Internet providers in Reston, VA

Internet in Reston

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Reston Residential Internet Coverage

Residents of Reston live in some of the most expensive homes in both Reston and the country. A high percentage of the white-collar workforce work in management occupations. Many of these residents telecommute. Reston is also a town of artists. Residents are very well-educated, many hold advanced degrees, and wealthy. It's also a diverse area with almost 14% of residents coming from Hispanic or Latino decent and 23% of residents being born outside the country. Reston residents depend on their internet to keep them in contact with their employers and customers and to pursue additional education. Compared with only 85% of Virginia, 94% of Reston residents have access to high-speed internet.

Unlike many cities across the United States, fiber optics are quite common in Reston. 93% of Reston homes have access to high-speed internet from Verizon Fios. Verizon Fios also supplies 76% of homes along Rte. 267 with DSL. Xfinity supplies cable to 55% of residents north of Rte. 665. Another cable option for 3% of residents south of Rte. 7 is Cox Communications. Copper wire from XO Communications is available on a limited basis to 1% of residents.

In addition to the services offered to residents, commercial users in Reston can get copper wire and DSL from Megapath and fiber optics from Level 3 Communications and Cogent Communications.

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Average download speed
200.07 Mbps

Average upload speed
88.71 Mbps

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9.53 ms

Average jitter
17.23 ms

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Summary of Reston internet providers

Provider	Type	Download speeds up to	User rating	Order online
EarthLink.	Fiber	1000 Mbps	4.0/5	View Plans for EarthLink.
Cox Communications	Fiber	2000 Mbps	3.5/5	View Plans for Cox Communications
Xfinity	Cable	1200 Mbps	3.5/5	View Plans for Xfinity
Verizon Home Internet	5G Home, DSL & Fiber	2048 Mbps	4/5	View Plans for Verizon Home Internet