Best ISPs in Torrance, CA

What is the best ISP in Torrance?

Spectrum is the best internet service provider for most households in Torrance. With reasonable speeds and prices, Spectrum offers the widest home Internet availability in this coastal community. Many other ISPs, such as AT&T fiber and T-Mobile Home Internetalso serves Torrance, so you'll have options regardless of location.

We've found both the cheapest and fastest plans in Torrance to make your broadband shopping experience easier. Border hairs offers the most affordable internet plan in Torrance at $30 per month for 200 or 500 megabits of speed, along with Spectrum's offering of 100Mbps for $30 and 500Mbps for $40. Frontier Fiber is also the fastest bandwidth in Torrance, with symmetrical speeds of up to 7 gigabits.

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Torrance ISP Comparison

Provider	Internet technology	Monthly price range	Speed ​​range	Monthly equipment costs	Data cap	Agreement	CNET Review Score
AT&T Internet Air Read the full review	Fixed wireless	60 dollars	10-250Mbps	No one	1.5 TB	No one	7.4
AT&T fiber Read the full review	Hair	$55-$245	300-5,000 Mbps	No one	No one	No one	7.4
Cox Communications Read the full review	Cable/fiber	30-150 dollars	100-2,000 Mbps	$15 (optional)	1.25 TB	No one	6.2
Border communications Read the full review	DSL/Fiber	30-300 dollars	200-7,000 Mbps	No one	No one	No one	6.3
Spectrum Read the full review	Cable	30-70 dollars	100-1,000 Mbps	Free modem; $10 router (optional)	No one	No one	7.2
T-Mobile Home Internet Read the full review	Fixed wireless	$50-$70 ($35-$55 for eligible mobile customers)	87-415 Mbps	No one	No one	No one	7.4
Verizon 5G Home Internet Read the full review	Fixed wireless	$50-$70 ($35-$45 with qualifying cellular plans)	50-250 Mbps	No one	No one	No one	7.2

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How to find online deals and promotions in Torrance

The best online deals and top promotions in Torrance depend on what discounts are available at that time. Most deals are short-lived, but we often look for the latest offers.

Torrance ISPs, such as Spectrum and Cox, may offer lower introductory prices or streaming add-ons for a limited time. Others, however, such as AT&T, Frontier, and Verizon, have the same standard rates year-round.

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Fastest internet plans in Torrance

Provider	Initial monthly price	Maximum download speed	Maximum upload speed	Data cap	Connection type
Border fiber 7 gig Read the full review	300 dollars	7,000 Mbps	7,000 Mbps	No one	Hair
AT&T Fiber 5000 Read the full review	245 dollars	5,000 Mbps	5,000 Mbps	No one	Hair
Border fiber 5 giga Read the full review	100 dollars	5,000 Mbps	5,000 Mbps	No one	Hair
AT&T Fiber 2000 Read the full review	145 dollars	2,000 Mbps	2,000 Mbps	No one	Hair
Cox 2 gig Read the full review	150 dollars	2,000 Mbps	100 Mbps	1.25 TB	Cable
Border fibers 2 gig Read the full review	75 dollars	2,000 Mbps	2,000 Mbps	No one	Hair
AT&T Fiber 1000 Read the full review	80 dollars	1,000 Mbps	1,000 Mbps	No one	Hair
Cox 1 Gig Read the full review	110 dollars	1,000 Mbps	100 Mbps	1.25 TB	Cable
Border fibers 1 gig Read the full review	50 dollars	1,000 Mbps	1,000 Mbps	No one	Hair
Spectrum Internet gig Read the full review	70 dollars	1,000 Mbps	35 Mbps	No one	Cable

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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 accommodate video conferencing, streaming video, or gaming, you'll have a better experience with a stronger 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 5Mbps lets you handle the basics – web browsing, sending and receiving email, streaming low-quality video.
• From 5 to 40 Mbps, you can enjoy video streaming and video conferencing with higher quality.
• 40 to 100 Mbps should give a user enough bandwidth to meet the demands of modern telecommuting, video streaming and online gaming.
• 100 to 500 Mbps allows one to two users to simultaneously engage in high-bandwidth activities such as video conferencing, streaming, and online gaming.
• 500 to 1,000 Mbps allows three or more users to simultaneously engage in high-bandwidth activities.

How CNET picked the best ISPs in Torrance

Internet providers are numerous and regional. Unlike the latest ones smart phone, laptop, router or kitchen toolit is impractical to personally test every ISP in a given city. So what is our approach? We begin by researching pricing, availability, and speed information, drawing our own historical data from ISPs, provider locations, and mapping information from the Federal Communications Commission to FCC.gov.

But it doesn't end there. We go to the FCC website to check our data and make sure we account for every ISP that provides service in a certain area. We also enter local addresses on supplier 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 correct as of publication.

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

1. Does the provider offer access to reasonably fast internet speeds?
2. Are customers getting decent value for what they are paying for?
3. Are customers satisfied with their service?

While the answers to those questions are often layered and complex, the providers who 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 factors such as price increases, equipment fees and contracts. Choosing the fastest internet service is relatively simple. We look at advertised upload and download speeds and look at real-world speed data from sources like Okla and The FCC reports. (Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.)

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

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