HTC Carolina Forest

I've been a customer of Horry Telephone Cooperative (HTC) for over a 6 month now, and overall, I'm impressed with their service quality. The advertised speeds match 100% with what's stated in the contract—I'm consistently getting around 500+ Mbps download and upload, with super low ping (under 5 ms) and zero jitter or packet loss. It's rock-solid stable, with no interruptions, outages, or downtime whatsoever, which has made working from home and streaming a breeze. That said, their pricing is only competitive during the first year. After that, the rates jump significantly, and even with this high level of performance and reliability, it might push you to look at alternatives to keep costs in check. Compared to my other provider, Spectrum, HTC is hands down better and more stable. I've never had to contact their customer support even once because everything just works flawlessly—no headaches at all. If you're in the area and value reliability over long-term affordability, I'd recommend giving them a try, but keep an eye on those post-introductory rates.

I only have one device running and it lags and skips constantly. Tried to call about service maintenence and was never followed up with. Unfortunatly this is the only service in my area...HTC is aware this is our only internet choice. They know we need internet and will pay for junk. No other options in the area. This is such a gimmick/sca.. They offer a faster internet, of course, but the cheaper package should be enough to smoothly run one device. I'm preparing myself for the sales pitch..."we offer faster options". I honestly don't think the have network capacity to handle this area.