It's a rare situation these days
when a company can exist entirely "off-line". With so much
information being moved onto the World Wide Web and the billions
of email moving about daily, the Internet has become a major
part of business life in the 21st century.
Providing Internet access to your
staff is not particularly complicated or expensive. It really
depends on how many employees you have and how much you intend
to use the Internet. We'll help you figure out what options are
available to you and get you set up.
Today's most common options are:
DSL
Service. DSL uses telephone wiring to connect to
the Internet. The majority of DSL lines are sold by the
local telephone company (AT&T, Verizon, or Covad,
depending on your location), and cost between $25 and $100
per month. Speeds can be very impressive, depending on the
price. DSL generally doesn't work unless you are located
within about three miles of your telephone company's central
office.
Cable
Modem. Historically geared more towards
residential customers, cable modem could be a great option
if it's available in your building. Time Warner is offering
attractive new business plans. Service costs between $40
and $200 and it's available from one source -- the local
cable company. Speeds are fine for smaller offices.
ISDN. If you can't get DSL, ISDN is probably the next best thing.
It works fine for very small offices (up to maybe 5-7
employees) and doesn't have the same distance limitations as
DSL. Cost is between $65 and $150, depending on the amount
of usage.
T1
Line. A T1 line is a dedicated pipe between you
and the Internet, and works best with larger offices. The
problem is that it is significantly more expensive than any
of the other options, but for many applications it is just
what you need. The cost depends on the distance from your
office to your Internet service provider, but expect monthly
costs between $400 and $1,000.
Dial-Up. Using a standard 56K modem and
telephone line, a dial-up connection may be perfectly fine
for many situations. Special equipment is available which
can dial on demand from the network when someone wants to
use the Internet. Speeds are slow, but acceptable for small
offices. Cost is around $60 per month combined between a
dedicated telephone line and Internet access, so often a DSL
line (if available) is a better bargain. Business lines
usually are billed for usage, so you pay per minute for
dial-up connections. Can get expensive quickly.
For more information or to schedule service, call (800) 245-3002.
Our Hassle-Free IT Service Plans are designed to give you the critical technical support you need to maximize your network's speed, performance, and stability, without the expense of a full-time IT staff.
Unlike other
computer consultants who profit from the failures in your IT
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matter of fact, we guarantee it.
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parts of your system will degrade in performance over time,
causing them to slow down, hang up, and crash. Our
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these problems early and prevent them from escalating into
more expensive repairs and downtime.
You'll feel as though you have an
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Service customer, you'll have access to a knowledgeable
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any kind of problem or question.
You'll receive substantial discounts
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will nickel-and-dime you over every little thing they do:
under this program, you'll pay one flat, affordable rate and
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will enable us to access and repair most network problems
right from our office.
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avoid unexpected
emergency costs.
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your network.
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escalating into downtime.
If by some odd chance your network goes down,
if you get a virus, a hacker invasion, or any other problem that
requires clean-up and fixing, we will do all of the work
necessary to restore your network back to full speed with no
additional service fees to you.
To introduce you to our new Ultimate Neighborly PC Watch
Network Service Plan, we'd like to offer you a FREE
27-Point Problem Prevention Audit. At no charge, we will send a
senior technician to your office and conduct a thorough
assessment of your network. Upon completion, we will be able to:
Pinpoint any exposure or risk to
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and system downtime.
Outline a powerful and comprehensive line
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viruses, hackers, and spam for your specific network.
Recommend ways to speed up your entire
computer network while cutting costs on your Internet
Service bill, e-mail, and possibly even your phone bill!
Create Initial Network Documentation
(that's basically a blue print or index of your entire
network). This document allows any technician to know
exactly how your network is configured at a glance saving
you precious consulting time trying to figure out what's
under the hood. Most firms charge $300 - $400 for this
service alone but we'll do it for FREE.
We will also provide you a detailed written
report in plain English that outlines where you are at high risk
for viruses, downtime, or other problems, and how we can
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Service Plan.
We've decided to give you this audit as a good natured "bribe" to take a look at our Hassle-Free IT Service Plan.
After the audit, we will quote you a fixed
monthly rate for maintaining and monitoring your network to
ensure zero problems, zero downtime, and zero disasters.
If you decide that it's not going to work for
you or if you don't want to sign up for any reason, just say,
"This isn't what I had in mind" and we can simply continue to
provide you network support and services on an "as needed" basis
as we have been doing up until now. No pressure, No
expectations, No cost.
To schedule your Free 27-Point Problem
Prevention Audit and to get more information about our Neighborly PC Help
Network Service Plan, simply give us a call at
(800) 245-3002 or respond
online below. Either way I will contact you immediately to
schedule your audit and answer any questions you have about this
exciting service.
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L. De Lao
Owner, De Lao & Associates Accounting, LLP
Huntington Beach, CA
(626) 826-5942