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In addition to offering multi-gig plans of 2, 5 and 10 gigabits per second, the provider recently added a 50-gig tier to its lineup for a hefty $900 monthly, making it the fastest provider in the country. While Xfinity plans come at a slightly better value than its cable internet competitors like Spectrum and Optimum, neither enforce a data cap. Comcast does, in some markets, by capping your monthly data usage at 1.2TB, with penalties levied if you exceed it in a given month. If you can live with that, there’s a lot to like about Xfinity’s home internet service, but it’s more of an honorable mention than an outright best pick. Meanwhile, CenturyLink’s DSL speeds are much slower and can vary greatly from address to address, but with a flat rate of $50 per month, the pricing is pretty fair by DSL standards.

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