With No Throttling or Data Caps, You Should Consider Business Internet! Here's How to Switch

Wed, Dec 30, 2020 12:18 AM

Most ISPs offer a little more expensive business internet plans, but still offer amazing benefits such as no throttling, no data limits, and even faster speeds. And the odds are that in your home you will get business internet, whether you really have a company or not.

Typically, having to sign up for a business plan is just like signing up for a residential plan, but you have to jump through a few extra hoops occasionally. Some ISPs put more limits on who can use business accounts than others. And some also restrict company accounts to particular locations.

That being said, you can normally sign up at home for a business internet connection. Many individuals either telecommute or operate their businesses from home, and those individuals are catered to by ISPs for their business plans. At least, that's the case, including Comcast, AT&T, Spectrum, and Verizon, with the big providers we looked into.

To see if they have business internet at your address, and if they have any limitations on who can apply, you'll need to check with your provider (or other providers in your area). And sadly, on an area-by-area (and sometimes even case-by-case) basis, the rules always seem to shift.

Based on personal experience, we have heard from individuals who have been able to get business internet with no issue, others who have been asked for details such as a business name and federal tax ID number (although if you are a sole proprietor you can use a social security number instead), and even others who say they were required to present a real business license.

Our impression, however, is that, over recent years, ISPs have been more tolerant of providing business internet at residential locations. Oh, and why not? After all, these days, the job-from-home forms constitute a fairly big workforce, so why not market your services to them?

Through communicating with the local representative of your ISP, you might even be able to bypass some of these qualifications (if you run into them). When you call the business, it usually goes to a general call center where they don't know much about you (or even care). But if you can hit a local office and talk to the local business representative, with less hassle, you can be able to turn to a business plan. Again, everything depends entirely on your position and your ISP.

Nevertheless, it is worth looking into. The pros of the business class internet far outweigh the cons, even at a higher price. If you need to switch to business internet plans, head over to our internet service provider page to get started.

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