Best internet providers in Kyle, Texas

Our top picks for internet in Kyle are Frontier, Spectrum, and Astound Broadband. Frontier and Astound have the most limited availability of the three, but Frontier’s fiber connection and high-speed plans retain its spot as our #1 choice.

#1: Frontier fiber internet

If you want the reliability and speed of fiber-optic internet, Frontier’s your best bet in Kyle. It’s not available everywhere—in fact, Frontier covers only a little less than half of the city. Check your address first, but if you’re lucky enough to be eligible for service, then Frontier is a solid choice. Plus, Frontier’s prices are relatively reasonable.

Read our full Frontier internet review.

#2: Spectrum internet

Spectrum has much wider coverage in Kyle than Frontier does—its cable internet service is all over the place here. Spectrum’s upload speeds will likely be lower than what you’d get with fiber. But Spectrum’s overall speeds should be more than enough bandwidth for most households. Spectrum’s plan pricing is roughly on par with Frontier’s.

Read our full Spectrum internet review.

#3: Astound Broadband

Astound is a decent cable internet option in Kyle, but its availability is severely limited. Most addresses in the city won’t have access to Astound’s service, but those that do can get speeds up to 1,200 Mbps. Astound is also quite affordable for the first two years.

Read our full Astound Broadband review.

Kyle’s most widely available internet providers offer satellite, cable, and fixed wireless internet connections. We don’t generally recommend satellite internet unless you don’t have any other options, but cable and fixed wireless internet both work well for most households.

If you go with fixed wireless internet, we recommend T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. It has consistent, reasonable pricing, and it’s widely available across Kyle. You can also check out some other fixed wireless provider options, including Spry Wireless and Valley Telephone Cooperative. But they tend to cost a lot more for slower speeds than what T-Mobile offers.

Astound Broadband has affordable pricing in Kyle, with base plans that start as low as $25. But those plans don’t include all the required costs, such as taxes, service fees, possible equipment charges, and often an installation fee. If you want consistent pricing with no hidden fees or two-year price hikes, T-Mobile Home Internet is a good value if you plan to bundle with cell service.

Kyle residents are part of the broader Austin metro chatter on social media. General conversations about Frontier fiber performance are relevant to this area as well.

Some people on social media have found that getting the most out of a Frontier fiber plan can be a challenge. Even if you pay for 2,000 Mbps, if your internet equipment is not up to the task, then your speeds might be slower than that, even when the service itself was installed correctly.

Very few people really need gig-level internet speeds, so you probably don’t need to worry about this. But if you’re highly tech savvy and want the fastest internet you can possibly get, it’s good to know there can be limitations once you get into multi-gig territory.

Check out these Reddit threads to see what people are saying:

Since Kyle has only one fiber internet provider and mainly relies on cable internet, its internet infrastructure isn’t the best. The entire Austin metro area needs to expand its access to high-speed, affordable internet. Expanding fiber internet access throughout the area would be hugely impactful.

Texas as a whole is working on expanding community access to high-speed internet, but the Austin area doesn’t seem like a huge focus for these efforts. The Texas Comptroller’s office announced a multimillion-dollar plan to expand broadband access, but its plan targets underserved areas throughout the state, and Austin doesn’t qualify as underserved in this assessment. (1)