Best Internet Providers in Stone Mountain, Georgia

What is the best internet provider in Stone Mountain?

AT&T Fiber is the best internet service provider in Stone Mountain, Georgia. As the area’s sole fiber internet provider, AT&T Fiber is the only ISP to offer symmetrical upload and download speeds, plus the superior reliability of a 100% fiber network. Plans range from 300 to 5,000 megabits per second, the fastest in Stone Mountain, and include free equipment and unlimited data at no extra cost.

With service starting at $55 per month, AT&T Fiber isn’t the cheapest ISP in Stone Mountain. Cable internet provider Xfinity has the lowest introductory rate for internet in the area at just $20 per month for speeds up to 150Mbps. 

Other Xfinity plans are competitively priced, and many are lower than AT&T Fiber for comparable download speeds. However, it’s worth noting that Xfinity upload speeds are significantly slower, and service may come with equipment fees, data caps or contracts, not to mention a set price increase after a year or two as a customer.

If you’re looking for alternatives to AT&T or Xfinity, fixed wireless internet from T-Mobile Home Internet is the most available and practical option in Stone Mountain. It’s not the fastest internet service, with speeds ranging from 87 to 415Mbps, but the simple setup and straightforward pricing make up for the slower speeds.

Best internet in Stone Mountain, Georgia

Source: CNET analysis of provider data.

Source: CNET analysis of provider data.

How to find internet deals and promotions in Stone Mountain

The best internet deals and the top promotions in Stone Mountain depend on what discounts are available during a given time. Most deals are short-lived, but we look frequently for the latest offers. 

Stone Mountain internet providers, such as T-Mobile Home Internet and Xfinity, may offer lower introductory pricing or other incentives for a limited time. Others, however, including AT&T Fiber, run the same standard pricing year-round. 

For a more extensive list of promos, check out our guide on the best internet deals.

Source: CNET analysis of provider data.

What’s 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 videoconferencing, streaming video or gaming, you’ll have a better experience with a more robust connection. Here’s an overview of the recommended minimum download speeds for various applications, according to the FCC. Note that these are only guidelines — and that internet speed, service and performance vary by connection type, provider and address.

For more information, refer to our guide on how much internet speed you really need.

• 0 to 5Mbps allows you to tackle the basics — browsing the internet, sending and receiving email, streaming low-quality video.
• 5 to 40Mbps gives you higher-quality video streaming and videoconferencing.
• 40 to 100Mbps should give one user sufficient bandwidth to satisfy the demands of modern telecommuting, video streaming and online gaming. 
• 100 to 500Mbps allows one to two users to simultaneously engage in high-bandwidth activities like videoconferencing, streaming and online gaming. 
• 500 to 1,000Mbps allows three or more users to engage in high-bandwidth activities at the same time.

How CNET chose the best internet providers in Stone Mountain, Georgia

Internet service providers are numerous and regional. Unlike the latest smartphone, laptop, router or kitchen tool, it’s impractical to personally test every ISP in a given city. So what’s our approach? We start by researching the pricing, availability and speed information, drawing on our own historical ISP data, the provider sites and mapping information from the Federal Communications Commission at FCC.gov.

But it doesn’t end there. We go to the FCC’s website to check our data and ensure we consider every ISP that provides service in an area. We also input local addresses on provider websites to find specific options for residents. We look at sources, including the American Customer Satisfaction Index and J.D. Power, to evaluate how happy customers are with an ISP’s service. ISP plans and prices are subject to frequent changes; all information provided is accurate 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. Do customers get decent value for what they’re paying?
3. Are customers happy with their service?

While the answers to those questions are often layered and complex, the providers that come closest to “yes” on all three are the ones we recommend. When selecting the cheapest internet service, we look for the plans with the lowest monthly fee, though we also factor in things like price increases, equipment fees and contracts. Choosing the fastest internet service is relatively straightforward. We look at advertised upload and download speeds and consider real-world speed data from sources like Ookla and FCC reports. (Disclosure: 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.

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