One Of The Fastest Forms Of Internet Access

One Of The Fastest Forms Of Internet Access

With present cable technology, a residential cable Internet connection provides you with download speeds between 4 to 6 Mbps. By comparison, cable Internet is roughly 70 times faster than a 56K dialup connection in most cases. Major cable providers, such as Comcast and Time Warner, also offer premium packages with download speeds between 8 to 16 Mbps, but they will cost you a little bit more and aren't available everywhere.

In 2008, Comcast came out with PowerBoost™, a fiber optic enhancement to their current cable Internet connections. This pushes max downloads speeds up to 20 Mbps in certain areas. Speeds will vary, but a PowerBoost™ account is much faster than DSL at present.

Since your residential digital cable TV provider will be the same company that can supply you with broadband cable Internet service, consumers have the opportunity to bundle Internet access with their digital cable television and digital phone service. You can often get a discount when you bundle all three of these broadband cable services together, so always check with your provider to see if they have any such current deals.

It's important to remember that you just don't have a lot of choice when choosing a broadband cable provider. It has to go through your existing cable provider's system. The main choice for high speed Internet will always be either your current phone company for DSL or your cable TV provider for cable Internet. Despite the lack of options in choosing a provider, broadband cable Internet remains one of the fastest, most reliable systems for delivering an "always on" high speed Internet connection to your home.