Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Broadband Providers : Speed Up, Move Up, Wake Up!

By Ray Lam


The Internet has reformed the way we do business, making broadband access absolutely critical. Broadband enables your business to progress in a much better manner. With the number of residential and business customers turning to high-speed Internet connections like DSL, cable and even satellite, the number of broadband service providers is also increasing. But broadband availability and more importantly, accessibility has developed a lot slowly in rural markets. The factors that come into play are lower population density; fewer business and more remote users make rural markets less appealing than their urban counterparts.

There are varied broadband Internet service providers and they offer several connection forms. Broadband can be separated into several different categories, such as cable, DSL, and satellite. The major benefit of broadband service over dial up service is the uploading speed of websites. When changing from dial up to broadband service, the speed increases exponentially which saves you time and energy. Broadband is an always-on connection, so you do not need to connect to it each time you want to use the Internet.

One broadband Internet service provider is your local cable company. They have supreme speed and are easy of use. Each time you turn on your computer your Internet connection is ready and you do not need to take the time to connect to it. The cost is sometimes a concern for Internet users, but these broadband Internet service providers sometimes offer package deals with your cable TV service or a slower access speed for a reduced price. Several broadband Internet service providers offer DSL service.

However Switching Broadband providers is a simple process, as the majority of the main Broadband providers have signed up to a code of practice which is designed to make the process of changing Broadband suppliers as easy as possible.

The process of transfering Broadband providers is very similar to that used in the mobile phone industry whereby numbers are 'ported' between mobile phone operators thus meaning no 'downtime'. With Broadband you are given a code that your new Broadband provider will use to transfer you swiftly. This Broadband transfer code is known as a 'Migration Authority Code' (MAC). Once the MAC code has been transferred between your old Broadband provider and your new provider, then your Broadband service should transfer over without any interruption.

Satellite broadband service internet providers offers a service that many rural or out of the way areas are not offered from their cable company or other providers. This is a plus to many customers who would not have internet service without the satellite providers.

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