Let the phone company stick to
what they are good at - suppling
your business a phone line. Let
the broadband experts do what
we are good at - suppling Better
Business Broadband. The chart
below stacks NIA up against your
local telephone company's DSL
offering -
| Feature |
NIA
Service |
Telephone
Company* |
| Speed |
Equally
Fast speed for both sending
and receiving information.
(SDSL) |
Slower
speeds for sending information
than receiving. (ADSL) |
| Service
Suitability |
Developed
for Businesses with business-class
service levels. |
Developed
for mass consumer needs. |
| E-mail: |
Multiple
accounts included. |
Additional
charges apply for more than
one account. |
| Vanity
E-mail address (name@yourcompany.com) |
Available |
Not Available |
| E-mail
Attachment Size |
Can send
and receive up to 5 MEG
attachments |
Only up
to 1 meg attachment. |
| Web
Hosting |
Included |
Not Available
or additional charges apply. |
| Domain
Name Hosting |
Included |
Not Available |
| Service
Level Agreement |
Guarantees
specified level of performance.
Business Class Service Level
Agreement. |
Typically
will not guarantee performance
levels |
| Customer
Support |
Available
24 hours X 7 days per week
X 365 days per year |
8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. only. Also,
not available on weekends
and holidays. |
| Customer
Equipment |
Includes
state-of-the-art "Router"
equipment with security
features. |
Includes
a "bridge" that has no security
features or other functionalities. |
| Ability
to Connect Multiple Computers
through a single Internet
connection |
Yes. The
Router equipment enables
this functionality. |
No. Must
buy additional equipment. |
| IP
Addresses |
Routable
static IP address included |
Not included.
Costs extra. |
|
Broadband
Internet
