You've made the decision to purchase broadband internet access for your
home or office. What's your next step? Do you contact your local
provider directly and sign up? This is certainly and option, but one
that may not be in your best interest.
Contacting one local provider may not be your best option because it
limits your choices. It limits the specials available to you. You see,
the competition for your business is fierce. There can be a number of
vendor choices each offering the same or different access methods and
specials. There's cable access, DSL access, satellite access. Each
comes with it's own pro's and con's.
You might live in an area where all three-access methods (not counting
dial-up) are available. You may live in an area where only 2 or even 1
vendor is available. How do you know? Which do you choose?
The simple way is to contact the one vendor you know of, but there is
another way. Use an online-brokered service. These services should be
FREE to you and provide information as well as quotes from multiple
vendors within your area.
There are many services available on the internet for you to access
this information. Of course we'd like you to use our service, free of
charge, but any service you find should provide you with the following.
Information - It's critical that you be provided with the information you need to make informed decisions.
Quotes for service - You should be allowed free access to quoting
software that will search out and report back all the available vendors
within your area. This quote should be free to you as well as identify
who the vendor is, what type of service it is, detailed technical
information about the service, price, contract length and what specials
are available to you.
Lastly, there should be something in it for you as well. When searching
for these types of services, don't forget to see what's in it for you!
For one, our service offers rebates in addition to the vendor specials.
Ok, we're biased here because we believe our service is the best, but
other sites probably offer the same incentives. Also look for another
level of support. You can go directly to the vendor of your choice with
questions about modems, routers, email accounts, etc. and then wait
until someone from their support group gets back to you. If you've
purchased your broadband service using a brokered service on the
internet, you should be able to contact them as well. An additional
level of service is another incentive to purchasing your service online.
If you contact a single vendor chances are you're not going to receive
unbiased information. A broker does provide unbiased information
because they are not tied to a single provider. Having access to
multiple providers with multiple access types allows the flexibility to
search out and find the 'appropriate' service and the best price and
provides value for using the service.
In closing, find a service that is FREE for you to use and provides the
information, quotes for service and provides value to you in the way of
cash rebates, information and another level of support.
Enjoy your broadband internet experience.
