Best Internet Deals for October 2023

Frontier Fiber offers a few different tiers, but the Fiber 500 plan is tough to beat for a one-size-fits-all internet deal. Symmetrical download and upload speeds of up to 500Mbps are more than enough for most households (the average download speed of a typical US home is 415Mbps, according to OpenVault data). Plus, the $50 to $60 price (don’t forget to sign up for autopay) is lower than you’ll find from many other providers for comparable, or even slower, speeds.

Wi-Fi equipment and unlimited data are included at no extra cost. Contracts aren’t required with Frontier Fiber unless you opt to receive a sign-up bonus offer.

Frontier Fiber’s special offers

On all plans, excluding the Fiber 5 Gig speed tier, your included router is an Amazon Eero 6 Plus. Fiber 5 Gig comes with a TP-Link Archer AXE300 6E. 

Frontier’s 2 Gig plan, which starts at $100 a month, also comes with a $200 Visa gift card in select areas for a limited time.

You’re going to sign up for internet service anyway, so why not get something extra for it? Verizon Fios agrees and has some of the most unique sign-up offers from any provider. Verizon’s promos frequently change (details on the latest offer below), so if you don’t love this month’s offerings, check back to see what next month presents. 

All internet plans have a price guarantee for two to four years, depending on your chosen plan. That’s quite a deal, as many providers hike their rates after just 12 months. Unlimited data and your equipment rental are also included at no extra cost.

Verizon Fios special offers 

You’ll get the best bonus when signing up for Verizon Fios 1 Gig: A free HomePod (valued at $300) or a $200 gift card. Additionally, gig customers get a free Disney Plus subscription for six months and 2TB of storage.

The Verizon Fios 300 and 500 plans come with a $50 gift card.

Customers with eligible 5G mobile plans can also get $25 off each month’s bill.

With fast, symmetrical speeds, unlimited data, no equipment fees and no contract requirements, AT&T Fiber plans are a great deal on their own. Select areas will have three plans to choose from with max speeds of 300Mbps, 500Mbps or 1Gbps, while many will have two additional multigig options (2 or 5Gbps). 

The selection of high-speed, fair-priced plans you get with AT&T Fiber is arguably the best you’ll find from any provider.

AT&T Fiber special offers

AT&T isn’t as creative as Verizon Fios when it comes to rewarding new customers, but it is still more rewarding than most. You can typically expect a gift card from AT&T, and that’s what the provider is currently offering. The exact amount may vary by location — some areas may see a $150 to $200 gift card, depending on the plan you sign up for — but some sort of a gift card is available with all AT&T Fiber plans. 

AT&T Fiber is also running a contract buyout promotion that offers to pay your cancellation fee with another provider in full when you switch.

Finally, customers can get $20 off their monthly bill if they have an eligible AT&T postpaid wireless plan.

As providers continue to introduce multigig plans, gigabit service is quickly becoming the new standard in fast internet. At $70 per month for symmetrical speeds up to 940Mbps, unlimited data and no added equipment fees, Quantum Fiber’s gig plan is currently one of the best internet deals from any major provider.

To be clear, Quantum Fiber doesn’t have the absolute lowest introductory pricing on gigabit internet. Regional providers Ziply Fiber and Astound Broadband, among others, have lower starting rates. However, gig service from Quantum Fiber doesn’t come with a set price increase after your promo period ends and your Wi-Fi equipment is included at no extra cost, making it one of the best long-term gigabit deals available.

Quantum Fiber special offers

As mentioned above, gig service from Quantum Fiber comes with free Wi-Fi equipment. Installation is also included at no extra cost when you order online. The free router is not available with the lower 200Mbps tier, but installation is still included.

It wasn’t long ago that bundling internet and TV services with the same provider came with some serious savings. Now, you’d be lucky to get any discount for bundling internet and TV. Unless you live in an area served by Xfinity, that is.

Xfinity offers a discount for each bundled service. With internet, TV, home phone, mobile data and home security plans available in some areas, that could add up to $50 or more in monthly savings. 

Xfinity Internet special offers

Depending on your location and the plan you choose, Xfinity may include your equipment rental and unlimited data at no extra cost.

5G home internet service is still relatively new as a household broadband offering. Still, providers like T-Mobile Home Internet, Verizon 5G Home Internet and now AT&T are keeping prices competitive considering the speed potential of a 5G network. So far, Verizon has the best deals on 5G home internet with two plans, ranging from 50 to 300Mbps starting at $50 a month, or speeds of 85 to 1,000Mbps starting at $70. 

Both plans include unlimited data, no equipment fees and a price guarantee. The lower-priced 5G Home plan comes with a two-year price guarantee, while your 5G Home Plus plan rate is good for three years.

Verizon 5G Home Internet special offers

If you’re a Verizon wireless customer with an eligible plan, Verizon will lower the $50 and $70 starting prices to $35 and $45, respectively.

Additionally, Verizon 5G Home Plus customers get to pick either the 2023 season of NFL Sunday Ticket from YouTube and YouTube TV (worth $449) or a Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Go ($350 in value).

For those who prefer internet service on their terms with no hassles or hidden fees, there’s Cox StraightUp Internet. Starting at $50 per month, the service comes with download speeds up to 100Mbps, free equipment, free installation and a three-year price guarantee. Additionally, no contract or credit check is required.

For a prepaid plan, Cox StraightUp Internet is a fairly good deal, but the relatively slow speeds keep it from being a great deal. Speeds of 100Mbps for $50 per month equate to a cost per Mbps of 50 cents, which is high compared to most internet plans. On the other hand, the convenience of a prepaid service, along with no data cap, free equipment and a three-year price guarantee goes a long way to make up for the high cost per Mbps.

Cox Internet special offers

There are currently no limited-time promotions available to new Cox customers.