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Best prepaid home internet plan
$30 – $45month
Best prepaid internet plan for Cox customers
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What is the best prepaid home internet plan?
When it comes to prepaid internet service, your options could be limited. Xfinity’s Now Internet is CNET’s pick as the best-prepaid internet plan overall.
Now Internet offers two prepaid plans with maximum download speeds of 100 or 200 megabits per second. The service comes with no credit checks, no contract requirements, free equipment, unlimited data and straightforward, pay-as-you-go pricing. You’ll find additional details about the service and other potential prepaid internet options below.
More prepaid internet options would certainly be ideal. Since the end of the Affordable Connectivity Program, many Americans have struggled to afford home internet. There are a few alternatives to consider for cheap internet, but prepaid service is, unfortunately, not likely to be one of them. Here’s how the prepaid services compare.
Best prepaid internet plans
Cable
Our take – Comcast’s Xfinity Now Internet offers two speed tiers: 100Mbps starting at $30 a month and 200Mbps for $45. No credit check, deposit, or contract is required to sign up for service. Either plan is sufficient for web browsing and online shopping, light streaming and online gaming on a limited number of devices. Free Wi-Fi equipment rental — a modem/router combo device — and unlimited data are included at no extra cost.
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100-200 Mbps
$30 – $45
Cable
100 Mbps
$50 per month
72 – 245 Mbps
$60 per month
Our take – T-Mobile’s Unlimited Mobile Internet offers five prepaid internet plans, all free of contracts and credit checks. Speeds range from 89 to 415Mbps in download and 6 to 31Mbps in upload. Don’t let the word unlimited in the plan name confuse you: There are still data restrictions. However, these data caps aren’t as restrictive as you might think. On that note, your monthly price can depend on how much data you sign up for. For example, plans start at $10 a month for 2GB of 5G and or 4G LTE data and can reach as high as $50 a month for 50GB of data. Whichever plan you choose, your equipment is included in your monthly price. In addition, you won’t be charged data overage fees once you exceed your data cap.
Fixed wireless
Fiber
300 – 2,000 Mbps
$50 – $120 per month
| Plan | Starting monthly price | Max download speed | Cost per Mbps | Equipment fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox StraightUp Internet Read full review |
$50 | 100Mbps | 50 cents | None |
| T-Mobile Unlimited Mobile Internet 2GB Read full review |
$10 | 415Mbps | 2 cents | None |
| Verizon Fios Prepaid 100 Read full review |
$50 | 100Mbps | 50 cents | $100 upfront |
| Xfinity Now Internet 100 Read full review |
$30 | 100 | 30 cents | None |
