Choosing Your Internet Service

think outside the BIG box

Grey-Zone Systems Limited

Computing Solutions and IT Project Management

Grey-Zone Systems can get you connected.  While we don’t sell Internet service, we can help you decide which Internet solution best meets your needs, help you find a suitable service provider, and provide installation support to configure your computer to access it.

 

To connect to the Internet you will need the following:

· A Web Browser (such as Internet Explorer—already on your computer)

· A Modem

· An ISP (Internet Service Provider) such as Sympatico, Rogers, ADVNET, Primus

· A connection medium between your modem and the ISP (e.g. phone line)

 

There are two primary methods to connect to the Internet for home use

· Dial-up—over your telephone line

· Broadband or high-speed connection—over your telephone line or cable TV

 

 

Dial Up Internet

High-Speed Internet

· Speeds up to 56Kb/s over standard telephone line

· When connected to the Internet you can’t use your phone to talk (callers hear a busy signal when you are “on-line”).

· Inexpensive service—good for casual user

· Speeds from 256Kb/s to 6000Kb/s over telephone line or cable TV cable

· Does not tie up your telephone, you can talk when on the Internet

· Slightly more expensive than dial-up, recommended for more frequent use

· Not available everywhere

Phone: 613-592-9489

Fax:     954-333-6370