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Kinetic Internet: Reviews, Pricing, and Performance

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Kinetic key features

  • Price: $24.99 – $99.99/mo. (price increases in year two)
  • Speed: 100 – 2,000 Mbps
  • Contract: None
  • Data caps: None

What we like

  • Good coverage in rural areas
  • No contracts
  • No data caps

What we don’t like

  • Few plans to choose from
  • Prices increase by $15-$18/mo. after 12 mos.

Kinetic internet plans and prices

Kinetic’s plans are broken down into two types: fiber and DSL. There is only one DSL plan: $39.99/mo. for up to 100 Mbps. The fiber plans include:

Fiber planStarting price*Download speed
Kinetic Internet 100$24.99/mo.Up to 100 Mbps
Kinetic Fiber 300$34.99/mo.300 Mbps
Kinetic Fiber 1 Gig$59.99/mo.1,000 Mbps
Kinetic Fiber 2 Gig$99.99/mo.2,000 Mbps
*Plans and pricing as of 05/07/25.

Kinetic availability

Kinetic is offered in 18 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas. Services are only offered in certain parts of each state, and speeds vary considerably.

Kinetic provides Kinetic GIG to select communities in 16 states, but communities are increasingly receiving coverage. When the gigabit service first launched in 2016, the initial locations included Lincoln, NE; Lexington, KY; Sugar Land, TX; and seven communities in North Carolina: China Grove, Concord, Davidson, Harrisburg, Kannapolis, Lewisville, and Matthews.

Kinetic speed

According to the FCC’s latest data report, Kinetic’s DSL service generally delivers the speeds that are advertised in your plan, even during peak hours. It did struggle to reach higher speeds, though. On the 50 Mbps plan, for example, the FCC found that Kinetic customers received median speeds of 44.87 Mbps.

How does Kinetic compare?

Kinetic’s internet plans compare favorably with other internet providers, but only if you have access to their fiber internet network. If you can only get Kinetic DSL service, your speeds will be much slower.

ProviderStarting priceDownload speed
Kinetic$24.99/mo.100 Mbps
Verizon Fios$34.99/mo.300 Mbps
Cox$49.99/mo.100 Mbps
Mediacom$19.99/mo. 100 Mbps
T-Mobile$35.00/mo.87 – 415 Mbps
Xfinity$19.99/mo. 75 Mbps
Spectrum$30.00/mo. 300 Mbps
AT&T Fiber$55.00/mo.300 Mbps
CenturyLink$50.00/mo.100 Mbps
*Prices as of 05/07/25.

Our take

Kinetic provides DSL and fiber internet services in pockets of 18 states in the US. Services are available at a wide range of speeds and price points, depending on where you live. The company boasts reasonably priced DSL connectivity at 100 Mbps or less in rural regions. Kinetic also offers fiber connectivity at Gig speeds in 150 communities in 16 states, with plans to expand.

 

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