Net NV vs High Desert Internet: a starting-at price and a speed range

The short answer

Net NV is a Reno-based option with a clear no-contract statement and a wide speed range that depends on location. High Desert shows three fixed plan prices. The honest way to choose is to ask each for your address and your exact monthly total.

High Desert facts are High Desert Internet Services' own published plan cards (hdiss.net). Net NV facts are from its own website as read on 2026-10-15, netnv.net/residential-internet-services. Every speed on both sides is up to. Nothing here is a promise of availability at any address.

Net NV and High Desert both use radios on towers and both say no contracts. Net NV publishes a latency claim of its own, and this page prints it as Net NV's, not as a measurement. All facts were read on Net NV's site on October 15, 2026.

What does a starting-at price tell you?

Net NV's residential page says "Starting at $69 per month" with a minimum speed of 100 Mbps and up to 1.5 Gbps, location dependent. A starting price is the lowest price on offer, and the figure for your address may sit above it. The page does not list tiers or per-tier prices, so this page lists none.

High Desert's approach is the reverse: three plan cards with fixed prices of Bronze $50, Silver $75 and Gold $99 a month, each with a named up-to speed. Neither approach is better for every buyer. If you want a quick look, a starting price is handy. If you want to know what a mid-tier plan costs, a card is.

What does Net NV say about latency?

Net NV's FAQ says its on-net latency is 10 ms or less. Latency is the delay between sending a request and starting to get an answer, and it is measured to some point. Net NV words its claim as on net, which describes its own network, not a full trip across the internet. It is a company statement, not an independent test.

The FCC's Measuring Broadband America reports test fixed providers, and their published reports do not test tower-based fixed wireless providers like Net NV or High Desert. So there is no neutral number for either, and this page prints none for High Desert. The page on what is latency explains the term.

Does Net NV cover the same ground?

Net NV says it is locally owned and operated in Reno and serves northern Nevada. In June 2021 it reported fixed wireless service to the FCC in 8,764 census blocks in Washoe County, 1,511 in Lyon County, 827 in Storey County, 1,346 in Douglas County and 1,415 in Carson City, with a reported maximum of 1,000 Mbps in several of them (FCC Form 477, historical). See the 2021 filings. A filing is history, and census blocks are not addresses. Check the address with each company.

What about data and extras?

Net NV says its data comes without caps or slowdowns, in its own words. High Desert's service agreement sets a data transfer limit on each plan, with the size sent by email and $1 per gigabyte over. If you stream, game or work from home, get the number. Net NV also describes business services with dedicated bandwidth; High Desert describes none, and the business internet page says so.

How do I compare them fairly?

Ask both: the monthly price at your address, the install charge, the data rule and the visit date. Then send the address to High Desert's address check. Two answers on the same afternoon make this an easy decision.

What does the FCC's December 2025 data show for Net NV in the six counties?

In the FCC Broadband Data Collection data as of December 31, 2025 (National Broadband Map files read October 16, 2026), Net NV filed unlicensed fixed wireless in High Desert's six counties: Washoe County 126,226 locations (up to 1,000 Mbps down at the top tier); Lyon County 5,713 locations (up to 1,000 Mbps down at the top tier); Storey County 60 locations (up to 1,000 Mbps down at the top tier); Douglas County 410 locations (up to 10 Mbps down at the top tier); Carson City 19,832 locations (up to 1,000 Mbps down at the top tier). Those counts add a building once per technology. No Net NV row appears for Churchill County.

A listed Net NV location is the company's claim that it could connect that building within ten business days, not a subscriber, and the FCC takes challenges where a filing is wrong. The 2021 Form 477 figures on this site counted census blocks, a different unit, so no Net NV count from 2021 can be subtracted from these. High Desert does not appear by name in the files that list Net NV, and its own answer for an address comes from a person checking the path to a tower.