Best Internet Providers in Casper, Wyoming

What is the best internet provider in Casper?

Residents of Casper, Wyoming, have a few good options for internet. Our experts reviewed the top providers available to help you narrow down your choices. Spectrum is CNET’s pick for the best internet service provider in Casper, Wyoming, for most households. Spectrum earns our top spot thanks to its wide coverage and competitive introductory prices. According to the latest data from the Federal Communications Commission, Spectrum’s cable coverage is available to over 91% of Casper residents, meaning your address is likely serviceable.

Fiber-optic connections, which cover almost 40% of households in Casper, are available from several different ISPs. Quantum Fiber is our top pick for the best fiber internet in the city, featuring symmetrical download and upload speeds of up to 940 megabits per second. However, you can find speedier options from local ISPs like Bluepeak Internet and Visionary Broadband, which top out at 5 gigabits and 2Gbps, respectively.

If you want to save money on your home internet, we’ve got you covered. The average starting monthly cost for internet in the area is $52, but you can find cheaper internet from Spectrum, Verizon, Quantum Fiber and a few more. If you already have mobile phone service through T-Mobile or Verizon, you can score around $20-$25 off by bundling your services.

Source: CNET analysis of provider data.

What’s the cheapest internet plan in Casper?

Source: CNET analysis of provider data.

How to find internet deals and promotions in Casper

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

Casper internet providers, such as T-Mobile and Spectrum, may offer lower introductory pricing or streaming add-ons for a limited time. Others, however, including Quantum Fiber and CenturyLink, run the same standard pricing year-round.  

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

Fastest internet plans in Casper

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 video conferencing, 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 video conferencing.
• 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 video conferencing, 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 Casper

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 answer to those questions is often layered and complex, the providers who 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 (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.

Internet providers in Casper FAQs