These days there are more options for high speed internet than ever before. Among the new, fast internet choices available, broadband internet remains one of the most desired, because of its ability to deliver lightning fast connection speeds even in areas where cable remains unavailable. But this has also caused many broadband providers to spring up and it can be tough to choose among the many fine companies out there. Today we’re focusing on Cable One, a fast-growing provider that now offers high speed internet to over half a million subscribers.
Who Are They?
Cable ONE provides not only broadband but, as their name suggests, cable and cable internet to a wide margin of consumers. As the tenth largest provider in the country, the company enjoys healthy sales but still offers plenty of great deals and incentives to new subscribers, which is par for the course for any service provider trying to climb up the ranks. Their broadband service delivers internet to nearly four hundred thousand subscribers, a figure lower than their basic cable and digital cable numbers but steadily climbing.
How Many States do they Serve?
Although Cable ONE is a far smaller outfit than some of the larger providers, the company still has a surprisingly strong presence in the Midwest and rural parts of the country. Middle America has had issues with cable internet and satellite internet for years and only now are its citizens starting to enjoy the blazing fast connection speeds that city and suburb dwellers take for granted. Much of this is thanks to Cable ONE, which provides service to 19 states in the country, including sparsely populated areas like North Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Idaho, and Iowa.
What Service Tiers do they Offer?
A new subscriber to Cable ONE is given three choices, or tiers, of service to decide on. The lowest level is known as “Economy” and it allows the subscriber to have two email accounts and download speeds that top out at about one and a half megabits a second, with uploads at 150 Kbps. This is usually just right for a basic or casual computer user. The next step up is the “Standard” package, which provides up to fifteen email accounts and a 5mbps download speed, which is quite a step up from economy. What’s more, the Kbps upload is more than doubled to 500. The highest tier is “Premium” and, though it is the priciest, it also offers 250 megabytes of email storage and twenty accounts, while giving 10 Mbps upload speed and a download speed of 1 Mbps. What’s more, 150 megabytes of personal web space is also given. It is up to the individual to decide which package is the most appealing, but it is refreshing to see more options being left up to the consumer. As Cable ONE continues to expand its service and size, let’s hope that it retains this dedication to customer freedom.