11 New Freebies this Week.
Many of the internet service provider companies has bundled cable TV subscription and landline with the internet service and many a times you have to buy all the three services at the same times and sometimes a third one comes free with the other two but you still have to pay for the rent in the upcoming months. So it could be difficult if you decide to cut off the cable TV subscription and only find the internet service. It would be difficult to find a company that will give access you to internet alone.
However there is a solution to this problem and that is there are some companies that will enable you to access internet only with the cable TV subscription and if you want internet and landline without cable you can still get it. Sometimes people decide to save some money by ditching alternative cable TV or sometime there could be another reason. Whatever your reason could be you can get an option of your choice all across the country. So let’s talk about these companies,
1. Google Fiber
Google Fiber is an internet service provider company that was founded in 2010 and this company is only providing internet facilities in the Unites States. This service provider is only available in the main cities of the US. Some of the main cities in which Google Fiber provide the Internet facilities are Miami, Denver, Atlanta, Charlotte, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles. The data plans depends upon the city in which you are living. For instance, if you live in Kansas City then you can access from 5 different plans from Google Fiber plans. The two famous plans are Fiber 100 and Fiber 1000.
The Fiber 100 plans allow you to access unlimited data with a speed of 100MB per second. You will have to pay $50 per month. Fiber 100 allows you to access really fast internet on more than 5 devices at a time. Whereas the Fiber 1000 allows you to access unlimited data with a speed of 1000 MB per second. You will only have to pay $70 for Fiber 1000 that provides unlimited access to data. This plan could be accessed with more than 10 devices at a time. The other packages in this city are with the cable TV subscription.
2. WOW Internet
Wide Open West shortly know as WOW is an American Cable TV company that also offers internet and landline services. They were founded in Colorado in the year 1996. This company is widely famous for its cable TV but the internet services are also great. If you live in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, South Carolina and Tennessee than you can have access to their internet services. They have different plans for different cities, for example I have given the details of Illinois area here,
In this area you can have Internet 200, Internet 500 and Internet 1000 plan. The Internet 200 plan is best for you if you want to use the internet for personal use and there are only 3 users. In this plan you can get 200 MB per second speed with the cost of only $44.99 per month. The
Internet 500 plan is best for you when you have a number of users and for those people who want to play games. In this plan you get a speed of 500 MB per second with upload speed of 50 MB per second. It costs $54.99 to have a WOW Internet 500 plan. Now for the last plan Internet 1000, it is suggested that you should only take this package if you use it for large file sharing, VR gaming and power streaming. On this plan, you get a speed of 1000 MB per sec and uploading speed of 50 MB per second only in the price of $74.99 per month.
One thing to be kept in mind before taking a package is that that you will have to sign a contract for 2 years except the case of Internet 10 plan.
3. FreedomPop
FreedomPop is a mobile network operator company that was founded in 2011. This company is currently providing its services in United States, Spain, Mexico and United Kingdom. The company provide different type of data plans to its users. You can have access to the wireless internet via hotspot from this company. Hotspot is an access point in a public location and you can access it from your home. Some people say that hotspots are not a safe way to use the internet because of the attacks from the hackers but you can take some security precautions and use it.
The company provides different types of plans like the basic plan, pro 500 plan, premium 3GB, 4GB, 5GB and 10GB plan. The basic plan of FreedomPop is free to access and you are provided with 500MBs of internet to access. If you want to use more data on this plan you will be charged $0.02 per MB. This basic plan is only accessible from the 4G network only. Whereas the Pro 500 plan comes with the same amount of data but costs $3.99 per month because you can access it from both the 3G and 4G network and if you want to use additional data the price is same as of the basic plan.
Now talking about the premium plans, the Premium 3GB plans costs $28.99 per month for 3GB of data, the Premium 4GB Plans costs $34.99 per month for 4GB of data, the premium 5GB plan costs $39.99 per month for 5GB of data and the last Premium 10GB Plan costs $74.99 per month for 10 GB of data. All the premium plans could be accessed from 4G and 3G networks both and if you want to use additional data it costs $0.015 per MB in all the premium plan.
4. AT&T
AT&T is basically a telecommunication company that was founded back in 1983. They have different plans from which you can choose, you can get access to the internet and the Direct TV at the same time with a same package and you can also use the internet only plan. With the Internet Only plan you can have an internet speed of 100 MB per second with unlimited amount of data for only $50 for a month. AT&T internet services could be accessed from a number of states such as Alabama, Florida, Illinois, California, Arkansas, Nevada, Michigan and Texas. If you want to know more details of this service provider you can check their website.
5. Boost Mobile
Boost Mobile is a wireless internet service provider company that was founded in 2000 in Australia. This company is working with 2 independent companies to provide internet services in the United States and Australia. With Boost Mobile you can get an access to mobile Wi-Fi hotspot too. On Boost Mobile, you will have to purchase a broadband device if you want to use their services. Boost Mobile has only a single data plan and that is you can get access to 50GB of data in only $50 for a month. If you want to access more data you can buy additional data packages. The plan from Boost Mobile is accessible form 4G LTE networks. You can travel with your hotspot wherever you want.
6. Verizon Fios
Verizon Fios is purely an internet service provider company that was founded in 2005 in the state of Texas. Verizon Internet service is limited to a number of states such as New York, Pennsylvania Rhode Island, Virginia and some more states on the east coast of the country. Verizon has a number of different plans and some of the famous are The Verizon $39.99 plan, The Verizon $59.99 plan and The Verizon $79.99 Plan.
In the Verizon $39.99 plan you get an internet speed of 200 MB per second for only $39.99 for a month. You will have to deal for a 1 year to get this plan but if you choose to get it for a 2 year commitment then you can get a discount of $10 a month and there will be no set up fee too. If you go for the Verizon $59.99 plan, you will get a speed of 400 MB per second for only $59.99 per month. Whereas if you choose the Verizon $79.99 plan you can get a speed of 880 to 940 MB per second for only $79.99 per month. For this plan you will have to make a 1 year commitment but if you choose a 2 year commitment you can get full discount on your set up fee. This is a good money saving option.
So these are some of the options that you can use to get an access to internet without subscription of cable TV. There are many other options too that you can access and now it is not necessary to buy a cable TV or a landline subscription if you do not want it. So make sure you use these options well. Do comment in the comment section below and also share your experiences of getting internet services from these companies.
