These days there are more companies providing cable internet than ever before. Some of them are massive companies providing deals that only a brand with major recognition can get away with. Some of them are newer or smaller companies that can manage to offer lower prices in an effort to get more brand awareness out there. Either way, this is great for the consumer because we’re able to enjoy the benefits of a competitive market, meaning cheaper cable internet for all. Today we’ll look at the company Atlantic Broadband.
Who They Are
Atlantic Broadband is one of the newer upstarts in the industry but they are gaining steam every day. Formed in 2004, the company is already one of the twenty largest cable providers in the country. Atlantic boasts over two hundred and fifty thousand subscribers and that number is growing every day. Still, there is plenty of growing to do before privately-owned Atlantic can compete with the major players in the cable internet game.
Availability
As of now, Atlantic only offers broadband to a few locations. Those in Miami Beach, Pennsylvania, Delaware, or Maryland are the only areas where you can get a subscription to Atlantic Broadband, though it seems likely that this admittedly sparse service area will continue to grow.
Service Tiers
Like most internet providers, Atlantic offers three service tiers. The lowest and most introductory tier is known as the “starter” package. It offers two email accounts as well as a 256k downstream and 128k upload speed. The downstream part of any provider’s speed will always be considerably faster than the upload connection simply because that is how cable and broadband operate.
The next step up is called “preferred service” and it gives the user five email accounts and ten megabytes of web space in addition to a 3Mbps download and 180k upload. This is considerably faster than the starter service by a good margin. After that comes the so-called “max service” which provides ten email accounts and thirty megabytes of web space. What’s more, it offers a rather impressive 5Mbps for download and 245k for uploading. This is almost a hundred times faster than dialup. The best part is that all the internet options give you free anti virus software as well as a spyware and popup blocker. If Atlantic does indeed expand to more states as time goes on, we can only hope that they continue to offer these especially handy perks for no extra charge.?