Take fiber if it's already at the house.
That's the short answer for a lot of rural New Hampshire. If a fiber drop is live and the product you were quoted is good, use it.
If fiber isn't on the road yet, homes in Coos County, Northern Grafton County, and the Lakes Region usually end up looking at leftover DSL, satellite, cellular home internet, or fixed wireless. We are the local fixed-wireless option in the towns we list. We don't cover the whole state, and we don't sell home internet in Massachusetts.
The options, without a scorecard we can't source
Fiber. Best when it's actually built to the house. Buildouts get talked about in town meetings. Some roads have it. A lot of dirt roads don't. We're not going to invent another company's towns, prices, or wait times. Ask that provider if you're on their map.
Satellite. Starlink is the one people name. It works anywhere with a clear view of the sky, including places no tower can see. We don't publish Starlink's current prices or speeds. Those change. Get them from Starlink.
Cellular / 5G home internet. Phone-network home internet (including 5G home products) can work where the cell map is strong. Northern NH is uneven. We don't publish those speeds or prices either.
DSL. Still on a lot of copper in town centers and a few miles out. The NH hub describes typical leftover DSL as 5-25 Mbps. Fine for email. Rough for a house that works from home.
Fixed wireless. Ground towers, not a dish aimed at space. A tech mounts a small receiver on the house. The last mile is radio. Our towers are fiber-connected. That's what fixed wireless actually is.
Where Netafy fits
We're a New England WISP. Home internet is New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine only. Headquarters is 125 Fireworks Circle, Suite 5, Bridgewater, MA. The phone is 877-412-9434.
On the NH residential hub we list:
- Coos County: Berlin, Carroll, Clarksville, Colebrook, Columbia, Dalton, Dixville Notch, Dummer, Errol, Gorham, Groveton, Jefferson, Lancaster, Milan, Northumberland, Pittsburg, Stark, Stewartstown, Stratford, Wentworth Location, Whitefield
- Northern Grafton County: Bethlehem, Carroll, Easton, Franconia, Lisbon, Littleton, Lyman, Sugar Hill
- Lakes Region: Center Harbor, Holderness, Meredith, Moultonborough
Coverage still depends on the address and a usable path to a tower. GigTier equipment is non-line-of-sight, so trees are less of a hard stop than they used to be. We still say no when the shot isn't there.
Published GigTier home plans on that hub:
| Plan | Price | Minimum | Burst |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $49/mo | 50 Mbps | 100 Mbps |
| Premium | $69/mo | 75 Mbps | 200 Mbps |
| Premier | $89/mo | 100 Mbps | 250 Mbps |
| Platinum | $109/mo | 150 Mbps | 400 Mbps |
Install is $99-$199. Router rental is $10/mo. Month-to-month after the first month. No data caps on the published home plans.
Where GigTier hasn't reached yet, residential pricing still lists Standard-tier plans starting at $48/mo (15 Mbps min / 50 Mbps burst). Higher-speed GigTier (500 Mbps and up) is only at select locations we qualify one address at a time.
Vermont and Maine have their own write-ups: rural Vermont besides Starlink and home internet options in rural Maine.
Cheapest, using numbers we actually publish
We won't invent a "cheapest in NH" ranking against fiber co-ops, satellite, or 5G home. Those rate cards aren't ours.
The cheapest number on our residential price list is Standard Basic at $48/mo. GigTier Basic is $49/mo and starts at a higher minimum speed (50 Mbps vs 15 Mbps). Add $99-$199 to get the receiver on the house, and $10/mo if you rent the router.
If another provider already has a live drop on your road, compare that written quote to those numbers. Don't guess.
How to check
Send the service address on the home request form. That's the same availability path the NH hub uses. Or call 877-412-9434. We'll follow up about coverage. If we can't serve it, we'll say so.
Common questions
What's the best internet in rural New Hampshire?
Take fiber if it's already at the house and the product is good. If it isn't, the usual options are leftover DSL, satellite, cellular home internet where the cell map works, and fixed wireless. Netafy is the local fixed-wireless option in Coos County, Northern Grafton County, and the Lakes Region. Coverage is address-by-address. Request service at netafy.com/contact or call 877-412-9434.
What's the cheapest internet in rural New Hampshire?
We don't publish other companies' prices. Netafy's cheapest published home plan is Standard Basic at $48/mo (15 Mbps min / 50 Mbps burst). GigTier Basic is $49/mo (50 Mbps min / 100 Mbps burst). Install is $99-$199. Router rental is $10/mo. Which tier you can get depends on the equipment that can serve that address.
Does Netafy cover all of rural New Hampshire?
No. Residential coverage is the towns we list on the NH residential hub: Coos County, Northern Grafton County, and the Lakes Region. Even inside those towns, service depends on the location and a usable path to a tower. We don't sell home internet in Massachusetts.
