If you are on the Internet, you are using fiber for some portion of your connection. Both DSL and cable modem system networks rely heavily on fiber for parts of their network, but the actual connection to your house (frequently called the ‘last mile‘) uses copper phone lines or coaxial cable lines. The bottleneck generally occurs over the last-mile.

Neither phone lines or cable can offer the speeds we need to remain competitive in the digital economy. DSL over phone lines is limited by distance; the signal degrades for those living more than 1 mile away from the central office. Even for those living close to a central office, the top speeds are not comparable to speeds commonly offered with an all fiber connection.

Cable systems tend to offer faster download speeds than DSL but cable systems use a shared network to cover the last mile. In most situations, the loop is shared by many houses. If a few of them are hogs, everyone’s performance suffers.

The OnlineNW fiber network offers the fastest speeds at prices similar or below the prices you are currently paying for slower speeds.

If you want to take advantage of streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and so forth, you’ll need a way to display them on your TV.  If you have a smart TV these apps are usually built in.  If not, setting up your TV for streaming is still be simple and inexpensive.  Some of the most popular devices are Roku, Google Chromecast, Xbox One and Apple TV.

There are more expensive, but more comprehensive, streaming services known as cable replacements.  These services include Sling TV and YouTube TV.  These stream live channels in real time over the Internet.  Sling TV carries multiple ESPN stations, plus Cartoon Network, TBS, Bloomberg, CNN, History and dozens of others.  You can also record programs to watch later just like you would with a cable DVR box.

DirecTV and Dish Network both offer similar channel packages, DVR recording and video on demand services like cable.  OnlineNW can explain their current packages and promotions and can also install their services.

The upload portion of your bandwidth is very important, especially when working from home, backing up to the iCloud, Gaming, Video Conferencing, and emailing large files. We don’t restrict that portion of your bandwidth like they do.