Part of how I judge an ISP’s value comes from where they offer their services. To help you determine whether Optimum is worth researching, I’ve listed everywhere they offer their products.
I’ll cover the following tidbits throughout this piece:
- Residential internet & TV coverage
- Business Internet & TV coverage
- Coverage map
- Cellular service availability
- Where to find their Wi-Fi hotspots
- Internet plans compared
- TV plans compared
- Cellular plans compared
Let’s dive deeper.
Optimum Internet & TV Availability
Optimum’s internet (cable and fiber) and television products are available in these 21 states:
| Arizona | Arkansas | California | Connecticut |
| Idaho | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana |
| Mississippi | Missouri | Nevada | New Jersey |
| New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Ohio |
| Oklahoma | Pennsylvania | Texas | Virginia |
| West Virginia |
Optimum’s services aren’t available in every ZIP code in the states mentioned above. You must visit their website and enter your ZIP code for more details.
Their 5 Gig Fiber internet plan is only available in some areas throughout Connecticut and New York. You’ll have to enter your address on your website if you are considering this package.
Optimum Business Internet & TV Availability
Optimum’s Business Internet and Television products are available in some ZIP codes throughout these states:
| Arizona | Arkansas | California | Connecticut |
| Idaho | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana |
| Mississippi | Missouri | Nevada | New Jersey |
| New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | Ohio |
| Oklahoma | Pennsylvania | Texas | Virginia |
| West Virginia |
States where Optimum Business Internet and TV are available.
Optimum Availability Map
Here’s an Optimum coverage map:
Optimum Mobile Coverage
Optimum Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that uses T-Mobile’s cellular towers. Meaning, you’ll have coverage in these areas [1]:
Here’s their Alaska coverage:
And where T-Mobile is available in Hawaii:
Optimum Wi-Fi Hotspot Availability
Optimum’s Wi-Fi hotspots are available in all areas they offer their internet services. It’s hard to specify locations due to more than 2 million of them existing. Visit optimum.net/internet/hotspots and enter the address of the place you want to visit.
Otherwise, you’ll find Optimum access points at locations like:
- Barber shops
- Cafés
- Hospitals
- Hotels
- Laundromats
- Office buildings
- Restaurants
- Schools
Optimum Internet Plans
Let’s compare Optimum’s residential internet plans:
| Tier | Starting Price * | Max. Speed (DL & UL) †| Best For |
| 300 | $40/mo. | 300 Mbps | Homes with <6 people |
| 500 | $60/mo. | 500 Mbps | Homes with >6 people |
| 1 Gig Fiber Internet | $80/mo. | 1,000 Mbps | Homes with >10 people |
| 2 Gig Fiber Internet | $100/mo. | 2,000 Mbps | Home server management |
| 5 Gig Fiber Internet | $180/mo. | 5,000 Mbps | Home server management |
Details:
- None of these include data caps
- They’ll buy you out of your current contract for up to $100
- Includes free Wi-Fi hotspots
- Free installation when ordering online
- 30-day money-back guarantee
Let’s cover their TV plans.
Optimum TV Plans
Optimum’s cable television plans are as follows:
| Tier | Starting Price * | Channels |
| Basic TV | $35/mo. | 50+ |
| Core TV | $105/mo. | 220+ |
| Select TV | $130/mo. | 340+ |
| Premier TV | $155/mo. | 420+ |
| Optimum Stream | $10/mo. | 50+ |
Details:
- Contract- and cancellation fee-free
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Plenty of buy(able) channel add-ons like
- Sports packages
- International channels
- Premium channels
- $10 monthly cable box fee
- Free installation when ordering online
- 3 DVR Cloud DVR Storage tiers offer 25, 75, and 150 hours of storage
- Optimum TV app provides access to channel lineups on phones & other devices
We’re not done. We still have to talk about their cellular plans.
Optimum Mobile Plans
Here are Optimum Mobile’s packages [2, 3]:
| Tier | * # of Lines | †Price | Premium Data | Mobile Hotspot Data |
| Unlimited | 1 | $45/line per mo. | 20 GB | 5.0 GB |
| Unlimited | 2–4 | $30/line per mo. | 20 GB | 5.0 GB |
| Unlimited | 5 | $25/line per mo. | 20 GB | 5.0 GB |
| Unlimited Max | 1 | $55/line per mo. | 50 GB | 15 GB |
| Unlimited Max | 2–4 | $40/line per mo. | 50 GB | 15 GB |
| Unlimited Max | 5 | $35/line per mo. | 50 GB | 15 GB |
| 1 GB | NA | $15/mo. | 1.0 GB | NA |
| 3 GB | NA | $25/mo. | 3.0 GB | NA |
Optimum Mobile is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that delivers cellular coverage using T-Mobile’s coverage. An MVNO is a company that repackages a bigger provider’s services.
Details:
- Supports eSIM
- You must pay $20 to bring your own phone
- $20–$60 a month to make calls from the US to another country
- $10–$35 for Daily Travel Passes to use Optimum Mobile outside the States; or
- $10–$100 for Weekly Travel Passes
Customers who bundle Optimum Mobile and home Internet will save $10–$15 per month.
Conclusion
Optimum doesn’t have the most coverage. Most of the cities they provide services in aren’t major population centers. However, if you’re in an area with Optimum, it’s a service worth considering.
Due to the incredible value their home internet plans offer.
Learn more about Optimum’s products by exploring our review of their services.
Footnotes
* Just a heads-up, taxes and any other fees aren’t included and will depend on where you are. The pricing you see already takes into account discounts for setting up automatic payments.
†Remember, the actual internet speed you get might fluctuate based on how you’re connecting (Wi-Fi or Ethernet) and other factors.
