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 Verizon DSL under another name.
In cases where companies purchase Verizon 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 as 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 Verizon 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
