2. INTERNET ACCESS (match your speed requirements to ISP offers)

• DETERMINE Your Speed Requirements

• gather your present service, features & billing history: exmples are cable/internet

• If no video streaming over internet is required, then DSL over copper is likely cheapest.

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• INTERNET ISP Offers :

• KEEP paying for wired phone, and add data DSL

  • ($25/mo for 1Mbps download - slow- no live video;

  • $35/mo for 15MBps download, includes home wireless router)

• Availability of static-free copper pairs (Voice + DSL) now seems plentiful since customers are dropping wired phone service.
  Phone companies will push FIOS (higher $$) for video & data and then pull out your copper wire.
  Wired phones will continue operating during long power outages (Sandy!); FIOS phones will fail due to limited battery life.

• YOUR REQUIREMENTS vs ISP OFFERINGS vs COST