The have the best combination of coverage, speed and reliability. They have about 99% up time in my experience. And the speed numbers below are fairly accurate for download, though I do find their upload speeds to be slower. That upload speed is something to consider if you produce a lot of content.

Current WifiNic pricing (April 2020):

3.0 mbps: $30

4.0 mbps: $40

5.0 mbps: $50

6.0 mbps: $60

7.0 mbps: $70

8.0 mbps: $80

9.0 mbps: $90

10.0 mbps: $100

15.0 mbps: $130

20.0 mbps: $150

25.0 mbps: $160

I have WifiNic in my house now and it is super reliable. Only thing is when the power goes out. If the outage is wide-spread enough to get the whole region of Nicaragua the company network made be down, even if I have the router on a back up power source.

So for that I have a Movistar internet package on my phone and can hotspot. Between the two I have 100% uptime.

#2 Tecomunica

The best fibre optic option in the country. Coverage is generally limited to towns and cities with increasing extension into subdivisions and some rural areas close to major centres. Their speed is excellent both up and down. They advertise 50 mbps on a residential line fo $115/month including tax.

My clients have said an issue they had is occasional services outages due to physical cable damage. The fibre optic cable for Tecomunica runs on the power poles. In that regard I would estimate real-world uptime about 97%. So these guys are great for speed but you need to consider backup internet if using them.

Prices:

20 mbps: $75

50 mbps: $115

#3: Claro

I have Claro on here as the #3 option, but that completely depends on where you are. My clients had Claro service in the centre of San Juan Del Sur in years past and it was the worst internet they’d ever had. I think because the cable lines were old.

Then I had it in a newer development in Managua and it was fast and reliable. So my advice would be to ask around about the neighbourhood and how the service is, to see if the infrastructure will support it.

Prices are super reasonable:

10 mbps: $33

20mbps: $43

40mbps: $49

Although as mentioned that’s not going to be true in all areas.