Depending on where you’re located, you might have at least a few different options for an internet service provider at home. Finding the best ISP can be difficult when there are numerous cheap internet offers, plans with unlimited data, contract-free service and other common selling points aimed at earning your business.
Virtually all the best internet providers offer those kinds of basic incentives, so ISPs often throw additional promo offers into the mix. They know that favorable service terms and short-lived promo pricing won’t always compel a customer to switch. Whether it’s a rewards card, a free gadget, free subscription to a premium service or some other tempting extra, the aim is always to sweeten the pot and entice you into signing up.
Below, we share our top picks for the best internet promotions during the month of July.
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What’s the best internet promo near you?
Currently, Altice brands Optimum and Suddenlink are offering the highest rewards card amount at $200, but AT&T and Frontier are also giving away Visa Rewards Cards for a limited time with select plans. Other providers are sweetening the deal with freebies, like the free year subscription to Amazon Prime you get with Verizon Fios or RCN’s two months of free service for new customers in NYC.
Of course, the best internet deals available to you will depend on which internet service providers are available in your area:
Top internet promos for July 2021
AT&T Fiber
$150 AT&T Visa Reward Card
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How to get it: Order any AT&T Fiber plan online. This offer is only available to new AT&T internet users and must be redeemed within 75 days of reward notification.
It seems like AT&T always has some sort of rewards card offer going on, so the current $150 Visa Reward Card doesn’t really stand out from previous offers. Sometimes it’s $100, other times it’s $200 or possibly $300 when you sign up for a bundle package. That said, an extra $150 is certainly nice to have, and it’s a bit more than you’ll get from most providers right now.
Frontier FiberOptic
Up to $100 Visa Reward Card
Frontier Communications
How to get it: Sign up online for FiberOptic Gig Service.
While AT&T’s rewards card offer is the same across all fiber plans, Frontier’s offer varies by plan. To get the max reward amount, $100, you’ll have to sign up for Frontier’s most expensive plan, Gig Service. Even though it’s the most expensive plan, it’s a fairly good deal on its own, with a download speed of up to 940Mbps for $80 per month. On top of that, the equipment costs are included in the price.
If you don’t need gigabit speed, Frontier FiberOptic 500/500 comes with a $50 rewards card, but the 50/50 plan does not. Frontier DSL also does not have any rewards cards or special offers available at this time.
Optimum/Suddenlink
$200 Visa Prepaid Card
Altice
How to get it: Sign up online for any Optimum or Suddenlink internet plan and keep your account in good standing for 90 days.
Optimum and Suddenlink are basically the same service, just different brands under the Altice umbrella. As a result, the two providers often run similar promotions, like the $200 Visa Prepaid Card offer.
Optimum also has the best gigabit deal of any major provider right now, with a download speed of up to 940Mbps starting at $45 per month. Suddenlink’s isn’t far behind with the same max internet speed available at $50 per month.
Verizon Fios
Amazon Prime for 12 months + Echo Dot 4th Gen
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How to get it: Sign up for Verizon Fios Gigabit Connection.
While other providers offer rewards cards of varying denominations, Verizon always keeps things interesting with free service subscriptions and/or devices. Currently, new Verizon Fios customers can get 12 months of Amazon Prime plus a fourth-gen Echo Dot when they sign up for gig service. Verizon Fios Gigabit Connection also comes with free equipment rental.
The Amazon Prime subscription is only available with Verizon’s gigabit plan, but you can still get the Echo Dot as well as a free Blink Mini security camera with the Fios 400Mbps plan. If you opt for the lowest-priced Fios plan, you’ll get a good deal on 200Mbps starting at $40 per month, but no devices or service subscriptions are included.
What other special offers are available for home internet?
Kinetic by Windstream is currently offering a $100 rewards card to customers who order over the phone in select areas. Other than that, there isn’t much worth writing home about. Sure, some providers have lower introductory pricing or free install offers, but that’s so common among ISPs now that they could hardly be considered “promos.”
That’s not to say that other special offers aren’t available, they’re just not as heavily advertised or may not be available to all residential customers. When signing up for a new internet service, ask the internet provider what other special offer they can throw in for you. Or call your current ISP and ask what they can do to keep your business. It may get you nothing, but it could get you a lower rate, free equipment or something else that wasn’t advertised online. Hey, you never know, it never hurts to ask.
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