AT&T Fiber vs Cox at a glance
| AT&T Fiber | Cox | |
|---|---|---|
| Main technology | Fiber | Cable |
| Residential locations on that technology | 19,375,365 | 6,447,111 |
| Single technology or mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Full coverage detail | Coverage page coming | Where Cox is available |
We do not publish speeds or prices here. Both providers change them constantly and by market, and a stale number is worse than no number. Coverage is the part that is federally reported and verifiable.
Where you can get both
Metro areas where both AT&T Fiber and Cox report service, ranked by how well covered the less available of the two is because that is what decides whether you genuinely get a choice.
| Metro area | AT&T Fiber | Cox |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita, KS Metro Area | 77% | 83% |
| Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area | 75% | 75% |
| Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area | 75% | 76% |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Metro Area | 70% | 77% |
| Salina, KS Micro Area | 72% | 69% |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area | 83% | 69% |
| Garden City, KS Micro Area | 71% | 68% |
| Topeka, KS Metro Area | 67% | 68% |
| Hutchinson, KS Micro Area | 66% | 68% |
| Lafayette, LA Metro Area | 66% | 73% |
| Tulsa, OK Metro Area | 66% | 73% |
| Manhattan, KS Metro Area | 64% | 69% |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area | 79% | 63% |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area | 62% | 66% |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK Metro Area | 65% | 62% |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA Metro Area | 60% | 66% |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area | 60% | 79% |
| Warner Robins, GA Metro Area | 59% | 76% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area | 56% | 84% |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Metro Area | 80% | 52% |
| Gainesville, FL Metro Area | 48% | 60% |
| Roanoke, VA Metro Area | 48% | 52% |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA Metro Area | 48% | 80% |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Metro Area | 47% | 91% |
| Tucson, AZ Metro Area | 46% | 57% |
Showing 25 of 56 metro areas where both operate.
Which should you pick?
Honestly, in most of the places above only one of them will actually reach your building, and that settles it. Where both do reach you, the useful question is the technology rather than the brand.
That is the case here: AT&T Fiber is mainly fiber and Cox is mainly cable. The practical difference is upload speed and consistency rather than headline download speed, we explain what that means here.
See which one reaches your address →
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