Do you (or your company) get your internet connection from a provider that ISN'T a phone or cable provider?

Question

Please only answer if this is true for you. Who is your internet provider and why do you use this provider instead of a phone or cable company?

Answer 1

I get my service from Hughes Net. A satellite provider. A phone line would be way to slow.

Answer 2

Some ISP providers are AT&T dsl, Earthlink, People PC, Netzero, AOL, Comcast, ect. I've tried several ISP myself, and trust me, it's a hassel to switch from one ISP to another. I'm currently using AT&T dsl and I'm happy with their service. There's two kinds of internet services that I know of: dial up & dsl. Dial up means they use your phone line, so it's busy everytime you go online. It takes a long time and often encounter problems with connection. Some people have no problem using dial up though, especially since it's much cheaper than dsl, and I don't think you need a modemn or router for that. Dsl, cost more, but doesn't use your phone line directly. Therefore, you can use you phone anytime, even while online. Dsl requires a modemn and a router, which you can purchase on your own. Some ISP, like AT&T, will send you a package with all the necessary supplies when you open an account with them. If you're not the tech type of person, you might still need to get a tech guy to come help you install all the wires. AT&T dsl is quite fast, but it still depend on the type of computer you have, your window version, and how much memory you have on your harddrive. I would guess there's a website for each ISP company I listed above, so just do some research on one of the search engines. You probably can find more ISP through research too. P.S: You can usually obtain an AOL disc with free internet hours at post offices, but I didn't like AOL for their service, complicated to install, hard to cancel service, and it's not that fast. But that was my own experience only.

Answer 3

You are NOT going to be able to get an internet connection from anyone that is not a phone company for your company. The reason is due to cost. The Only way to get a reasonable low cost, high speed, highly dependable internet server for a company is to go to the individuals who are the backbone of the internet which are the phone companies. The internet runs on the fiber that the phone companies own.

Answer 4

I have my internet through my cable and phone provider. The only thing I know of that isn't is AOL.