Cable Internet Service Providers

If you've got a need for speed, then get yourself hooked up with cable Internet Service Providers!

Cable Internet Service Providers deliver the Internet via the same coaxial cable that brings you your favorite shows to your TV set. Just like DSL, you'll need a special modem and an Ethernet network card. Since cable modem access has been around longer than DSL, the cable Internet Service Providers boast more users at around 10 million to the mere 6 million DSL users. But there are still many misconceptions about cable Internet Service Providers.

The first myth about cable Internet Service Providers is that your cable connection is fast until everyone else in your neighborhood logs on and slows you down to the speed of your old 28.8 modem. It's true that you'll be sharing your bandwidth with other subscribers in your neighborhood, but Internet congestion can be due to many factors. Another reason that your connection speed slows down is that the Internet as a whole gets congested, not just from your neighbor checking his email. Cable on the whole may not be incredibly faster than DSL, but that doesn't mean neighbors are the problem.

Another incorrect assumption regarding cable Internet Service Providers, maybe it's wishful thinking, is that if you sign up for cable Internet access, you get cable TV for free. Cable Internet Service Providers companies have long ago figured out how to block the TV signal from coming down the wire along with your Internet service. But there are deals with combo packages of Cable Internet and TV access. If you sign up for both TV and Internet service, you might get around $10 knocked off your monthly bill which isn't too shabby.

So be sure to check out our pages about Best Internet Service Providers, High Speed Internet Service Providers, Broadband Internet Service Providers, and Wireless Internet Service Providers elsewhere on this site.