Importance of Reliable Internet for Work & Online Education

Currently, with the global pandemic, internet access has proven to be a lifeline instead of a luxury. One positive thing that this pandemic has shown us is that even in such a developed country such as the U.S. we are still dealing with antiquated infrastructure technologies for internet service and communication. The internet provides critical links and websites to information that can work to keep our families safe and healthy during this global health issue. Not only does it provide us with the tools to stay safe, but it is important for many of our children’s online learning programs that are in place. Children with internet access that drops out or is not reliable can cause them to fall behind in their education path. It can also be very frustrating at times when doing things such as zoom for class and your connection is less than adequate causing frequent tiling, lost signal, and buffering. Many teachers in rural areas have been forced to teach remotely and without a solid and stable connection, remote teaching can sometimes be impossible. Another annoying issue people may see is with internet service providers charging overages and not offering unlimited data to their customers. For families who have multiple kids e-learning, or parents that work from home as well, using up all the bandwidth in one day is a real issue. In turn, these families are forced to buy more data from their ISP at gouged prices. When you are working from home, your entire livelihood depends upon your ISP’s ability to put you in touch with the rest of the world on the internet reliably and repeatedly. Finding a reliable provider for internet is becoming a huge factor into many lives as the pandemic has pushed many to work from home or do schoolwork remotely. It is now important as ever for home buyers to select an area to live with reliable connection to the internet.

Key points for a reliable internet connection

·         Many jobs and classrooms require daily online meetings. Having fast download and upload speeds means that you can participate in those meetings rather than trying to watch through lag and buffering issues.

·         Reliability in terms of internet connection means that you can successfully get access to the internet quickly and repeatedly. This allows you to meet deadlines and lessen worry of not being able to get on at certain times of the day.

·         A dedicated connection to your house helps ensure that your service doesn’t drop in terms of bandwidth speed and reliability. This helps you stay connected and keep a steady connection no matter what time of day it is or the weather. Whether it’s in the morning or at night when many people are getting home from work many cable and satellite companies’ infrastructure requires share bandwidth with neighbors. At Mid Century Fiber we provide a dedicated connection to each customer’s router. Unlike cable that’s stuck with a shared internal network design.

·         Upload speed and capacity is something often overlooked by consumers. Since Zoom meetings, and many programs for work and school rely on your ability to upload files and stream video feeds it is important for your home internet service to offer you excellent upload speeds and that are symmetrical to your download speeds. Many companies offer high download speeds with very low upload speeds as the infrastructure they are using is not capable of higher speeds. Having the ability to quickly upload your data is critical. All our internet plans at Mid Century Fiber include equal upload and download speeds.

·         Additionally, another common variable with satellite internet and traditional cable connections are overage fees. Watching out for bandwidth overage fees and data limits are crucial when shopping for an internet service provider. These fees can force consumers to have to purchase more data at gouged rates when they go over their “limit”.

Here at Mid Century Fiber, we offer a fiber fast internet connection that comes with symmetrical Download and Upload speeds of up to One Gig, Zero Overage Fees, No Data limits/restrictions, as well as No Contract. Questions? Give us a call at 309-778-3278.