Verizon DSL Internet
High speed Internet is no longer a luxury few families can afford. Today, it’s becoming standard all over the country. But the big question is whether to choose your local cable programmer to provide this service or to go with DSL. As you’ll see below, the benefits of choosing Verizon DSL Internet should make the answer obvious.
Cable Versus DSL
First, you need to understand the difference between cable and DSL. The main thing that separates the two is the way you are connected to the service. When you use DSL, your home is connected directly to the source of the service, usually via your residential phone line. With cable, multiple users must share a single line – the same line that delivers all of the features from the cable company.
Because of the difference in the line connections, DSL offers a more stable speed. How fast you are going to go won’t fluctuate on time of day (although heavy traffic to a certain site at a point of day could slow you down) or number of users. The main thing affecting your speed is your proximity to the source of the service. With cable, your speed is dependent on how many people decide to use the Internet at the same time on your line. At peak times, your connection could slow to almost a crawl.
Benefits of Verizon DSL
While DSL, in general, does offer greater stability in terms of speed than cable, you’ll find there are other good reasons to choose Verizon’s services over those offered by your local cable company or other phone service providers.
For starters, Verizon is going to provide you with higher levels of reliability than most competing providers of high speed Internet services. They are part of a huge network – more than 100 million people – so dependability is something they have no trouble providing to customers. In fact, they promise 99.9% network reliability. Other companies cannot make sure a promise.
As mentioned above, Verizon DSL does connect you directly through a dedicated connection to their Central Office so you can have consistent and reliable speed for all of your online activities. No cable company can make such a claim because that’s not how cable Internet works.
With the Verizon DSL, you also receive a number of useful features. Email and email storage is one example. With up to 4 GB of email storage and up to 9 accounts available, you will be able to have at least one account for each member of your family and you won’t have to ration out the storage space either. You can also easily access your email through your mobile phone at no cost, completely sync with BlackBerry smart phones, and more. If you’re on the go a lot or if you live out of your cell phone, this email access is going to be a huge benefit by itself. Plus, very few companies and no cable companies offer the service.
Difference between Verizon DSL and FiOS
You may have heard about Verizon FiOS high speed Internet, too. But don’t confuse the two services. There are some big differences you should understand. First, Verizon DSL is available across a larger area than FiOS is right now. That’s because the DSL services have been available for a longer period of time. FiOS is much newer and requires upgrades to many of the lines before it can be used widely.
Second, Verizon DSL uses the ordinary copper wires used for your residential phone service to provide you with high Internet service. FiOS, on the other hand, uses state-of-the-art fiber optic cables to provide the service. While the speed may be better, the cost is also going to be higher.
The bottom line here is that if you are interested in high speed Internet and want the fastest speeds available for downloads and uploads, FiOS would be a great if it’s available in your area and fits your budget (several plans are available). Otherwise, you’re going to still love Verizon DSL Internet and all of its benefits.
Choosing the Speed
Another advantage of DSL high speed Internet is that you get to pick the speed that best fits your needs and your budget. Verizon offers three different speed packages. The lowest priced plan provides you with 1 Mbps download speeds and upload speeds of no faster than 384 Kbps. The middle of the road packages gives you more than twice the download speed: 3 Mbps. You also have double the upload speed (up to 768 Kbps). The faster Verizon DSL service is the Turbo plan which offers 7.1 Mbps download speeds and the same upload speeds as the middle-of-the-road package. Prices between the lowest and the highest plan differ by roughly $20 per month.
All three of the packages come with a free modem and wireless router. These are pieces of equipment you need to have to access your Verizon DSL Internet. Many companies will rent this equipment to you or require that you purchase your own.
Other Features
One of the most interesting services Verizon DSL Internet offers to its customers are entertainment packages. For an additional monthly fee, you can have unlimited access to movies or games instantly through your high speed Internet connection. Instead of having to buy the game or go through one of the paid sites online, you can have these fees tacked onto your monthly bill, get your games from a reliable source, and enjoy them as often and as much as you want. Most of the games are high quality and popular titles representing a large number of genres, too. Movies are also available this way through the Starz Play service. More than 2,500 movie titles are currently available for instant download.
Verizon DSL Internet also comes with a 30 day money back guarantee in case you’re not satisfied with the service. If you sign up for a two year contact, your monthly price will be reduced and will not change during that period. Bundles are also available to lower your bill further.
