A Newbie’s Guide to Choosing an Internet Provider
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A Newbie’s Guide to Choosing an Internet
Provider
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Today, homeowners have so many options when it comes to wireless internet providers.
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Choosing the right provider has never been more difficult, especially since companies these days are implementing longer lock-in periods.
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A lock-in period is the length of the contract in which you cannot cancel a service.
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This means that if your lock-in period with Provider A is for two years, you cannot simply cancel your service with them because you are unsatisfied with their wireless internet services.
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This implies that homeowners need to be extra careful in choosing the provider for their wireless internet.
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More often than not, these offers list down the data allowance, extra services, maximum speed, and price; however, apart from these, there are three factors you need to be wary about before you making a final decision.
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The first is fair usage policies. Oftentimes, during the peak hours of internet usage, a bandwidth cap is implemented by wireless internet providers to give all their clients a fair usage rate.
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What was promised to be “unlimited” broadband connection is not “unlimited” after all.
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This can be a bit frustrating for internet users because they do not get what they pay for.
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The second is actual internet speeds. Most wireless internet providers promise certain upload and download speeds that their clients rarely get to experience.
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After conducting an individual internet speed tests, what is supposedly “100 Mbps” becomes a mere “50 Mbps.”
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In their defense, wireless internet providers say that varying speeds may be caused by different factors such as the weather and the amount of users at one time.
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They also say that their published internet speeds are actual speeds that users will experience given optimal conditions.
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The third is customer service. No matter how fast and consistent your wireless internet may be, there will come a point wherein you will need to get in touch with your company’s customer service.
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When your needs are as simple as troubleshooting networks or paying bills, it becomes very exasperating when your provider could not even serve you well.
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The time you saved because your quick internet connection is put to waste because of the long queues or waiting time.
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Fair usage policies, actual internet speeds, and customer service are an important part of your overall experience with a wireless internet service; however, details on these are rarely published by companies in their advertisements.
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Thankfully, this should not be a problem when you do your scouting as there are various resources that you can refer to.
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You can ask your relatives, friends, and neighbors as to their experience with their past and current internet providers.
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You can also refer to social networks and see what users have to say about the different providers.
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Rest assured that companies with poor customer service will have their clients complain on forums and social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter.
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