Thinking past satellite? Start here.
A receiver the size of a dinner plate, aimed at a tower a few miles away — not a dish aimed at orbit. Free to install, nothing to order and wait for.
- Free installation
- No long-term contract
- No data caps
- 30-day money-back
- Free whole-home Wi-Fi
- 4.5 Google rating · 180 reviews
- 1,400+ homes and businesses
- 19 towers · 4 counties
- 15 years local · since 2011
- Free installation
A tower a few miles away, not a satellite
UnFiber Internet® is a ground-based link. Typically 10–12 ms from the receiver at your house to the tower, plus about 2 ms across our own network — in our own testing that is roughly half the latency of a satellite link at the same address, and most plans carry more bandwidth than the tier people buy. A small receiver at your house talks to a sector on the nearest of our nineteen towers, and from there your traffic goes down our own backhaul to the internet. The distance the signal travels is measured in miles rather than in trips to orbit, which is why the latency behaves like a wired connection.
| Alamo Broadband | Starlink / Viasat / HughesNet | |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed | 300/50 today, 1,000 Mbps where 6G is live | 100–400+ Mbps advertised tiers |
| Equipment cost | $0 — free installation | No upfront hardware cost in select areas (per Starlink) |
| Contract | No long-term contract | Varies by provider |
| Data caps / priority data | None | Varies — check your bill |
| Latency | About 12–14 ms end to end | Varies by provider |
| Support | Local techs who can visit | Varies by provider |
Competitor details from their public website, checked August 2026. Plans change — confirm with the provider.
What the install looks like
A local tech comes out, checks the path on site, mounts and aims the receiver, runs the cable inside, sets up your Wi-Fi and shows you the customer portal. Standard installation is free, a pole up to 30 feet included when trees or a barn are in the way, and there is nothing to order, unbox or point yourself. Installs usually happen within days of your address checking out.
What it costs to try
There is no long-term contract to sign, no data cap and no equipment to buy. Whole-home Wi-Fi comes with every UnFiber plan, and you have 30 days to change your mind — keep the dish on the roof until you’re sure if you like. Unlimited data, no priority tiers, no overage line — on every plan.
The honest catch
We need a path. If your address sits behind a hill or a stand of oaks with nothing tall enough to get over them, a tower can’t reach you and we will say so rather than sell you a marginal link. That is exactly what the checker at the top of this page is for: put in the address and you get our real answer, from our own coverage map, in seconds. If it’s no today, we’ll take your details and come back when a tower gets closer.
Questions first? Call 210-587-7201, Mon–Fri 9am–6pm.
How it works
- 1
Check your address
Type it in — you get a real answer from our coverage map in seconds, not a sales call.
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Free install, usually within days
A local tech installs it at no charge (up to a 30-ft pole included). No long-term contract to sign.
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You’re online — Wi-Fi included
Whole-home Wi-Fi is free on every UnFiber®, Fiber and Cambium plan. You have 30 days to change your mind.
Questions
What replaces the dish?
A small receiver at your house — on the eave, a wall or a short pole — aimed at the nearest of our nineteen towers. A local tech mounts it, aims it, runs the cable inside and sets up your Wi-Fi — you don’t assemble or point anything yourself.
Do I need a clear view of the sky?
No — you need a clear path to one of our towers, which is a different question. Trees, a barn or a hill can block it, which is why the installer checks the path on site and why a pole up to 30 feet is part of the standard install.
How soon could I be online?
Once your address checks out we book an installer, and installs usually happen within days. There is no hardware to order and wait on — the receiver comes with the tech.
Ready for internet that just works?
Free installation, no long-term contract, and 30 days to change your mind.