How to choose an ISP?
The right choice of an Internet provider is the main condition for effective work on the Internet, its quality and reliability. Take care of comfortable navigation on the Web's expanses in advance, so as not to clutch your head after problems with the selected Internet service provider begin. What criteria need to be guided by choosing an Internet provider?
The cost of Internet provider services is one of the standard selection criteria. Here the main mistake awaits the potential client - focusing solely on the amount of payment, he forgets about other important points. In pursuit of cheapness, a person gets a "slow" Internet, constant problems with communication and a complete lack of technical support.
The data transfer rate is another way to fix the head to the client. Offers like "1 Gbit / s almost free" now often lure inexperienced dishonest providers. In fact, everything is much worse. The promised speed often turns out to be "general", "at all".Indeed, such a connection speed will have a person, if it turns out to be the only "currently available" connection. Imagine this situation is difficult, is not it? The more users are on the web, the slower for each of them speed. And if reputable companies that provide Internet connection services increase the bandwidth of their network, then clients of dishonest providers are forced to "enjoy" a slow connection. Therefore
in the contract must necessarily indicate the guaranteed speed for the client.
Tariff plans .The list of tariff plans offered by the provider should be wide enough to satisfy the needs of each client. It is important to consider which tariff plan will be beneficial for you and for the price and content of the service.
Service availability .Half a day you are working on the Web normally, and half the Internet "disappears"?So it should not be! The provider must guarantee a certain amount of time during which the client will have access to the Network. Any problems with access to the Internet, the culprit of which is the provider, should be eliminated as soon as possible and free of charge. The client must have the right to extend the term of the service by the amount of time during which the Internet was absent or to demand compensation for material damage. All this should also be spelled out in the contract.
Support .Perhaps, no one provider will insure its customers from problems related to access to the Network. However, a solid provider must ensure that they are immediately eliminated. If the problem is not resolved after a day, a week, a month - is there any sense in continuing to use the services of such an Internet provider?
Type of connection to the Internet - an important factor, which must always pay attention. Standard telephone Internet is replaced by modern types of connection. The most convenient at the moment is a dedicated fiber-optic line - this type of connection guarantees a relatively high data transfer speed, ease of connection, and the lack of unnecessary hardware( modem).
Visit the websites of ISPs .Carefully study the offers, tariffs, conditions, additional services( free installation of an e-mail box, antivirus program, network address) of each ISP.Comparing the available information, you can more objectively talk about the breadth of choice and the cost of services of a provider.
It is not superfluous to visit the provider's office in advance. Read the connection agreements, the license for this type of activity in your city, talk to the manager( find out how the connection and access to the Internet are done, how the problem is solved and who to contact if they arise).The general impression of the office of the provider can also play an important role - at least suspicious looks like a semi-basement of a "new Internet service provider".
Reviews about the services of providers .Be sure to ask for feedback about the providers that exist in your city. For this purpose it is enough to visit the general city forum or to take an interest about this from friends and acquaintances.
Weigh all the pros and cons. Probably, there is no Internet service provider, able to satisfy the client absolutely by all criteria. One provider provides too expensive services, another has limited choice of tariff plans, the third "eats" at the speed of data transmission, from the fourth one you will not wait for troubleshooting. Decide what is more important for you, what is categorically not acceptable, and what you are ready to "suffer".