What do New Yorkers all have in common?  They are some of the busiest and most hard-working people on the planet.  From the financial districts to the business districts, and in the many small, eclectic burroughs that make up this dynamic city, it is no wonder that the top name for internet service providers in New York is Verizon.  With incredibly affordable DSL service, and same low subscription rate for life when you sign a two year contract, New Yorkers have a broadband connection at their fingertips that helps them negotiate the Big Apple day in and day out.  For most New Yorkers, DSL service is what keeps them connected.  But individuals lucky enough to have access to FiOS all agree that it would be extremely difficult to go to any other technology.

One thing that New Yorkers would simply not sign up with is satellite broadband.  Large cities have ample selections in mobile internet, as well as various wireline technologies such as DSL, fiber optics and cable internet service.  But make no mistake about it . . . satellite internet is growing by leaps and bounds in the rural areas of New York as prices come down and web access becomes too sophisticated for most dialup connections to adequately handle.

ATT Uverse is expanding and signing up new customers every single day. As a matter of fact, the company has had to add many employees in their targeted installation areas. Right now, one of the fastest growing areas is North Carolina, where they are hiring new technicians responsible for customer installations and customer service. AT&T is the nation’s largest private employer of full-time employees that are union members. In 2010, ATT Uverse reached nearly 3,000 subscribers, a gain of more 1,000,000 during the period of 2009 to 2010. During that same period, cable providers lost more than a million subscribers.  

A study released last week by the FCC, entitled: “The State of U.S. Broadband” indicates that the majority of Internet service providers in the United States do not deliver the actual speeds they promise. The majority come within 20% of their advertised speeds during the hours of peak usage, or between 7 pm and 11 pm. The study compared thirteen separate companies, the largest providers in the country. Its findings? The company that did the best job of delivering what it promised was Verizon FiOs, which actually over-delivered. How so?  The average speed was actually 114% — or 14% greater than what they advertised.

If you need a new ISP, you’re probably thinking about calling the ones in your area. But the Best Internet Providers are not necessarily the ones in your phone book. You may actually have more choices for ISPs than you originally thought, and all it takes to see what’s out there is to go online and check for availability. All this usually involves is entering in your zip code. But there’s more to finding another internet company than seeing whether you can get connected. And not being careful about your research can cost you money.

Let’s say you are looking for DSL providers. You could spend hours calling up companies near you. And by the time you’re done, you could have any number of package details and prices to remember. But when you ditch the phone and go online to search, you can avoid all of that. Using an online ISP guide has many benefits, including money-saving ones. And researching is so easy, because all the information you need is in front of you on one page. So you can see speeds, prices and internet types at a glance. There are also some great incentives to be found online that you can’t get over the phone.

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