Best internet providers in Lenexa, Kansas

Each of our top three picks for home internet in Lenexa has fast speeds, reasonable prices, and reliable connections.

#1: AT&T internet

Fast fiber internet from AT&T is widely available in Lenexa, with plans starting at $55 per month for speeds up to 300 Mbps. A sweet internet gateway is included with the price, and there are no hidden fees, contracts, or data caps to worry about. If you need even more bandwidth, you can get a gigabit plan for $80. True speed hounds can also get a plan with speeds up to 5 Gbps for $180, but we rarely recommend anything that fast for home users. When you sign up, be prepared for an installation fee of up to $100 if you need to have a pro come by to help.

There’s also some legacy DSL cabling in Lenexa, but AT&T is phasing out the network. You can no longer buy a new DSL plan from the company.

Read our full AT&T internet review.

#2: Google Fiber internet

Google Fiber offers just three plans in Lenexa, and each plan comes with included Wi-Fi equipment. The cheapest plan, with speeds up to 1 Gbps, will run you $70 per month. You can double the speed for another $30 per month or go all the way up to 5 gigs for $125 per month. Our reviewers love Google’s reliability and straightforward billing, but we wish it had cheaper options for shoppers on a budget.

Read our full Google Fiber review.

#3: Spectrum internet

If you can’t get fiber or just don’t want to pay high fiber prices, cable internet from Spectrum is a good option in Lenexa. Plans and pricing are different here from other parts of Spectrum’s network, so you may have to call in to get an accurate quote for your home. That said, we’ve seen a plan of 500 Mbps for $39 per month in Lenexa, with a two-year price lock. You may have to pay an additional $5 per month for Wi-Fi gear, though, and there’s a fee of either $25 or $60 to get set up, depending on whether you can handle the installation yourself. Cable internet has slower upload speeds than fiber internet, and it’s less reliable if all your neighbors are trying to log in at once, but you can still reach gigabit download speeds.

Read our full Spectrum internet review.

Lenexa is served by three great internet providers that lay fiber all the way (or most of the way) to your front door. Google Fiber may be the most well-known provider, but AT&T has a slightly larger footprint. (1) You can also get a cable-fiber connection from Consolidated Communications, whose network covers 58% of town. Of the three, Consolidated offers the cheapest price for gigabit internet at just $50 per month but may not have comparable upload speeds.

Cable internet is also an option in Lenexa, and the local cable provider Spectrum reaches 9 in 10 homes. Its prices are competitive, but it has a relatively poor reputation for customer service. (2)

If you can’t get fully wired internet in Lenexa, you can try fixed wireless internet. Both Verizon (3) and T-Mobile (4) offer their best 5G home internet throughout town, and qualifying customers can get set up for as little as $25 per month. Mercury Broadband may also be an option, but its prices are about double and its speeds are relatively slow.

Consolidated Communications offers some of the cheapest broadband in Lenexa, with a 100 Mbps plan for $15 (plus a $10 Wi-Fi maintenance fee and a $1 paper billing fee that you can probably wriggle out of). It’s on a mostly fiber network, so those speeds are going to be very reliable. We also like options from Verizon and T-Mobile for just $25 per month, but you have to bundle with your cell phone bill to be eligible. Some customers may also be able to get free internet from Google Fiber, but you’ll need to call (888) 289-9994 to get details and see if you’re eligible. (5)

Certain households can also get free or cheap internet with the help of federal taxpayers through the Affordable Connectivity Program. Learn more and find out if other internet programs for low-income families can help.

People in and around Lenexa love Google Fiber internet and recommend it highly if you can get it at your address. They don’t have as many nice things to say about AT&T and Spectrum, while some say they would go with T-Mobile rather than deal with customer service from either company.

Lenexa has been a Google Fiber city for a decade (6), and AT&T built its fiber network in the area starting in 2015. (7) That makes Lenexa, Kansas, one of the best-connected cities in the country. There have been only minor upgrades and announcements since then.

• In 2019, KsFiberNet announced that it would be extending its fiber network by 100 miles in the Overland Park area. Residential internet service providers need this fiber network to connect their customers, so the improvement had a wide impact. (8)
• A company called WANRack is building middle-mile fiber in Johnson County and has won a $400,000 grant for the project. It also built for Olathe Public Schools in 2021, making 100 Gbps speeds available throughout the district. (9)
• Consolidated Communications sold its Kansas City operations to fund Alinda Managing Partners in March of 2022, but the name didn’t change. (10)

If you don’t yet get internet at home but still need to get online, we encourage you to visit the Johnson County Public Library. You can use their computers or Wi-Fi, or even borrow a laptop to take with you. All you need is ID and proof of address. You may also be able to borrow a Wi-Fi hotspot in nearby Kansas City through its library’s INTERNET TO GO program.