Could you run
your homelab
from your attic?

House with a dark blue technical attic, self-hosted services above it, sky-blue traffic entering through the open front door and orange traffic leaving to the Internet.

Check your ZIP code

See which broadband providers in your area may be suitable for self-hosting.

Enter your ZIP code to see IndieIP’s current local provider guidance.

Research areas

Deeper local research

Selected markets get additional provider research alongside FCC availability data.

Houston, Texas First live research zone · AT&T · Xfinity · Ezee Fiber · Spectrum + wireless alternatives

Master zone #2 · broad

Chicago, Illinois

Xfinity, AT&T Fiber, Astound, GFiber/Webpass, Zentro, XNET and the main fixed-wireless alternatives.

View Chicago research

Master zone #3 · broad

Philadelphia / South Jersey

Verizon Fios, Xfinity and Astound form the principal wired field, with the main fixed-wireless alternatives included.

View Philadelphia / South Jersey research

Master zone #4 · broad

Atlanta, Georgia

AT&T Fiber, GFiber, Xfinity and Spectrum form the principal wired field, with the main fixed-wireless alternatives included.

View Atlanta research

Master zone #5 · broad

Tampa Bay, Florida

Frontier Fiber and Spectrum form the principal wired field, with the main fixed-wireless alternatives included.

View Tampa Bay research

Traffic IN

Most broadband comparisons focus on what comes into your home — availability and download performance.

Traffic OUT

If you want to run external services from home, a different set of metrics is in view.

  • Public IP addressing
  • CGNAT
  • Inbound access
  • IPv6
  • Port forwarding
  • Upload performance

Outside a research area?

ZIP-level guidance still works.

Where FCC availability data are loaded, IndieIP matches providers to the ZIP and combines that with national technical research. Exact service availability is always confirmed with the provider.