Broadband Providers: Taking Care of #1
ByThe popularity of high speed internet is undeniable. It seems every member of the household is logging in and zooming down the information highway. But do we really understand why we have to have it?
Triple Services Packages, sold by Cable, DSL, and Fiber Optic providers, bundle television, phone and Internet services for unbelievably low monthly subscriptions. The draw of super fast internet connectivity for only $10 per month lures you in, but the reality of the fine print sets in a few months later. Consumers need to educate themselves and read the agreements they are entering into!
When starting rates of $9.99 zoom as quickly as the information on the internet to $29.99 in six months, the affordability of fast internet goes right out the window. That doesn’t even include, higher taxes, surcharges, and fees that are also added to that inflated montly price.
So you try to call the provider to cancel your service, but then realize you?re locked in for a 2 year contract, and if you break this agreement you have to shell out even more dollars! That?s easy money for the Internet providers.
Speaking of more profit, when you don’t use your connection daily, weekly, or montly, that also increases these providers edge into the black. Sadly, providers are laughing all the way to the bank, even taking shots at consumer ignorance in their advertisements!
Folks, make sure you purchase what you need, when you need it, and read the fine print. In these days of lawsuits and license agreements, it may be quite a task to go through all of that mumbo jumbo?just don?t give your hard earned money to these providers if you don?t need to.
So, are promotional rates off limits? Absolutely not! Finding a provider that offers promotional rates without a long term contract is a great money saving tactic. Once the promo period has ended, you then also have the freedom to either stick it out with this provider or move on to the next.
At the end of the day you need to watch after your own pocket book and it is our responsibility to be the watchdogs over these high speed broadband providers. We need to find ways of providing affordable high speed for the entire US and start competing with the rest of the world that offer 5 times the speed at a tenth of the price.
