Which provider is better? Making a choice
If before the home Internet was a luxury, thennow it has become a necessity. Nowadays, even in small towns, several providers provide Internet services, and when you connect you have to answer a difficult question: which provider is better? So, how do you choose an ISP?First, decide how long youplan to conduct on the Internet, what speed of the Internet you need and how much you are going to download from the network. In principle, tariffs with payment for each megabyte of traffic are gradually receding into the past, giving way to unlimited tariffs. You usually have to choose between two types of tariffs.
In the first case, you pay a certain amount per month for the opportunity download an unlimited amount of information with limited speed. The monthly fee depends on the download speed that you have chosen - the higher the speed, the higher the fee.
In the second case, the speed is limited not by the tariff plan, but by the hardware capabilities of your and the provider. You pay for the right use a certain amount of traffic during the month. If you used your gigabytes ahead of time, the Internet speed drops to the minimum.
So, you decided on which tariff optionmore suits you, what speed you need, and how much you are willing to allocate monthly to the Internet. But it's not yet time to decide which provider is better. To begin with, you need to decide on the type of connection. The most common types of connection arehome network or ADSL-access through a telephone line. Satellite and dedicated Internet for the road home, and mobile - not too convenient for home use.
ADSL is a telephone line access. At the same time, you can sit at the same timeInternet and use the phone. The speed of ADSL access is up to 8 Mb / s, a modem is needed (many providers provide it for rent free of charge). But if you have a paired phone, this connection is not available to you.
The alternative to ADSL access for price and quality is home networks. You do not need a phone, modem or otherequipment. The provider simply distributes the Internet between the homes connected to the network. Traffic inside your home network is free. But such a connection requires a cable laying, and there may be interruptions in operation in case of accidents on the line or the use of poor-quality equipment by the provider.
Having decided on the type of connection, it is possible to decide which provider is better, choosing from providers offering the appropriate tariff plan and connection type. To start read customer reviews, and not on the sites of providers, but on various forums.
It often happens that the provider promises you one, but in reality it's quite another. For example, many providers in tariffs write: "Speed up to 8 Mbit!". The keyword is before, the real speed can be lower. So it is not necessary to "lead" on tariffs, in which the maximum speed is indicated.
In addition, only on the forum you can find out, does the speed in the evenings fall (this "sin" home networks - when in the evening many users immediately go online, the equipment does not cope), how often breakdowns occur, how quickly they are corrected, etc.
Also decide which provider is best, will help services offered by providers. Significant plus - the availability of convenient personalCabinet in which you can monitor the status of your personal account, learn about the changes in tariffs. Yes, and ways to replenish the account should be convenient and diverse: if you can pay only in the office of the provider, it's unlikely you will be satisfied.
Very important availability of affordable and effective technical support. Does it work round the clock? Is it easy to get through to it? Are operators competent? How quickly problems are solved? Ask also about the possibility of using the router (if in addition to the wired Internet you need a Wi-Fi).
Finally, when you decide which provider is better, ask about the connection. With ADSL connection problems do not ariseshould: you only need a modem and a telephone line. With the home network there may be nuances: if in your home no one has connected to this provider, the connection may cost more. The price rises even more if you live in a private home.
As you can see, it is impossible to say unambiguously which provider is better or worse: different providers may have different disadvantages and advantages, winning in one, the provider can lose in another. It is necessary to decide what is needed for you, and from this to start.
