Technology today has allowed the Internet to give us flash graphics, animations, sounds and videos, bringing about a need for superior web access such that comes with high speed internet. The fact is that anything less than the speed supplied by a high speed Internet will not work for today’s Internet surfers.
Our family has some online needs that require fast connection speeds. We are running an online business. Our son has discovered the online world and gaming and most of the shopping is also done online. Our needs are not that much different from other families. We not only need to have a reliable connection, we need to be able to download videos and files without losing the connection or timing out with a slower speed Internet connection.
We did evaluate several service packages available in our area. Surewest features broadband capacity that extends up to 50Mbs. However, the price tag increases as you add more speed. Nevertheless, we are fine with up to 10Mbs. Surewest does not bundle all three services. For instance, Surewest promotes an offer for Internet + digital TV or Internet + Phone as well as Volcano Vision, which has bundled digital TV + high speed Internet.
In addition, offers from other vendors did include On Demand services. As far as pricing goes, the first 12 months you pay $115 monthly, whereas with the Surewest plan, it starts at $150. There was not much to think about after learning all this. We have chosen a Comcast Triple Play Preferred Plus package. The package contains all 3 services we need at our home:
- Comcast Digital Plus with ON DEMAND
- Comcast High-Speed Internet
- Comcast Digital Voice
With the basic bundle of telephone, digital, TV and broadband, Comcast provides a useful package of free software including McAfee‘s VirusScan and Personal Firewall Plus and Simple Star’s Photo Show Deluxe photo editing and sharing software. You get free access to its Photo Center (Snapfish) with free storage and 12-cent prints. You also get a Comcast-specific version of Rhapsody Radio Plus Internet radio, with 25 free on-demand of song plays a month. Comcast’s Games Channel has loads of free online games.
Because we decided on the Comcast package combining all three services, we have saved about $70 a month on our budget. This makes everything well worth the change. Since I am looking forward to being a stay at home mom, I tend to look for the best ways to save money. Comcast was the only place that would save us money instead of matching it or being higher than what we paid already. Because we did shop around, we were able to find this deal at Comcast and now we have everything we need for everyone in the family to enjoy. It does make sense to shop around and know the different pricing and plans offered by all providers.
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