Internet provider chicago
Chicago is home to numerous Internet Service Providers. ISP's are coming up with creative ideas to fight the extreme competition in the telecommunication market. The growing market trend is that of dials up connections being slowly phased out, replaced by much faster Broad band connections.
AT&T Yahoo! DSL
Telecom major AT&T and web service giant Yahoo! Joined hands to provide a co branded dial up and DSL service. DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line and refers to an Internet connection that is transmitted to your home via the existing phone line. Since the DSL transmission is of higher frequency than normal voice transmission it will never interfere with your phone calls. The AT&T Yahoo! service is limited only to customers who obtain telephonic service in the former SBC service areas. AT&T Yahoo! Offers 4 different plans starting from the Basic Internet access plan for $14.99 per month to the Elite DSL plan with a blistering speed of 6Mbps, which would set you back by $34.99 per month. AT&T Yahoo! provides a free installation kit and a modem. The company has a 24/7 helpline to help you with any troubleshooting.
Comcast
Comcast is the second largest ISP in the US with more than 9 million customers. Comcast offers incredible speeds, top class additional features and total convenience at affordable prices. Comcast offers Home Networking' by which you can connect 5 PC's to form your own network in at home. Comcast gets the home network to be wireless at no extra charge. Comcast provides its customers with upto seven mail accounts with a total storage of 1.75 GB.You also get an additional 175MB to create webpages and to store files. Comcast networks are protected with McAfee Virus scan, Fire Wall protection, Parental control, pop up blockers, anti phishing and spyware protection. Comcast charges a modest $19.99 for 6 months but prices may vary depending on additional feature upgrades.
Speakeasy
Speakeasy offers high speed DSL service and Voice over IP. Speakeasy is targeted at small business establishments. Speakeasy claims to offer speeds in between 6mbps and 768kbps. They have a 24 hr help center, should you run into any trouble. Speakeasy is known for their liberal policies with home users whereby users are overtly allowed to run any number of servers and permitted to sell their connection through NetShare service.
Towerstream
Towerstream uses the latest fixed wireless technology that forms the basis for WiMAX. Towerstream offers fully wireless access free of optical fibers, telephone or cable wires. Towerstream provides Service Level Agreement (SLA) to assure its customers of highest availability, lowest packet loss and latency. Towerstream has been on an expansion spree since January 2007 adding Los Angeles, Seattle and Miami to its network. The company offers a wide range of bandwidth ranging from 1.5 mpbs to 1000 mbps to suit small, medium or large enterprises. Towerstream uses the most advanced wireless broadband technology to provide its customers with feature rich internet access.
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