Most of us have been taught that by cutting
out the middle man
we can save money, but is that all you save?
When it comes to Internet access and phone service
working with the incumbents or Baby Bells is a mixed bag.
Certainly there are competitive companies that can give you the
same or better phone service than the Baby Bells which suffer
from years of a monopolistic market but is it the same for
Internet service?
DSL service is actually quite different than phone service.
Besides the obvious difference of one being data
and one
being voice, competitive carriers generally use their own
equipment which is kept at the phone company's facilities.
In this case, asking your phone company to make changes to
your service is dependent on your phone company and
depending on how smoothly they run their operations you
could have a very pleasant experience. Internet service,
however is different. Many baby bells resell their service which
is then sold under a different name. You may be buying Internet
access and not realize that you're really buying BellSouth DSL
under another name.
In cases where companies purchase BellSouth DSL and resell
it under their own name, many of the advantages of changing
carriers disappear. If the carrier does not own their equipment
they will need to contact the provider to make any changes and
s they are not the provider you have added another layer of
complexity to any request you may have. Is it really worth the
$5 or $10 you're saving by going with a competitor?
Often times it's not. Think about cutting out the middle man
when looking for Internet service. If you know the company is
simply reselling BellSouth DSL, why not just go with the source?
American International Telephonics, LLC
9903 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 373
Beverly Hills, California 90212 USA
1 800 600 6151 US & Canada +1 310 281 5539 +1 310 424 7149 Fax
