Best Internet Providers in Spencer, VA
All 8 providers, ranked by coverage, speed and customer ratings
Find internet availability by address in Spencer, VA
Spencer has 8 internet service providers, they are sorted by coverage, available speed, and customer rating from our unbiased internet provider report. Cable, 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 4 available internet technologies in Spencer.
Ranks compare Spencer with the 15,682 US towns of 1,000 to 9,999 people, the tiers of our fastest-cities rankings.
The Best Internet in Spencer, VA at a Glance
Spencer Internet Providers, Ranked by Coverage, Speed and Customer Ratings
Brightspeed
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DSL
Fixed Wireless
XFINITY
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Cable
EarthLink
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Customer Rating
Fixed Wireless
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 Spencer ratings may vary and are shown below.
Who is the Best Internet Provider in Spencer, VA?
AT&T is the highest-rated internet provider in Spencer based on 195 Virginia 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.
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Which Providers are Available at my Home in Spencer?
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 Spencer
- XFINITY - cable coverage map
- T-Mobile Home Internet - fixed wireless coverage map
- Brightspeed - dsl coverage map
- AT&T - fixed wireless coverage map
- EarthLink - fixed wireless coverage map
- Verizon - fixed wireless coverage map
- Spectrum - fiber coverage map
- River Street - fixed wireless coverage map
- Brightspeed - fixed wireless coverage map
How Spencer Compares to Places Its Size
Spencer's report card score is in the bottom 9% and its connectivity index is in the bottom 5%.
| Measure | Spencer | Rank among US towns of 1,000 to 9,999 people | Henry County | Virginia | US | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISP Report Card inputs: what providers offer here | ||||||
| Fiber availability | 1.1% | bottom 9% | 38.9% | 79.0% | 71.5% | 1,056 places at 100.0% |
| Average top speed | 898 Mbps | bottom 15% | 1,476 Mbps | 2,389 Mbps | 3,486 Mbps | Collegedale, TN and Lakesite, TN and 2 more (25,000 Mbps) |
| Providers at a typical address | 4.4 | bottom 27% | 5.6 | 5.7 | 7.1 | McLendon-Chisholm, TX (14.2) |
| Connectivity index inputs: how much households need and use the internet | ||||||
| People per household | 2.2 | bottom 17% | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | St. George, GA (6.2) |
| Workers who work from home | 12% | top 34% | 9% | 18% | 15% | Indian Springs, NV (76%) |
| Homes with a computer, tablet or phone | 87% | bottom 11% | 88% | 96% | 96% | 515 places at 100% |
| Homes with internet | 73% | bottom 5% | 76% | 92% | 91% | 115 places at 100% |
| Homes on fiber, cable or DSL | 46% | bottom 13% | 61% | 77% | 76% | Bunkerville, NV and Fort Myer, VA and 3 more (100%) |
| More about the households here | ||||||
| Homes with a desktop or laptop | 66% | bottom 24% | 63% | 83% | 81% | 12 places at 100% |
| Median household income | $51,457 | bottom 11% | $54,418 | $109,990 | $93,246 | 16 places at $250,001 |
| Residents in school (6th grade to college) | 14% | top 33% | 12% | 16% | 16% | University Park, PA (95%) |
Fiber reaches 1.1% of homes in Spencer, against 38.9% across Henry County and 79.0% across Virginia. Households in Spencer are smaller than the US average (2.2 people against 2.7); 12% of workers work from home (US 15%); and the median household income is $51,457 (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 Spencer
Which Fiber Internet Providers are Available in Spencer?
Spectrum Fiber in Spencer, VA
Availability:
1.1%
Customer Rating:
(207)
Avg. Download Speed
1,000 Mbps
Spectrum offers Fiber service to 1.1% of Spencer homes. Across the city, Spectrum 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 Spencer?
T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless in Spencer, VA
Availability:
93.7%
Customer Rating:
(342)
Avg. Download Speed
34 Mbps
T-Mobile Home Internet offers Fixed Wireless service to 93.7% of Spencer homes. Across the city, T-Mobile Home Internet Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 34 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 5.0 Mbps throughout the city.
EarthLink Fixed Wireless in Spencer, VA
Availability:
65.7%
Customer Rating:
(4)
Avg. Download Speed
35 Mbps
EarthLink offers Fixed Wireless service to 65.7% of Spencer homes. Across the city, EarthLink 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.
AT&T Fixed Wireless in Spencer, VA
Availability:
65.7%
Customer Rating:
(205)
Avg. Download Speed
35 Mbps
AT&T offers Fixed Wireless service to 65.7% of Spencer 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.
Verizon Fixed Wireless in Spencer, VA
Availability:
45.2%
Customer Rating:
(362)
Avg. Download Speed
50 Mbps
Verizon offers Fixed Wireless service to 45.2% of Spencer homes. Across the city, Verizon Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 50 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 7.3 Mbps throughout the city.
Brightspeed Fixed Wireless in Spencer, VA
Availability:
2.1%
Customer Rating:
(0)
Avg. Download Speed
10 Mbps
Brightspeed offers Fixed Wireless service to 2.1% of Spencer homes. Across the city, Brightspeed Fixed Wireless has speeds up to 10 Mbps
River Street Fixed Wireless in Spencer, VA
Availability:
1.8%
Customer Rating:
(1)
Avg. Download Speed
24 Mbps
River Street Networks offers Fixed Wireless service to 1.8% of Spencer homes. Across the city, River Street Fixed Wireless is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 24 Mbps, with speeds from 10 Mpbs up to 25 Mbps depending on the address. Upload speeds differ from download speeds, and are as low 1.0 and as high as 3.0, with an average of 2.8 Mbps throughout the city.
Which Cable Internet Providers are Available in Spencer?
XFINITY Cable in Spencer, VA
Availability:
71.3%
Customer Rating:
(2077)
Avg. Download Speed
1,200 Mbps
XFINITY from Comcast offers Cable service to 71.3% of Spencer homes. Across the city, XFINITY Cable is the only type of service available from the company, with speeds up to 1,200 Mbps
Which DSL Internet Providers are Available in Spencer?
Brightspeed DSL in Spencer, VA
Availability:
89.3%
Customer Rating:
(43)
Avg. Download Speed
32 Mbps
Brightspeed offers DSL service to 89.3% of Spencer homes. Across the city, Brightspeed DSL has speeds up to 32 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 10, with an average of 3.7 Mbps throughout the city. Brightspeed DSL is rated higher than other types of internet service available in Spencer from Brightspeed in terms of customer satisfaction.
Internet in Spencer by Neighborhood and ZIP Code
Spencer has 1 ZIP code with its own page. Each row links to that place’s page.
Neighborhoods in Spencer
| Neighborhood | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
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ZIP codes in Spencer
| ZIP code | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24165 | 1,545 | 0.7% | 744 Mbps | 4.3 | D | 21/100 |
How Spencer Compares to Nearby Places
The 10 places nearest to Spencer that have their own pages are all within 9 miles, 1 of them in North Carolina. Among them, Sandy Ridge, NC has the most homes with fiber (46.6%) and Fieldale the fewest (3.0%); Spencer has 1.1%.
| Place | People | Homes with fiber | Average top speed | Providers at a typical address | Report card | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer (this page) | 1,785 | 1.1% | 898 Mbps | 4.4 | D | 21/100 |
| Ridgeway | 7,726 | 44.9% | 1,506 Mbps | 5.8 | C+ | 47/100 |
| Fieldale | 2,682 | 3.0% | 1,219 Mbps | 5.6 | C- | 18/100 |
| Sandy Ridge, NC | 1,768 | 46.6% | 908 Mbps | 4.8 | C- | 29/100 |
| Preston | 581 | 0.0% | 1,178 Mbps | 3.7 | D | 25/100 |
| Critz | 550 | 0.0% | 62 Mbps | 3.6 | D- | 42/100 |
| Nettleridge | 471 | 0.0% | 173 Mbps | 5 | D | 16/100 |
| Horse Pasture | 449 | 0.0% | 1,200 Mbps | 6.4 | C- | 30/100 |
| Stella | 440 | 0.0% | 616 Mbps | 3.4 | D- | 36/100 |
| Koehler | 187 | 5.3% | 1,190 Mbps | 5.5 | C- | 26/100 |
| Chestnut Knob | 180 | 0.0% | 874 Mbps | 4.7 | D | 17/100 |
Who is the Fastest Internet Provider in Spencer?
According to unbiased feedback from real internet customers, they reported being happiest with speeds provided by AT&T. On the other hand, based on data provided by the internet providers to the FCC, XFINITY from Comcast 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 Spencer
| XFINITY from Comcast | 1,200 |
|---|---|
| Spectrum | 1,000 |
| Verizon | 300 |
| T-Mobile Home Internet | 100 |
| Viasat | 100 |
| Brightspeed | 100 |
| AT&T | 100 |
| EarthLink | 100 |
| HughesNet | 25 |
| River Street Networks | 25 |
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Customer Ratings for Spencer Internet Providers
Based on 195 reviews from Virginia internet customers, AT&T is the best internet service provider for Spencer residents. AT&T was rated at an average of 4.33 out of 5 in our report for overall customer satisfaction. T-Mobile Home Internet wins for second-place in Virginia, with 3.90 out of 5 stars and 93.7% coverage in Spencer.
At a national level, based on 6630 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 Spencer Internet Providers
The table below shows average customer ratings from customers in Spencer, Virginia, and customers throughout the country.
| ISP / Tech Type | Spencer Overall | Virginia Overall | National Overall | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | (0) |  (6) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (10) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (85) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (1) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| River Street | (0) | (1) |  (2) | View Plans | ||
| Spectrum | (0) | (5) | (1949) | View Plans | ||
| XFINITY | (0) | (82) | (2379) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (1) |  (12) | View Plans | ||
| Brightspeed | (0) | (6) | (76) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans |
Customer Ratings for Internet Provider Speeds in Spencer
Based on data reported by Spencer ISPs to the FCC, the fastest speeds in the city are available through XFINITY from Comcast. The company offers speeds up to 1,200 Mbps in Spencer. Therefore, the average customer can get up to 1,200 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 AT&T. This indicates AT&T reliably delivers speeds expected by the customer based on the plan they are paying for.
| ISP / Tech Type | Spencer Speed | Virginia Speed | National Speed | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | (0) | (6) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (85) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| XFINITY | (0) | (82) | (2379) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (1) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| River Street | (0) | (1) | (2) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (1) | (12) | View Plans | ||
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (10) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| Spectrum | (0) | (5) | (1949) | View Plans | ||
| Brightspeed | (0) | (6) | (76) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans |
Who is the Cheapest Internet Provider in Spencer?
Of the providers in Spencer, customers rate T-Mobile Home Internet the best for price. Data comes from customers rating their satisfaction with pricing: in Spencer where enough of them have reviewed a provider, otherwise across Virginia 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 3.90 out of 5 for price, which is similar to the average across all internet providers in the country. AT&T is rated second for affordability, with an average price rating of 3.67 out of 5.
The table below shows how customers in Spencer, Virginia, and the United States rated the affordability of their internet service.
Rated Affordability in Spencer
| ISP / Tech Type | Spencer Affordability | Virginia Affordability | National Affordability | For Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile Home Internet | (0) | (10) | (342) | View Plans | ||
| AT&T | (0) | (6) | (1051) | View Plans | ||
| HughesNet | (0) | (1) | (25) | View Plans | ||
| Brightspeed | (0) | (6) | (76) | View Plans | ||
| River Street | (0) | (1) | (2) | View Plans | ||
| Viasat | (0) | (1) | (12) | View Plans | ||
| Verizon | (0) | (85) | (816) | View Plans | ||
| Spectrum | (0) | (5) | (1949) | View Plans | ||
| XFINITY | (0) | (82) | (2379) | View Plans | ||
| EarthLink | (0) | (0) | (15) | View Plans |
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Which ISP Should You Choose in Spencer?
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 Spencer is AT&T.
- The fastest internet provider should be XFINITY from Comcast. Considering speed for the money and reliability in speeds, AT&T may be a better choice based on real-world local customer feedback.
- The most affordable internet provider in Spencer is T-Mobile Home Internet.
- Viasat, T-Mobile Home Internet, and HughesNet has the broadest coverage in Spencer, available to 93.7% 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.