Internet Service Provider Review
In today's world, information is power. Imagine news, infinite books and articles, the ease of online shopping and instantly connecting with loved ones. ISPs bring that power to your home or office.
In many homes, a computer with an Internet connection has become as common as a telephone or television—in fact, many would give up their telephone or TV before they would give up their Internet connection.
The World Wide Web is a source of unlimited information and possibilities: students use the Internet for their studies, practically anything can be purchased online (it's particularly good for specialty items), the Internet is a great source for news, entertainment, and people all over the world can communicate instantly online.
There are various types of Internet connections, including dial-up, cable, wireless, DSL and satellite, and hundreds of Internet providers. Each provider has a service area, offers certain types of connections and provides customers with other benefits, such as email, security against viruses and other harmful programs, webpage space and more—finding the ISP that fits your needs and is available in your area can be a daunting task
In this site, you'll find articles about ISPs and comprehensive reviews on Internet service providers that will help you make an informed decision on which ISP fits your needs. At TopTenREVIEWS, we do the research so you don't have to.™
Ideal Internet providers offer a number of different connections, including dial-up, DSL, cable and satellite, and they offer these services to a large number of people. The ISP should provide ample protection to customers using firewalls, parental controls and virus and spyware protection. Convenient, helpful customer service is a must.
Below are the criteria TopTenREVIEWS used to evaluate Internet service providers.
For the best provider we could find, see Earthlink.
In today's world, information is power. Imagine news, infinite books and articles, the ease of online shopping and instantly connecting with loved ones. ISPs bring that power to your home or office.
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EarthLink | MSN | Comcast | AOL | NetZero | AT&T Yahoo | Verizon | Juno | Netscape | PeoplePC |
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| Dial-Up | $9.95 | $18.95* | N/A | $9.95 | $9.95 | $14.99 | N/A | $6.95 | $9.95 | 5.47 |
| DSL | $12.95 | N/A | N/A | $14.95 | N/A | $19.95 | $17.99 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Cable | $29.95 | N/A | $33.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| Buy from the Manufacturer |
$29.95 |
$18.95 |
$33.00 |
$9.99 |
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$19.95 |
$17.99 |
$6.95 |
$9.95 |
$5.47 |
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