Are you one of the million’s that
you have cut cable and are now using internet streaming as your main source of
entertainment? If so- do you happen to
have several devices that can stream from different applications? Do you have a VOIP phone system and 24/7
media streaming and security cameras streaming in your home? If you
answered yes- you may be in the same position that I found myself in- bandwidth
issues.
Most of
the internet providers are capping their monthly downloads to 100 gig’s. For most people, 100 gigs would never be an
issue. But for a few, the ones that
stream media and security video over the internet- it is. If you are anything like me- 100 gigs would
be gone in a week. Once you hit your
limit, the cable company will either throttle you back to a snails pace or send you a warning
letter pertaining to their terms of service and how you are in violation- or
both.
What is
the option? Fortunately for me, I have Business
Class internet with Comcast. They only
charge about $30.00 more per month to have an unlimited 22/5 account! Comcast charges $99.95 for their second tier
business class internet service- up from when I joined and grandfathered in at $79.95. The price of the service went up when the internet streaming demand went up.
I have
several laptops and other peripherals that demand bandwidth. It was still a cost effective choice for me
to switch to the business class internet, which still being able to save money
monthly. (See earlier posting “Cutting the Cord” for cost break down) ISP’s are
trying to position themselves to earn a profit- while more and more are cutting
cable services and moving towards internet streaming services.
As you wade through the many options to move to no cable services- consider looking at the cost of business class internet. Some companies are not making the service too out of reach and still a reasonable savings by not having the bandwidth cap.
