Warwick, Rhode Island Internet Outage Today
Live Warwick internet outage reports and how households here get online.
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Internet access in Warwick
Fiber reaches 91.2% of homes in Warwick, well above the 55.9% national figure, so a single cable outage leaves most households with a wired backup option.
4 home internet providers reach at least 5% of the city's 41,686 homes. Satellite service is excluded. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 91.2% of 36,055 households (Rhode Island 91.7%, US 91%). Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 91.2% of 41,686 homes (US 55.9%). Gigabit plans: 17.1%. Cable: 91.7%.
- Home internet providers filing coverage here: Cox (93% of homes), AT&T (48% of homes). 5G home or mobile coverage: 95.8% of the city area. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, Dec 2025 data
- Rank: 2nd of 3 Rhode Island cities we track (Cranston highest at 91.9%, Providence lowest at 89.7%).
- Cable, fiber or DSL: 80.4%. Cellular data only: 10.2% (US 11.5%).
- No internet subscription: 8.7%. No computer or smartphone: 6%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Grid reliability, 2024: Rhode Island Energy customers averaged 104 minutes without power. Source: EIA Form 861, 2024 reliability data
- Kent County storm record since 2015: 65 reports; power outages named in 4 episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Warwick is 4th of 6 nearby cities on this measure. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
| City | Widest wired provider | Fiber | Gigabit plans | No internet subscription |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick, RI | Cox (93%) | 91.2% | 17.1% | 8.7% |
| Cranston, RI | Cox (93%) | 92.2% | 69.1% | 8% |
| Providence, RI | Cox (92%) | 88.5% | 75.6% | 10.2% |
| Worcester, MA | Spectrum (96%) | 28.1% | 6.8% | 8.8% |
| Boston, MA | Xfinity (100%) | 70.2% | 76.2% | 7.9% |
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data; Census ACS 2020–2024.
Checked September 2026.
Internet providers in Warwick
Share of Warwick homes each provider reported it can serve, in FCC filings for December 2025: Verizon (96%), Cox (93%), T-Mobile Home Internet (75%), and AT&T (48%). Check your own address on the FCC National Broadband Map. If the lights are out too, see Warwick power outages.
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Who to check first in Warwick
The providers with the widest reported coverage in Warwick. Start with the one on your bill.
Cox in Warwick
Reach: reports service to 93% of Warwick homes. Network: Cable (with fiber in some areas), run by Cox Communications.
Where to check: Cox shows outages for your address after you sign in to the Cox app or cox.com, rather than on a public map.
Support: 800-234-3993
AT&T in Warwick
Reach: reports service to 48% of Warwick homes. Network: Fiber, DSL/IPBB and AT&T Internet Air (fixed wireless), run by AT&T.
Where to check: Use AT&T's outage check in the Smart Home Manager app or on att.com after signing in.
Support: 800-288-2020
Backup internet options in Warwick
Cox is the only wired provider reporting service to more than half of Warwick homes (93%); the next largest, AT&T, reaches 48%. When its network fails, most households here have no second wired line to switch to, so a phone hotspot or a home 5G plan is the practical backup.
Home 5G and fixed-wireless plans from Verizon (96%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (75%) report coverage of Warwick homes (Verizon’s figure combines Fios fiber and 5G Home). They run over cell towers rather than cable or fiber, so they can work when a wired network is down. Cell coverage by area is 100% for 4G LTE and 95.8% for 5G.
About 10.2% of Warwick households, roughly 3,700 homes, get online only through a cell plan. For them a mobile outage is an internet outage.
Power and weather behind internet outages in Warwick
Rhode Island Energy customers averaged 104 minutes without power in 2024, across 0.9 interruptions each, against 104 minutes for Rhode Island as a whole. Cable nodes and fiber cabinets run on batteries that last hours, not days, so a long power cut can take internet down even for homes whose own power has returned. See Warwick power outages when both go out together.
Kent County logged 65 storm reports since 2015, most often thunderstorm wind, flood, and hail. Reports peak in July. Power outages were named in 4 of those storm episodes. Wind, ice and flooding damage poles and buried lines, which is how a storm turns into an internet outage as well as a power outage.
Fiber reports reach 91.2% of Warwick homes, cable 91.7% and copper lines 0%. Where fiber runs to the home, a red or blinking LOS light on the optical terminal points to a line problem that a restart will not fix.
Warwick internet outage questions
Does a cell network outage take down home internet in Warwick?
For the 10.2% of Warwick households that rely only on a mobile data plan, yes. The 80.4% with cable, fiber or DSL are not affected.
What can I use for internet in Warwick when my provider is down?
A phone hotspot: 4G LTE covers 100% of Warwick by area and 5G 95.8%. Home 5G plans: Verizon (96%) and T-Mobile Home Internet (75%).
Can a power outage take internet down in Warwick?
Yes, a long power cut can. Rhode Island Energy customers averaged 104 minutes without power in 2024. NOAA records name power outages in 4 storm episodes in Kent County since 2015.
Is fiber or gigabit internet available in Warwick?
Fiber is reported at 91.2% of Warwick homes (US 55.9%, Rhode Island 83.4%), and plans of 1 Gbps or faster at 17.1% (US 69.2%).
How many Warwick households have no home internet?
About 3,100 of 36,055 households, or 8.7%, have no internet subscription of any kind, and another 10.2% rely only on a cell plan (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Which internet provider covers the most homes in Warwick?
Verizon, at 96% of homes in its FCC filing. Fiber reaches 91.2% of Warwick homes and gigabit plans 17.1%.
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Internet Outages in cities near Warwick
- Cranston, RI 6 mi
- Providence, RI 9 mi
- Pawtucket, RI 12 mi
- Worcester, MA 44 mi
- Boston, MA 49 mi
- Cambridge, MA 49 mi
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