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An Easy Way to Locate Internet Providers in My Area
Trying to research all of the various offers that internet providers in my area are extending proved to be a time-consuming endeavor until I found a terrific resource linking to several top providers. The website also helped me determine what broadband speed I needed, plus helped educate me on some broadband terminology that had me scratching my head in confusion. Finally, it enabled me to find out who the internet providers in my area were. I had assumed that every internet provider who advertised in my city also would provide service to me if I called them up. I found out that was definitely not the case — only a handful of providers actually serviced my neighborhood. It was nice to be able to compare the two big names in broadband — AT&T and Verizon — in a side by side comparison to see what they had to offer in terms of incentives.
I became interested in Verizon internet service because of their new FiOS plan, which was an enhanced DSL service which was delivered by an all fiber optics network. Apparently, Verizon is a pioneer in this area, and the speeds were off the charts. That really intrigued me because my family is interested in video streaming and online games. If you are looking for more basic speeds such as using the net for downloading e-mail, internet shopping and banking, you might not need a service like FiOS. Both AT&T and Verizon have basic DSL plans at different speed levels as well.