A few weeks back I wrote about some UK broadband providers that could be used for starting an online business from home. I got a lot of comments and emails from people asking for an honest US broadband review. Today I finally got time to put it down on paper.
Choosing the best internet provider in the United States is actually quite easy to do. With all of the companies that are vying for your business, it seems more about finding which providers are in your area and offering the best rates for the levels of internet that you require. To run your online business it’s important to have a good internet provider. Through the upcoming list of what are deemed the top internet providers across the nation.
Comcast/ Xfinity
Comcast is a national brand, primarily based on the East Coast. With a recent acquisition of another major provider like Time Warner Cable, their reach and customer base have nearly doubled in the past few years. Focusing its efforts to make their brand more about making life easy for its customers, Xfinity offers a bundle of fast internet, clear voice calling and expanded cable all in one place. If you have this option in your area, and if you do not require all three of these services, they offer competitive rates on just signing up for internet. Depending on the speed that you require for your personal use or for your business, you can get varying packages ranging from the typical speed of broadband internet to speeds as fast as 150 mbps! For more information and package details, check out www.xfinity.com .
Charter
One of the primary competitors to the rising popularity of Comcast/Xfinity is Charter. This is a very similar set up, being that this company also offers the same three distinct services. There are not a lot of areas where the two of these companies overlap, but Charter is an equally diverse company. If you are to choose between the two, or if Comcast is not offered in your region of the country, you will find Charter to be a suitable replacement in terms of both price and package offerings. Their internet begins at 60 mbps, which in itself is more impressive than other offerings you might come across. They also offer varying levels of internet that can boost this 60 to even higher connectivity.
Verizon
Phone companies have been working hard to make DSL internet finally able to compete in every capacity with the offerings of cable companies. There are many of these companies that you can choose from, but Fios from Verizon is among the highest rated. They are constantly offering introductory packages that are enticing price wise to give them a shot. While the bulk of their internet connectivity and speed sits around 50 mbps, they offer more powerful internet packages that can go up to as much as 500 mbps. This is ideal for those that are trying to do a lot out of a single internet connection, such as managing a modest sized business in one location.
AT&T
AT & T is another phone based internet provider that specializes in offering you bundles for your home phone, mobile phone and internet all in one stop. Depending on what you need there are various packages that you can choose from based on functionality and speeds. These packages are more ideal for personal use, as the bandwidth and download speeds are not quite as fast as you might find with other offerings on this list. However, the price reflects the slightly slower speeds (packages rarely exceed 45 Mbps) compared to the higher priced faster internet offerings listed above.
There are all kinds of internet provider options that you are able to choose from. When it comes to making the best choice for you, it boils down to how fast you need your internet to be, how much you intend to run off of the connection, and the price that best matches the budget that you are hoping to stay around.
It isn’t hard to find even more reputable and highly regarded companies other than those already listed here, it just requires a simple search query into the high speed internet providers in your area. This should return an extensive list of providers, which you should compare and contrast with the criteria that suits you to find the best package and rate. Take advantage of introductory offers, as they are often very enticing, but be mindful of what the price will go up to once that particular introductory period has ended.
