AT&T vs. Cox

AT&T vs. Cox: Internet and bundling options

By Robin Layton Last updated: June 20, 2025

AT&T’s Fiber plans are the best deal out there, but if you can’t get AT&T Fiber, Cox is a better option than AT&T’s DSL service. Our internet experts help you decipher the nuances between Cox and AT&T to make the right choice for your needs.

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AT&T vs. Cox overview

AT&T Internet

(3832) 3.8k customer reviews

Plans starting at

$55

00/mo*

For 12 mo.

Speeds up to

4,700

Mbps

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*Price after $10/mo discount with eligible Autopay & Paperless bill (w/in 2 bills). Monthly State Cost Recovery Charge in TX, OH, NV applies. Limited availability. May not be available in your area. Call or go to fiber.att.com to see if you qualify. Updated as of 6/4/25.†Speeds based on wired connection. Actual speeds may vary. For more info, go to www.att.com/speed101.

Cox Internet

(1517) 1.5k customer reviews

Plans starting at

$50

00/mo*

For 12 mo.

Speeds up to

2,000

Mbps

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*Pricing per month plus taxes. Additional fees and terms may apply. Pricing varies by location and availability. All prices subject to change at any time. May or may not be available based on service address.

Cox plans

Plan name	Speeds up to	Connection type	Price
Fiber Go Fast	100 Mbps	Fiber Reliability High	$50/mo. for 12 mos. Pricing breakdown	Check with Cox Or call Or give us a call (844) 451-2720
Fiber Go Faster	250 Mbps	Fiber Reliability High	$70/mo. for 24 mos. Pricing breakdown	Check with Cox Or call Or give us a call (844) 451-2720
Fiber Go Super Fast	1000 Mbps	Fiber Reliability High	$110/mo. for 24 mos. Pricing breakdown	Check with Cox Or call Or give us a call (844) 451-2720

Fiber Go Fast

Speeds up to

100 Mbps

Contract length

12 mos.

Connection type

Fiber

Rating

High

Plan cost

$50/mo.

for 12 mos.

Pricing breakdown

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Fiber Go Faster

Speeds up to

250 Mbps

Contract length

24 mos.

Connection type

Fiber

Rating

High

Plan cost

$70/mo.

for 24 mos.

Pricing breakdown

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Fiber Go Super Fast

Speeds up to

1000 Mbps

Contract length

24 mos.

Connection type

Fiber

Rating

High

Plan cost

$110/mo.

for 24 mos.

Pricing breakdown

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AT&T plans

Plan name	Speeds up to	Connection type	Price
AT&T Fiber 500Mbps	500 Mbps†	Fiber Reliability High	$65/mo.* *Price after $10/mo discount with eligible Autopay & Paperless bill (w/in 2 bills). Monthly State Cost Recovery Charge in TX, OH, NV applies. Limited availability. May not be available in your area. Call or go to fiber.att.com to see if you qualify. Updated as of 6/4/25. †Speeds based on wired connection. Actual speeds may vary. For more info, go to www.att.com/speed101. Pricing breakdown	Check with AT&T Or call Or give us a call (844) 451-2720
AT&T Fiber 1 GIG speed	1000 Mbps†	Fiber Reliability High	$80/mo.* *Price after $10/mo discount with eligible Autopay & Paperless bill (w/in 2 bills). Monthly State Cost Recovery Charge in TX, OH, NV applies. Limited availability. May not be available in your area. Call or go to fiber.att.com to see if you qualify. Updated as of 6/4/25. †Speeds based on wired connection. Actual speeds may vary. For more info, go to www.att.com/speed101. Pricing breakdown	Check with AT&T Or call Or give us a call (844) 451-2720
AT&T Fiber 2 GIG speed	2000 Mbps†	Fiber Reliability High	$145/mo.* *Price after $10/mo discount with eligible Autopay & Paperless bill (w/in 2 bills). Monthly State Cost Recovery Charge in TX, OH, NV applies. Limited availability. May not be available in your area. Call or go to fiber.att.com to see if you qualify. Updated as of 6/4/25. †Speeds based on wired connection. Actual speeds may vary. For more info, go to www.att.com/speed101. Pricing breakdown	Check with AT&T Or call Or give us a call (844) 451-2720

AT&T Fiber 500Mbps

Speeds up to

500 Mbps

Contract length

12 mos.

Connection type

Fiber

Rating

High

Plan cost

$65/mo.

for 12 mos.

Pricing breakdown

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(844) 451-2720
AT&T Fiber 1 GIG speed

Speeds up to

1000 Mbps

Contract length

12 mos.

Connection type

Fiber

Rating

High

Plan cost

$80/mo.

for 12 mos.

Pricing breakdown

Check with AT&T

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(844) 451-2720
AT&T Fiber 2 GIG speed

Speeds up to

2000 Mbps

Contract length

12 mos.

Connection type

Fiber

Rating

High

Plan cost

$145/mo.

for 12 mos.

Pricing breakdown

Check with AT&T

Or give us a call

(844) 451-2720

*Price after $10/mo discount with eligible Autopay & Paperless bill (w/in 2 bills). Monthly State Cost Recovery Charge in TX, OH, NV applies. Limited availability. May not be available in your area. Call or go to fiber.att.com to see if you qualify. Updated as of 04/24/25.
†Speeds based on wired connection. Actual speeds may vary. For more info, go to www.att.com/speed101.

AT&T vs. Cox: Overview

AT&T and Cox offer comparable internet and TV services in many of the same areas for similar pricing, around $50.00 – $55.00/mo.

If your home is eligible for both services, you may be wondering, “Is AT&T or Cox better?”

AT&T offers DSL and fiber, with gigabit service available in more areas than Cox and for a lower price. AT&T ranked considerably higher in customer satisfaction and AT&T Fiber offers the best value of any internet provider, starting at $55.00/mo.,* plus taxes (w/ eligible Autopay & Paperless bill). If fiber isn’t available in your area, AT&T’s DSL speeds are slow. Remember, there are no discounts for bundling AT&T internet and TV services.

Cox offers plans starting at $50.00/mo. depending on where you live. Cox is more likely to offer a wider variety of internet plan options in your area. Cox has a 1.25 TB data cap. After 12 to 24 months of service, Cox will increase plans by $20.00 – $34.00/mo.

Compare AT&T vs. Cox plans

Overall, if AT&T Fiber is in your area, that is almost always your best option for internet service. AT&T offers great value for high-speed internet and is one of the most reliable internet providers available.

Cox internet is a good option, but because it uses cable instead of fiber internet, its service is less reliable and you won’t get the same value you can get with AT&T Fiber. If you are choosing between AT&T DSL and Cox, Cox is the better option.

Categories	AT&T Fiber	AT&T DSL	Cox
Number of plans	5	5	4
Affordability	4.21 / 5	3.58 / 5	3.50 / 5
Performance	4.53 / 5	2.30 / 5	4.11 / 5
Value	4.80 / 5	1.37 / 5	3.96 / 5
Customer satisfaction	3.83 / 5	4.15 / 5	3.20 / 5
Final score	4.40 / 5	2.76 / 5	3.74 / 5

How we scored internet providers

We evaluate broadband providers in four categories: affordability, performance, value and customer satisfaction. Each category contains multiple sub-factors, all of which are weighted differently to impact the provider’s overall score.

For each sub-factor, we score all providers on a continuous scale of 1 to 5, relative to the industry as a whole. Because the average download speed in America is currently 180 Mbps, for example, we assigned all plans with download speeds between 100 and 299 Mbps a score between 3 and 4. Xfinity’s 200 Mbps plan received a 3.50 score for download speed, while Spectrum’s 500 Mbps plan got a 3.71.

We only considered standardized data points in our scoring system. More abstract data like consistency of service and brand reputation is still part of our analysis, but we opted to let our writers address them in the context of each review.

Learn more about our methodology

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AT&T vs. Cox internet plans

Learn more about AT&T and Cox internet packages to find out which plan will best match your needs.

AT&T internet

AT&T plan	Starting price*	Download speed†	Upload speed	Allconnect score
Fiber 300	$55.00/mo.	300 Mbps	300 Mbps	4.36 / 5
Fiber 500	$65.00/mo.	500 Mbps	500 Mbps	4.40 / 5
Fiber 1000	$80.00/mo.	1,000 Mbps	940 Mbps	4.43 / 5
2 GIG	$145.00/mo.	2,000 Mbps	2,000 Mbps	4.03 / 5
5 GIG	$245.00/mo.	4,700 Mbps	4,700 Mbps	4.08 / 5
AT&T Internet	$60.00/mo.	10 – 300 Mbps	1 – 20 Mbps	2.76 / 5

*Plus taxes (w/ eligible Autopay & Paperless bill). Price after $10/mo discount with eligible Autopay & Paperless bill (w/in 2 bills). Monthly State Cost Recovery Charge in TX, OH, NV applies. One time install chrg may apply. Ltd. avail/areas. Updated as of 04/24/25.
†Speeds based on wired connection. Actual speeds may vary. For 5GIG, single device wired speed maximum 4.7Gbps. For more info, go to www.att.com/speed101.

Cox internet

Plan name	Max download speeds	Max upload speeds	Starting price*
Fast	Up to 300 Mbps	Up to 10 Mbps	$50.00/mo.
Go Even Faster	Up to 500 Mbps	Up to 10 Mbps	$80.00/mo.
Go Super Fast Gig	Up to 1,000 Mbps	Up to 35 Mbps	$110.00/mo.
Go Beyond Fast 2 Gig	Up to 2,000 Mbps	Up to 100 Mbps	$150.00/mo.

Which plan should you choose?

Lower-budget internet options

Cox’s main selling point over AT&T is its cheaper internet plans. Its cheapest internet plan provides 300 Mbps for $50.00/mo. depending on your location.

Through Access from AT&T, qualifying participants can access speeds up to 10 Mbps for $30.00/mo. Cox offers a similar but cheaper deal through its program Connect2Compete. It offers a $9.95/mo. plan for low-income internet customers.

Winner: Cox

Higher performance internet plans

Fiber plans are your best bet for high-performance internet. Both AT&T and Cox offer gig-speed internet plans. We recommend going with AT&T since AT&T offers gig speeds for a cheaper price and provides faster upload speeds than Cox. For instance, while Cox offers a gig plan of 1,000/35 (download/upload) Mbps for $110.00/mo., AT&T offers a gig plan of 1,000/940 Mbps* for $80.00/mo.,** plus taxes (w/ eligible Autopay & Paperless bill). You can also go up to 4,700 Mbps* in some areas with AT&T for $245.00/mo.,** plus taxes (w/ eligible Autopay & Paperless bill).

Winner: AT&T

Middle-value internet plans

If you have two or three people at home working and learning, you may want to consider the next tiers in pricing and speed. AT&T’s 500 Mbps* plan for $65.00/mo.,** plus taxes (w/ eligible Autopay & Paperless bill), is best for households with four or more people who use the internet heavily. If AT&T Fiber isn’t available to you, however, we recommend going with the Cox Fast plan for 300 Mbps at $50.00/mo.

Winner: Cox

*Speeds based on wired connection. Actual speeds may vary. For 5GIG, single device wired speed maximum 4.7Gbps. For more info, go to www.att.com/speed101. Updated as of 04/22425.
**Plus taxes (w/ eligible Autopay & Paperless bill). Price after $10/mo discount with eligible Autopay & Paperless bill (w/in 2 bills). One time install chrg may apply. Ltd. avail/areas. Monthly State Cost Recovery Charge in TX, OH, NV applies.

Does Cox or AT&T offer better low-income internet options?

Both Cox and AT&T offer cheap internet plans for low-income households. Through Access from AT&T, qualifying participants can access speeds up to 10 Mbps for $30/mo. Cox offers a similar deal through its program Connect2Compete. It also offers a $9.95/mo. plan for low-income customers.

Learn more about low-income internet options

AT&T vs. Cox pricing

In general, you’ll pay a little more for the extra fees with Cox than AT&T. AT&T has a slightly cheaper equipment fee, and its price won’t increase as much in the second year.

Plan pricing

AT&T’s pricing tiers are cheaper per Mbps than Cox. For example, AT&T offers 500 Mbps* for $65.00/mo.,** plus taxes (w/ eligible Autopay & Paperless bill), while Cox’s 500 Mbps plan is $80.00/mo. For the lower speed tiers, Cox charges $50.00/mo. for up to 300 Mbps and AT&T’s lowest plan up to 300 Mbps* is $55.00/mo.,** plus taxes (w/ eligible Autopay & Paperless bill).

Winner: AT&T

Equipment fees

AT&T: AT&T charges no equipment fee. It offers the Wi-Fi Gateway, a modem and router combo. AT&T’s $99 professional installation charge may be waived.

Cox: Cox’s Panoramic Wifi Gateway — a modem and router all-in-one — is free with all the available plans. Cox also allows you to purchase your own modem and router.

Winner: AT&T

Contracts and promotional pricing

Cox doesn’t require a contract on any plans.

AT&T doesn’t have contracts, so there are no early termination fees. For Cox, all plans may be canceled within the first 30 days of service at no cost to the subscriber. After 30 days, a termination fee of up to $120 will be charged to your account.

Winner: AT&T

*Speeds based on wired connection. Actual speeds may vary. For 5GIG, single device wired speed maximum 4.7Gbps. For more info, go to www.att.com/speed101. Updated as of 04/24/25.
**Plus taxes (w/ eligible Autopay & Paperless bill). Price after $10/mo discount with eligible Autopay & Paperless bill (w/in 2 bills). Monthly State Cost Recovery Charge in TX, OH, NV applies. One time install chrg may apply. Ltd. avail/areas.

AT&T vs. Cox bundling

AT&T no longer offers any TV services. However, customers looking to bundle can still choose to bundle AT&T Internet and DIRECTV together. You won’t receive any bundle deals or even receive a joint bill, but you will be able to receive high-quality internet and TV service. Cox offers bundles, but there are no discounts.

AT&T Internet and DIRECTV bundles

AT&T bundle	Starting price*	Download speed†	DIRECTV channels
Fiber 300 + ENTERTAINMENT	$129.99/mo.	300 Mbps	90+
Fiber 500 + CHOICE™	$144.99/mo.	500 Mbps	125+
Fiber 1000 + ULTIMATE	$189.99/mo.	1,000 Mbps	160+

*Price after $10/mo discount with eligible Autopay & Paperless bill (w/in 2 bills). Monthly State Cost Recovery Charge in TX, OH, NV applies. One time install chrg may apply. Ltd. avail/areas. Updated as of 04/24/25.
†Speeds based on wired connection. Actual speeds may vary. For more info, go to www.att.com/speed101.

Cox internet and TV bundles

Package	Starting price*	Internet speeds	TV channels
Fast 300 + Contour Stream Player	$55.00/mo.	Up to 300 Mbps	Streaming only
Go Even Faster 500 + Contour Stream Player	$85.00/mo.	Up to 500 Mbps	Streaming only
Super Fast Gig + Contour Stream Player	$115.00/mo.	Up to 1,000 Mbps	Streaming only
Fast 300 + Contour TV Preferred	$175.00/mo.	Up to 300 Mbps	140+
Go Super Fast Gig + Contour TV Preferred	$235.00/mo.	Up to 1,000 Mbps	140+

AT&T vs. Cox TV service

AT&T does not offer its own TV service anymore, but DIRECTV is still available. DIRECTV offers a satellite TV service with four plan options to choose from, starting at $74.99/mo.

Cox TV, on the other hand, is a cable TV service. Cox TV provides three main TV plans with channels ranging between 75+ and 250+ channels.

AT&T vs. Cox final takeaways

Cox’s bundles start at $175.00/mo. for 300 Mbps and 140+ channels, while AT&T Internet and DIRECTV bundles start at $129.99/mo.* for 300 Mbps** and 90+ channels. Even though neither provider offers bundling discounts, you’re better off going with AT&T.

AT&T is the better choice if you have both providers available.

*Price after $10/mo discount with eligible Autopay & Paperless bill (w/in 2 bills). Monthly State Cost Recovery Charge in TX, OH, NV applies. One time install chrg may apply. Ltd. avail/areas. Updated as of 04/24/25.
**Speeds based on wired connection. Actual speeds may vary. For more info, go to www.att.com/speed101.

Expert tip: If you’re looking for a traditional TV service, go with DIRECTV

DIRECTV and Cox TV are your most traditional TV options as DIRECTV is a typical satellite service and Cox TV is a typical cable service. DIRECTV is a better value than Cox TV. For instance, to receive 140+ channels, you would pay $125.00/mo. with Cox vs. $89.99/mo. with DIRECTV for 125+ channels.

AT&T vs. Cox: Final verdict

If you can get AT&T Fiber at your address, you should do it. It rates as the top internet provider in our scoring, and it also takes the number one spot in the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s rankings. You’ll get the top speeds for some of the best prices around.

But if you can’t get AT&T Fiber, Cox is a better option than AT&T’s DSL service. You’ll get much faster speeds with Cox’s cable connection than DSL, and the prices are about the same.

AT&T vs. Cox FAQs

Can I bundle Cox internet and DIRECTV?

You can order both services together but getting internet from one provider and TV from another may disqualify you from savings you would get by bundling with the same provider.

Is AT&T or Cox internet cheaper?

Internet pricing varies by location, but Cox offers cheaper standalone internet with plans starting at $50.00/mo.* AT&T does, however, offer gigabit internet for a lower price, starting at $80.00/mo.,** plus taxes (w/ eligible Autopay & Paperless bill), vs. $110.00/mo.* for Cox.

Is AT&T or Cox internet faster?

AT&T’s Fiber 5 Gig plan gives users download speeds up to 4,700 Mbps.*** Cox’s Gigablast internet gives users download speeds up to 1,000 Mbps. AT&T has faster upload speeds as well, and brings their fastest internet plan to more areas.

*Pricing per month plus taxes for length of contract. Additional fees and terms may apply. Pricing varies by location and availability. All prices subject to change at any time. May or may not be available based on service address. Speeds may vary. Updated as of 04/24/25.
**Price after $10/mo discount with eligible Autopay & Paperless bill (w/in 2 bills). Monthly State Cost Recovery Charge in TX, OH, NV applies. One time install chrg may apply. Ltd. avail/areas.
***Speeds based on wired connection. Actual speeds may vary. Single device wired speed maximum 4.7Gbps. For more info, go to www.att.com/speed101.

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