Best ISPs in Yonkers, NY

What is the best ISP in Yonkers?

CNET’s pick for the best broadband provider in Yonkers is Verizon Fios thanks to its wide local fiber coverage, consistent pricing and strong customer satisfaction ratings. Verizon Fios often sweetens the deal with bonus offers like gift cards, streaming subscriptions, and other perks for new customers.

Optimally is a close contender by offering both fiber and cable Internet services in Yonkers. The fastest option in the area comes from Optimum’s fiber plans, with blazing multi-gigabit speeds of up to 8,000 Mbps. For customers on a budget, Optimum also stands out as the most affordable provider, starting at $40 per month for 300Mbps. By comparison, Verizon Fios charges $50 for a similar plan, though eligible mobile customers can drop it to $35 with autopay discounts.

If neither provider works for you, consider fixed wireless options like T-Mobile Home Internet or Verizon 5G Home Internet. While Verizon 5G offers faster maximum speeds and a slightly lower starting price, T-Mobile Home Internet has significantly wider availability in Yonkers.

The best internet in Yonkers, NY

Source: CNET analysis of vendor data.

Source: CNET analysis of vendor data.

How to Find Internet Deals and Promotions in Yonkers

The best internet deals and top promotions in Yonkers depend on what discounts are available at that time. Most deals are short-lived, but we’re often on the lookout for the latest deals.

Yonkers ISPs, such as Verizon Fios and Optimum, may run promotions for gift cards or streaming services for new customers. Others, including Verizon 5G Home Internet, have the same standard prices and offers 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 user with enough bandwidth to satisfy the demands of modern telecommuting, video streaming and online gaming.
• 100 to 500Mbps allows one or two users to simultaneously engage in high-bandwidth activities such as video conferencing, streaming and gaming.
• 500 to 1000 Mbps allows three or more users to engage in high-bandwidth activities simultaneously.

How CNET picked the best ISPs in Yonkers

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 answers to these questions are often multi-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.

Frequently Asked Questions about Yonkers ISPs