Best ISPs in Tillamook, Oregon

What is the best ISP in Tillamook?

Spectrum is the best internet service provider in Tillamookoffering the fastest speeds and lowest prices. It’s the only cable or fiber connection in the area, making it an easy choice. The only downside is that the price of Spectrum increases after your first year of service.

If you can’t get Spectrum, T-Mobile Home Internet is the best fixed wireless internet in Tillamook. It offers three plans in the area starting at $50 per month. Select an eligible phone plan to receive $15 off plans.

For homes that do not have access to Spectrum or T-Mobile Home Internet, Starlink is the best rural internet option in Tillamook. The satellite provider is expensive — $120 a month plus $349 up front for equipment — but it’s the only way to get high-speed Internet at many addresses.

Source: CNET analysis of vendor data.

Source: CNET analysis of vendor data.

How to Find Internet Deals and Promotions in Tillamook

The best Internet deals and top promotions in Tillamook depend on what discounts are available during a given time period. Most deals are short-lived, but we’re often on the lookout for the latest deals.

Tillamook Internet providers, such as Spectrum and T-Mobile Home Internet, may offer lower introductory rates or streaming add-ons for a limited time. However, others, including Starlink, have the same standard fares throughout the year.

For a more extensive list of promotions, see our guide to the best internet deals.

Source: CNET analysis of vendor data.

What is a good internet speed?

Most internet connection plans can now handle basic productivity and communication tasks. If you’re looking for an Internet plan that can include video conferencing, streaming video, or gaming, you’ll have a better experience with a more stable connection. Here’s an overview of recommended minimum download speeds for different apps, according to the FCC. Note that these are guidelines only — and that Internet speed, service, and performance vary by connection type, provider, and address.

For more information, see our guide to how much internet speed do you really need?.

• 0 to 5 Mbps lets you handle the basics – surfing the web, sending and receiving emails, streaming low-quality video.
• 5 to 40 Mbps gives you higher quality video streaming and video conferencing.
• 40 to 100 Mbps should provide a single person with enough bandwidth to meet the demands of modern telecommuting, video streaming and online gaming.
• 100 to 500Mbps allows one or two people to simultaneously engage in high-bandwidth activities such as video conferencing, streaming and online gaming.
• 500 to 1000 Mbps allows three or more people to engage in high-bandwidth activities at the same time.

How CNET picked the best ISPs in Tillamook

Internet service providers are numerous and regional. Unlike the latest ones smartphone, laptop, router or kitchen toolit is not practical to personally test every ISP in a given city. So what is our approach? We start by researching pricing, availability, and speed information, drawing on our own historical data from ISPs, provider sites, and mapping information from the Federal Communications Commission on FCC.gov.

But it doesn’t end there. We go to the FCC website to check our data and make sure we’re looking at every ISP that provides service in an area. We also enter local addresses on provider websites to find specific options for residents. We look at sources including the American Customer Satisfaction Index and JD Power to gauge how satisfied customers are with an ISP’s service. ISP plans and prices are subject to frequent change; all information provided is accurate at the time of publication.

Once we have this localized information, we ask three main questions:

1. Does the provider offer relatively fast internet access?
2. Are customers getting decent value for what they pay?
3. Are customers satisfied with their service?

While the answer to these questions is often layered and complex, the vendors that come closest to saying yes to all three are the ones we recommend. When choosing the cheapest internet service, we look for the plans with the lowest monthly fee, although we also take into account things like price increases, equipment fees and contracts. Choosing the fastest internet service is relatively easy. We look at advertised upload and download speeds and consider real-world speed data from sources like Ookla and FCC reports. (Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.)

To explore our process in more depth, visit our how we test ISPs page.

ISPs in Tillamook Frequently Asked Questions