Local Internet Services – Prices Compared
We took the time to compile pricing for broadband Internet access (1.5 Mbps and above) in Spiral’s service area – western Nevada County. These prices were effective as of March 2010, and do not reflect any temporary promotions that particular providers may be offering. We hope this will assist you in selecting an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that offers good value for the speed of acccess. Frankly, we were suprised to find that our prices are the lowest – lower than AT&T’s.
In the chart below, we compare pricing for 1.5 Mbps, 3.0 Mbps, and 6.0 Mbps speeds:
1 year – includes the purchase of equipment and installation fees, with any 12-month pay-ahead discounts
Ongoing annually – service only with any 12 month pay-ahead discounts, some providers have an equipment rental fee
Call Spiral at 478-9822, if you need further information. Download PDF file (197kb) of Spiral Residential Price Comparison chart.
There are 5 types of broadband Internet access available locally (for broadband speed chart, see below)
• DSL
– runs over the AT&T copper wire phone network – offered by Spiral
– note that AT&T bundled pricing does not give you any discount – although they will tell you that is the case
• Cable
– runs over Comcast or Suddenlink’s coaxial cable network
– cable service speeds depend on how many customers are on the network at any given time
– currently the fastest speeds available
• Wireless: Fixed
– terrestrial-based wireless, often called WiFi – offered locally determined by your location, as it is based on line-of-sight to tower
– offered by Digital Path, exWire, ColfaxNet, Central Valley Broadband, and SmarterBroadband
• Wireless: Cellular
– terrestrial-based wireless running over a cellular network, offered locally by AT&T or Verizon
• Wireless: Satellite
– “outer space” wireless, offered locally by HughesNet and WildBlue
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can appear very slow because of latency - distance of 20,000 miles to the satellite and same down
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