
We check your address, compare every provider that actually reaches it, then place your Optimum order at Optimum’s own price — including the 5-year price lock.
Optimum serviceability is decided at the street-address level — two houses on the same street can qualify for different plans, and for different networks. One short call settles it.
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Your base rate is locked for 60 months on 300 Mbps and above. After that it can rise by no more than $15/mo. a year until it reaches the standard rate.
Upload matches download on every Optimum Fiber tier. That is the one thing a cable network cannot do, and it is what video calls and cloud backups actually lean on.
No data caps and no overage charges on any residential plan, month to month with no annual agreement and no early termination fee.
Every Optimum Fiber tier is fully symmetrical — upload matches download, from 300 Mbps to 8 Gig. That matters more than most people expect: video calls, cloud backups and large file uploads all lean on upload speed, and it is exactly where cable networks fall furthest behind. Which tiers you can order depends entirely on your address.

Fiber Internet
300 Mbps
$30/mo.
Fiber Internet
500 Mbps
$40/mo.
Fiber Internet
1 Gig
$50/mo.
Fiber Internet
2 Gig
$60/mo.
Fiber Internet
5 Gig
$85/mo.
Fiber Internet
8 Gig
$90/mo.
Rates shown require Auto Pay and Paperless Billing and exclude taxes and fees. Not every tier reaches every address, and 5 Gig is select East Coast markets only — we confirm which tiers you actually qualify for before any order is placed.
Prices shown are Optimum’s current advertised promotional rates for eligible new customers with Auto Pay and Paperless Billing, and exclude taxes and fees. Each base rate is locked for 60 months; after that window it can rise by no more than $15/mo. per year until the standard rate is reached. Taxes, fees and add-on services are not covered by the lock. The Wi-Fi gateway is included at $0/mo. for the first 12 months, then up to $5/mo. Advertised speeds are maximums for a wired connection; actual throughput, especially over Wi-Fi, varies and is not guaranteed. Not every tier is available at every address, and 5 Gig is limited to select East Coast markets. Pricing, promotions and eligibility are set by Optimum and can change. We confirm what actually applies at your address before you order.
A single 4K stream uses roughly 25 Mbps. A video call uses about 5 Mbps. Most households buy far more speed than they use — and then buy it again next year. Here is the honest version.
300 Mbps is genuinely enough. Streaming, browsing, working from home, a couple of smart devices. You will not notice the difference between this and a Gig plan on a normal day.
500 Mbps covers simultaneous 4K streams, gaming and a home office without contention. The extra headroom matters most when several people are uploading at once.
1 Gig is the value pick and where most households land. Four people streaming, working and gaming at once still leaves enormous headroom.
2 Gig and above is an upload decision, not a download one — moving huge files, running a home server, backing up terabytes. Very few homes need 8 Gig.
If you want the longer walkthrough with real-world numbers, read our guide to Optimum Internet plans and which tier fits your home.
Download is the number everyone advertises and the one that matters least once you are past about 300 Mbps. It governs streaming and page loads, both of which plateau early.
Upload is the number that separates networks. Optimum’s fiber tiers are symmetrical — 1 Gig down means 1 Gig up. Cable plans typically deliver a fraction of their download speed on upload, which is what people feel on video calls and cloud backups.
Latency is the delay before data starts moving, and it is what gamers and remote workers actually notice. Fiber generally holds lower and steadier latency than cable, but real figures vary by address, by network segment and by time of day. We do not publish a latency number for your home because we cannot know it in advance — we will tell you what the technology at your address is, and you can judge from there.
Sometimes. This is worth being blunt about, because the marketing is not.
Optimum runs two different networks. There is a genuine fiber-to-the-home network reaching roughly 2.9 million homes and expanding, and a much larger hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) cable network serving the addresses fiber has not reached yet. Both get marketed under the same brand, and terms like “fiber-powered” are used for networks where the fiber stops at a neighbourhood node and coaxial cable covers the last stretch to your house.
That last stretch is the whole difference. On true fiber you get symmetrical speeds and the tiers listed above. On HFC you get a cable product with a much lower upload ceiling, whatever the headline download number says.
Which one reaches you is an address-level fact, not a ZIP-level one. We will tell you which network serves your specific address before you order, not after.
Optimum TV requires an Optimum Internet subscription. The current lineup is a three-tier structure delivered on the Optimum Stream device — but package names, channel counts and pricing vary by market, and legacy packages such as Basic, Core, Value, Select, Extra and Premier still exist in some areas.

| Package | Live channels | Streaming apps | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment TV | 70+ | 20+ | $20/mo. |
| Extra TV | 125+ | 25+ | $95/mo. |
| Everything TV | 200+ | 50+ | $150/mo. |
Promotional TV pricing requires an eligible Optimum Internet plan with Auto Pay and Paperless Billing, plus taxes and fees. Entertainment TV runs at the rate shown for 12 months, then increases by up to $10/mo. per year; Extra TV and Everything TV run for 12 months, then increase by up to $25/mo. per year, until standard rates are reached. Entertainment TV is available exclusively on the Optimum Stream device. Channel lineups, package availability and pricing vary by address — confirm yours before ordering.
Working out whether one specific channel justifies jumping a tier? Use our channel-by-channel Optimum TV package finder, or read the full breakdown of Optimum TV plans, lineups and streaming options. If you are weighing satellite instead, see Optimum TV vs DIRECTV.
Optimum Mobile runs on T-Mobile’s 4G LTE and 5G networks, so coverage matches what you would get from T-Mobile directly. The pricing, however, only makes sense one way.

$30/mo. per line with two or more lines and Auto Pay. Includes 20 GB of high-speed data per line and 5 GB of hotspot.
Includes 50 GB of high-speed data per line and 15 GB of hotspot. Past the allowance, speeds drop to 3G for the rest of the billing cycle.
Unlimited talk and text. A $25 activation fee applies per line. Promotional pricing is for new Optimum Mobile lines only.
Mobile pricing assumes you are also an Optimum Internet customer. Without a linked Internet account, a $20-per-line surcharge is added starting with your third billing cycle — which erases the saving entirely. Bundled with Internet, Optimum Mobile is one of the cheapest per-line options available. Unbundled, it is not competitive, and we will tell you so rather than sell you a line that stops making sense in month three.
Full numbers are in our Optimum Mobile plans and bundle savings guide. Plan pricing, promotions and eligibility are set by Optimum and can change.
Optimum bundle savings stack by service rather than being sold as fixed packages. That means there is no single “bundle price” to quote — what you pay depends on which qualifying services and promotions exist at your address.
Saves up to $10/mo. Requires an eligible Internet plan; TV package availability varies by market.
Saves up to $20/mo. This is the bundle that changes the maths most, because it also removes the $20-per-line unbundled surcharge.
Saves up to $30/mo. The largest stack, and the one most dependent on all three services being available to you.
Savings figures are Optimum’s advertised maximums. Actual savings depend on the qualifying services, tiers and promotions available at your specific address, and we do not publish a fixed bundle price because it would be wrong for most readers. Ask us to price your combination against your address and we will give you the real out-the-door figure including taxes and fees.
For the service-by-service breakdown, see Optimum bundle deals: Internet + TV + Mobile pricing explained.

On fiber plans the Wi-Fi gateway is included at $0/mo. for the first 12 months, after which an equipment charge of up to $5/mo. may apply. The gateway is required for Optimum’s whole-home Wi-Fi features, so this is not a fee you can avoid by supplying your own router if you want those features.
Optimum residential internet has no data caps and no overage charges on any plan, and no annual contract. Service is month-to-month and you can cancel without an early termination fee. Combined with the 5-year price lock, it is one of the more predictable bills in the industry.
Installation options vary by plan, location and promotion. Eligible customers may qualify for free Self-Setup or free professional installation; standard installation rates may apply where free Self-Setup is available, and additional charges may apply to certain services or situations. We confirm exactly what applies at your address before you order.
Some accounts carry a Network Enhancement Fee of roughly $6/mo. This is the line item that surprises people most, because it does not appear in the advertised price. We explain exactly what it is and when it applies in the Optimum Network Enhancement Fee explained, and the complete picture is in Optimum fees, contracts & data caps.
Whether Optimum is the right call depends heavily on who else serves your address — which is exactly why a comparison table can only ever be a starting point. Every row below is address-dependent.
| Optimum | Spectrum | Xfinity | AT&T Fiber | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network type | Fiber in some areas, HFC cable elsewhere | Primarily HFC cable | Primarily HFC cable, some fiber | Fiber where built |
| Upload speeds | Symmetrical on fiber tiers | Asymmetric — upload well below download | Asymmetric on most tiers | Symmetrical |
| Price guarantee | 5-year lock on 300 Mbps and above | Promotional rate, then standard rate | Typically 1–2 year agreements | Varies by promotion |
| Data caps | None | None | Caps apply in some markets | None |
| Annual contract | None — month to month | None | Varies by plan | Varies by plan |
| Availability | 21 states, address-by-address | Broad, address-by-address | Broad, address-by-address | Limited to fiber build areas |
Every column above varies by address, by market and by current promotion. Network type in particular cannot be determined from a ZIP code — two homes on the same street can be served by different technologies from the same provider. Competitor terms change frequently and are summarised here from each provider’s published materials. Treat this as a framework for the conversation, not a quote.
We have run the full comparison against every major provider in Optimum’s footprint: Spectrum, Xfinity, AT&T, Frontier, Cox, Windstream (Kinetic) and EarthLink.

Same Optimum plans, same Optimum price, same five-year price lock — with someone on this end who tells you whether your address gets fiber or cable before you order rather than after.
This is the part most provider websites will not do. We are an independent authorized retailer for several national providers, so we have no reason to push you toward Optimum if something else serves your address better. We check what is actually available, compare the real numbers including what happens after the promo ends, and place the order at the provider’s own price.
Not the ZIP — the street address. Serviceability is decided at the address level, and a ZIP tells you almost nothing about which network reaches a specific house.
Optimum first, then everyone else with a footprint there. If another provider is a better fit for what you described, we say so.
Out-the-door monthly cost including taxes, fees, equipment and what changes after the promotional period ends. No hold music, no retention script.
Same offers, same eligibility, same terms as ordering direct — including the 5-year price lock. You keep one point of contact through installation and after.
Optimum delivers cable and fiber internet to roughly 14.2 million people across 21 states, with its heaviest coverage in the Northeast and significant markets in the South and West.
State coverage is partial in every case — being in a served state does not mean being at a served address. Review the Optimum coverage map and availability guide, or just give us the address.
Optimum Fiber offers symmetrical plans at 300 Mbps, 500 Mbps, 1 Gig, 2 Gig, 5 Gig and 8 Gig, meaning upload speed matches download speed. Which tiers you can actually order depends on your specific address, and 5 Gig is limited to select East Coast markets.
No. Optimum internet is month-to-month with no annual contract and no early termination fee. Plans at 300 Mbps and above include a 5-year price lock on the base rate.
Your advertised base rate is guaranteed for 60 months. After that period the monthly price can increase by no more than $15 per month per year until it reaches the standard rate. Taxes, fees and add-on services are not covered by the lock.
No. There are no data caps and no overage fees on any residential Optimum internet plan.
Both, depending on your address. Optimum runs a genuine fiber-to-the-home network reaching roughly 2.9 million homes, and a much larger hybrid fiber-coaxial cable network everywhere else. Marketing terms like “fiber-powered” are sometimes used for the cable network, where fiber runs to a neighbourhood node and coaxial covers the last stretch. We will tell you which one serves your address before you order.
On the fiber tiers, yes — that is what symmetrical means. On the HFC cable network, no; upload runs well below download regardless of the advertised headline speed. This is the single biggest practical difference between the two networks.
Installation options vary by plan, location and promotion. Eligible customers may qualify for free Self-Setup or free professional installation, standard installation rates may apply where free Self-Setup is available, and additional charges may apply to certain services or situations. We will confirm exactly what applies at your address when you call.
Fiber plans include the Wi-Fi gateway at no cost for the first 12 months, after which an equipment fee of up to $5/mo. may apply. The gateway is required for Optimum’s whole-home Wi-Fi features.
It is a monthly charge of roughly $6 that appears on some Optimum accounts and is not included in the advertised plan price. Whether it applies depends on your account and market. We break it down in full in the Optimum Network Enhancement Fee explained.
Yes, and bundling is where the savings are. Adding TV saves up to $10/mo., Mobile up to $20/mo., and all three together up to $30/mo. Actual savings depend on the qualifying services and promotions available at your address.
Bundled with Optimum Internet, it is one of the cheapest per-line options available at $30/mo. per line with two or more lines and Auto Pay. Without a linked Internet account, a $20-per-line surcharge starts at your third billing cycle and erases the saving. We will be straight with you about which situation you are in.
T-Mobile’s 4G LTE and 5G networks, so coverage matches what you would get from T-Mobile directly.
Yes. Optimum TV requires an active Optimum Internet subscription. Package availability, channel counts and pricing then vary by market.
Start from the channels you actually watch rather than the channel count. Our channel-by-channel package finder shows which tier carries a given channel, which is usually a faster answer than comparing “70+” against “125+”.
Optimum serves 21 states, but availability is determined address by address — two houses on the same street can qualify for different plans, or for different networks entirely. Call (469) 960-3311 and we will check your exact address while you are on the line.
Because a ZIP-code form cannot answer the question honestly. Serviceability — and whether a given address gets fiber or cable — is confirmed at the street-address level against the provider’s own systems. A form that says “available in your area” based on a ZIP is telling you something it does not actually know. One short call gives you the real answer, including which tiers you qualify for and what the bill actually comes to.
No. You order the same Optimum plans and promotional offers available at your address, on the same terms and eligibility, at the same price. We are compensated by the provider on completed orders, and that never changes what you pay.
No. Telemedia Solutions is an independent authorized retailer for multiple US providers including Optimum, Spectrum, AT&T, Frontier and DIRECTV. Optimum owns the network, delivers the service, sets the pricing and handles billing, installation and support.
On internet plans at 300 Mbps and above, the base rate is locked for 60 months and can then rise by no more than $15/mo. per year until the standard rate is reached. TV packages step up sooner — Entertainment TV after 12 months by up to $10/mo. per year, Extra and Everything TV after 12 months by up to $25/mo. per year. Taxes, fees and equipment charges sit outside the lock.
There is no annual contract, so there is no early termination fee for changing or cancelling service. Changing tiers can affect your promotional pricing and price-lock terms, so it is worth asking before you switch rather than after.
Optimum handles billing, technical support and service calls, since they own the network. You can also come back to us — we stay reachable after the order and will help you get to the right place instead of leaving you in a phone queue.
Every figure here is checked against Optimum’s own published materials before it goes live, and anything that varies by address is labelled as such rather than quoted as fact. You can read how we research internet and TV providers, our editorial standards, and why consumers trust Telemedia Solutions.
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Pricing shown reflects current advertised offers and is subject to change. Plans are not available in all areas. Advertised speeds are maximums for wired connections; actual speeds, including over Wi-Fi, may vary and are not guaranteed. Prices exclude taxes and fees. Telemedia Solutions is an independent authorized retailer and is not Optimum.