
Fiber
DSL
EarthLink
Connection
Customer Rating
Fiber
Fixed Wireless
Verizon
Connection
Customer Rating
Fiber
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 Riverside ratings may vary and are shown below.
Who is the Best Internet Provider in Riverside, CT?
T-Mobile Home Internet is the best internet provider in Riverside based on Connecticut 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 Riverside, making it a solid recommendation among providers with reviews. T-Mobile Home Internet is an option for 76.84% of the city.
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Which Providers are Available at my Home in Riverside?
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 Riverside
- Optimum - fiber coverage map
- Frontier - fiber coverage map
- Optimum - cable coverage map
- Verizon - fixed wireless coverage map
- XFINITY - cable coverage map
- EarthLink - fiber coverage map
- Verizon - fiber coverage map
- T-Mobile Home Internet - fixed wireless coverage map
- AT&T - fixed wireless coverage map
- EarthLink - fixed wireless coverage map
- Frontier - dsl coverage map
How Riverside Compares to Places Its Size
Riverside's report card score is in the top 3% and its connectivity index is in the top 2%.
| Measure | Riverside | Rank among US towns of 1,000 to 9,999 people | Fairfield County | Connecticut | US | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISP Report Card inputs: what providers offer here | ||||||
| Fiber availability | 99.3% | top 14% | 97.3% | 93.9% | 71.5% | 1,056 places at 100.0% |
| Average top speed | 7,962 Mbps | top 2% | 7,553 Mbps | 6,892 Mbps | 3,486 Mbps | Collegedale, TN and Lakesite, TN and 2 more (25,000 Mbps) |
| Providers at a typical address | 6.9 | top 21% | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.1 | McLendon-Chisholm, TX (14.2) |
| Connectivity index inputs: how much households need and use the internet | ||||||
| People per household | 3.1 | top 6% | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | St. George, GA (6.2) |
| Workers who work from home | 35% | top 2% | 20% | 16% | 15% | Indian Springs, NV (76%) |
| Homes with a computer, tablet or phone | 97% | top 19% | 96% | 96% | 96% | 515 places at 100% |
| Homes with internet | 95% | top 13% | 94% | 93% | 91% | 115 places at 100% |
| Homes on fiber, cable or DSL | 91% | top 2% | 82% | 80% | 76% | Bunkerville, NV and Fort Myer, VA and 3 more (100%) |
| More about the households here | ||||||
| Homes with a desktop or laptop | 94% | top 3% | 85% | 83% | 81% | 12 places at 100% |
| Median household income | $231,472 | top 1% | $136,343 | $111,414 | $93,246 | 16 places at $250,001 |
| Residents in school (6th grade to college) | 20% | top 5% | 17% | 16% | 16% | University Park, PA (95%) |
Fiber reaches 99.3% of homes in Riverside, against 97.3% across Fairfield County and 93.9% across Connecticut. Households in Riverside are larger than the US average (3.1 people against 2.7); 35% of workers work from home (US 15%); and the median household income is $231,472 (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 Riverside
Which Fiber Internet Providers are Available in Riverside?
Optimum Fiber in Riverside, CT
Availability:
99.3%
Customer Rating:
(55)
Avg. Download Speed
8,000 Mbps
Optimum offers Fiber service to 99.3% of Riverside homes. Across the city, Optimum Fiber has speeds up to 8,000 Mbps
Frontier Fiber in Riverside, CT
Availability:
96.0%
Customer Rating:
(119)
Avg. Download Speed
5,000 Mbps
Frontier Communications offers Fiber service to 96.0% of Riverside homes. Across the city, Frontier Fiber has speeds up to 5,000 Mbps
EarthLink Fiber in Riverside, CT
Availability:
5.7%
Customer Rating:
(6)
Avg. Download Speed
980 Mbps
EarthLink offers Fiber service to 5.7% of Riverside homes. Across the city, EarthLink Fiber has speeds up to 980 Mbps
Verizon Fiber in Riverside, CT
Availability:
5.7%
Customer Rating:
(453)
Avg. Download Speed
980 Mbps
Verizon offers Fiber service to 5.7% of Riverside homes. Across the city, Verizon Fiber has speeds up to 980 Mbps
Which Fixed Wireless and LTE Internet Providers are Available in Riverside?
Verizon Fixed Wireless in Riverside, CT
Availability:
94.1%
Customer Rating:
(362)
Avg. Download Speed
218 Mbps
Verizon offers Fixed Wireless service to 94.1% of Riverside homes. Across the city, Verizon Fixed Wireless has speeds up to 218 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 16 Mbps throughout the city.
EarthLink Fixed Wireless in Riverside, CT
Availability:
90.3%
Customer Rating:
(4)
Avg. Download Speed
35 Mbps
EarthLink offers Fixed Wireless service to 90.3% of Riverside homes. Across the city, EarthLink Fixed Wireless has speeds up to 35 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 5.2 Mbps throughout the city.
AT&T Fixed Wireless in Riverside, CT
Availability:
90.3%
Customer Rating:
(205)
Avg. Download Speed
35 Mbps
AT&T offers Fixed Wireless service to 90.3% of Riverside homes. Across the city, AT&T Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 35 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 5.2 Mbps throughout the city.
T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless in Riverside, CT
Availability:
76.8%
Customer Rating:
(342)
Avg. Download Speed
64 Mbps
T-Mobile Home Internet offers Fixed Wireless service to 76.8% of Riverside homes. Across the city, T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 64 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 12 Mbps throughout the city.
Which Cable Internet Providers are Available in Riverside?
Optimum Cable in Riverside, CT
Availability:
99.9%
Customer Rating:
(223)
Avg. Download Speed
940 Mbps
Optimum offers Cable service to 99.9% of Riverside homes. Across the city, Optimum Cable has speeds up to 940 Mbps
XFINITY Cable in Riverside, CT
Availability:
4.7%
Customer Rating:
(2077)
Avg. Download Speed
2,000 Mbps
XFINITY from Comcast offers Cable service to 4.7% of Riverside homes. Across the city, XFINITY Cable is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 2,000 Mbps
Which DSL Internet Providers are Available in Riverside?
Frontier DSL in Riverside, CT
Availability:
30.7%
Customer Rating:
(58)
Avg. Download Speed
23 Mbps
Frontier Communications offers DSL service to 30.7% of Riverside homes. Across the city, Frontier DSL has speeds up to 23 Mbps, with speeds from 10 Mpbs up to 90 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 1.0 and as high as 5.0, with an average of 1.6 Mbps throughout the city. Frontier DSL is rated higher than other types of internet service available in Riverside from Frontier in terms of customer satisfaction.
Internet in Riverside by Neighborhood and ZIP Code
Riverside has 1 ZIP code with its own page. Each row links to that place’s page.
Neighborhoods in Riverside
| Neighborhood | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|
ZIP codes in Riverside
| ZIP code | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06878 | 8,454 | 99.3% | 7,961 Mbps | 7 | A | 92/100 |
How Riverside Compares to Nearby Places
The 10 places nearest to Riverside that have their own pages are all within 8 miles, 5 of them in New York. Among them, Rye Brook, NY has the most homes with fiber (100.0%) and Purchase, NY the fewest (50.7%); Riverside has 99.3%.
| Place | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside (this page) | 8,843 | 99.3% | 7,962 Mbps | 6.9 | A- | 92/100 |
| Stamford | 135,258 | 98.4% | 7,891 Mbps | 7 | A- | 77/100 |
| Greenwich | 39,489 | 98.0% | 7,666 Mbps | 7 | A- | 86/100 |
| Port Chester, NY | 31,800 | 99.7% | 7,964 Mbps | 5.6 | A- | 75/100 |
| Harrison, NY | 22,580 | 98.5% | 7,578 Mbps | 5.2 | B+ | 92/100 |
| Darien | 21,499 | 99.9% | 7,973 Mbps | 7.1 | A | 95/100 |
| Rye, NY | 16,567 | 100.0% | 7,729 Mbps | 5.1 | B+ | 93/100 |
| Rye Brook, NY | 9,940 | 100.0% | 7,235 Mbps | 5.1 | B+ | 90/100 |
| Cos Cob | 8,049 | 99.7% | 7,891 Mbps | 6.7 | A- | 93/100 |
| Old Greenwich | 7,349 | 100.0% | 7,995 Mbps | 6.9 | A | 96/100 |
| Purchase, NY | 5,643 | 50.7% | 5,271 Mbps | 4.7 | C+ | 95/100 |
Who is the Fastest Internet Provider in Riverside?
According to unbiased feedback from real internet customers, they reported being happiest with speeds provided by Verizon. On the other hand, based on data provided by the internet providers to the FCC, Optimum 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 Riverside
| Optimum | 8,000 |
|---|---|
| Frontier Communications | 5,000 |
| XFINITY from Comcast | 2,000 |
| Verizon | 980 |
| EarthLink | 980 |
| Viasat | 100 |
| AT&T | 100 |
| T-Mobile Home Internet | 100 |
| HughesNet | 25 |
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Customer Ratings for Riverside Internet Providers
Based on 77 reviews from Connecticut internet customers, T-Mobile Home Internet is the best internet service provider for Riverside residents. T-Mobile Home Internet was rated at an average of 4.00 out of 5 in our report for overall customer satisfaction. Verizon wins for second-place in Connecticut, with 3.67 out of 5 stars and 94.1% coverage in Riverside.
At a national level, based on 5059 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 Riverside Internet Providers
The table below shows average customer ratings from customers in Riverside, Connecticut, and customers throughout the country.
| ISP / Tech Type | Riverside Overall | Connecticut Overall | National Overall | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile Home Internet |  (0) | (4) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (6) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| Frontier | (0) | (14) | (177) | View Plans | ||
| Optimum | (0) | (9) | (279) | View Plans | ||
| XFINITY | (0) | (44) | (2379) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (0) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) |  (12) | View Plans |
Customer Ratings for Internet Provider Speeds in Riverside
Based on data reported by Riverside ISPs to the FCC, the fastest speeds in the city are available through Optimum. The company offers speeds up to 8,000 Mbps in Riverside. Therefore, the average customer can get up to 7,962 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 Verizon. This indicates Verizon reliably delivers speeds expected by the customer based on the plan they are paying for.
| ISP / Tech Type | Riverside Speed | Connecticut Speed | National Speed | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | (0) | (6) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| XFINITY | (0) | (44) | (2379) | View Plans | ||
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (4) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Optimum | (0) | (9) | (279) | View Plans | ||
| Frontier | (0) | (14) | (177) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (0) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) | (12) | View Plans |
Who is the Cheapest Internet Provider in Riverside?
Of the providers in Riverside, customers rate T-Mobile Home Internet the best for price. Data comes from customers rating their satisfaction with pricing: in Riverside where enough of them have reviewed a provider, otherwise across Connecticut 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 4.00 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 3.67 out of 5.
The table below shows how customers in Riverside, Connecticut, and the United States rated the affordability of their internet service.
Rated Affordability in Riverside
| ISP / Tech Type | Riverside Affordability | Connecticut Affordability | National Affordability | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (4) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (6) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| Frontier | (0) | (14) | (177) | View Plans | ||
| Optimum | (0) | (9) | (279) | View Plans | ||
| XFINITY | (0) | (44) | (2379) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (0) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (0) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (0) | (12) | View Plans |
Customer Reviews for Internet Service Providers in Connecticut
Customer Reviews
ISPReports User
XFINITY
August 02, 2026 spotty cell service for phone.
TK
XFINITY Cable
May 16, 2026 My internet provider is reliable and affordable.
A Rocky Hill, CT Customer
T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless
May 16, 2026 A Hartford, CT Customer
XFINITY Cable
April 28, 2026 Overall Xfinity provided very fast internet. The key is having a router that supports the higher speeds. The area we have struggled with the most is the price. We have gone back and forth with customer service to get lower rates given the more competitive prices being offered by new market entrants. Unfortunately Xfinity won't budge and may soon lose our service as the competitors provide faster speeds at lower cost.
lyssa l
XFINITY Cable
April 26, 2026 I've been using Xfinity for about two years now, and overall, it's been a solid experience. I work remotely and stream a lot of content, and the 200 Mbps plan has been more than enough for my needs. Speeds are consistent, and I rarely experience outages. I especially appreciate the self-service tools in the Xfinity app—it makes managing my plan and checking for issues super easy.
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Which ISP Should You Choose in Riverside?
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 Riverside is T-Mobile Home Internet.
- The fastest internet provider should be Optimum. Considering speed for the money and reliability in speeds, Verizon may be a better choice based on real-world local customer feedback.
- The most affordable internet provider in Riverside is T-Mobile Home Internet.
- Viasat, Optimum, and HughesNet has the broadest coverage in Riverside, available to 99.9% 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.