Improving My Internet To Improve My Life

There are several ways in which you can receive internet service these days. Most commonly, you might receive it through a cable TV or a phone service provider. The most recent option is fiber optics, and here are the benefits of internet service using fiber optic technology. 

Faster Upload and Download Speeds

Imagine traveling at the speed of light. That is fairly close to the speed that the signals traveling through fiber optic cables achieve. Ergo, internet upload and download speeds are extremely fast, and there is nothing that moves faster. If you are a heavy PC gamer, or you need to upload and download things quickly for work purposes, then you should switch to this type of internet. 

No Interference from Other Signals

A single fiber optic cable contains several fiber optic strands. Each and every one of those strands is able to transmit its own signal without interference from the other strands in the same cable/bundle. One strand can give you internet, one can give you phone service, and one more can give you TV service, and still leave enough fiber optic strands to transmit signals for your closest neighbors. Nobody's services are "cross-streamed" either. 

No Dropped Signals or Breaks in Service

With some cable TV providers, you will get spotty internet service during a storm. With phone service providers, your cable is only as good as the digital signal equipment. The reboots and the software upgrades from these providers can cause your internet to shut down, shut off, and/or clip out at the worst times. With the fiber optic internet, storms never interfere because the cables are underground and insulated against electricity, and no "upgrades" are needed to the software or hardware that provides your internet service. That means that you do not have to worry about dropped signals or breaks in service. 

Check with a Fiber Optic Provider to See If This Service Is Available Where You Live

The one drawback to fiber optic internet is that it is still not available everywhere in the whole of the United States. It takes a monumental amount of effort to run these bundles of fibers and the cables made from the fibers over several hundred miles to hundreds of service boxes everywhere. If you are really hooked on the idea of getting fiber optic internet, check with a provider that advertises and offers it to see if you can get it where you live.