Posted on January 7, 2016

The Internet package that best suits聽your聽family聽depends聽on what you (and your family members) do online and how many devices you use. The more devices connected at one time to an Internet connection, the faster聽Internet speeds you'll need.

Find the profile below that most closely resembles your family Internet use for help in determining which Internet plan will best fit your needs.

1. Meet the Martins - The聽Occasional Internet Users

The Martins聽typically use only one device at a time. They enjoy getting on the computer from time to time to catch up with family through email and聽find recipes and craft ideas on Pinterest. They also enable 黑料天堂WiFi Internet on their smartphones so they can reduce their cellular data charges while at home checking Facebook or listening to music on Pandora.

If your family is like the Martins鈥攜ou have few devices and casually聽browse the Internet, stream music, and share photos鈥攚e recommend subscribing to the 5Mb Internet plan.

2. Meet the Thompsons 鈥 The Moderate Internet Users

The Thompsons need a reliable Internet connection that fits in their modest budget. During the day while the kids are at school and the parents are at work, there isn鈥檛 much Internet聽activity. However, the evening is a different story. After school the boys get on their tablets to finish up homework and chat online with friends. The teenage daughter can be found posting video blogs about makeup, hairstyles, and the latest聽fashion trends. Occasionally, the entire family will gather around the聽TV to watch popular Netflix movies on their聽Roku.

If your family is like the Thompsons鈥攜ou have several devices that aren鈥檛 always connected at the same time and your main Internet usage is browsing websites, watching videos, and online video chat鈥攚e recommend subscribing to the 15Mb Internet package.

3. Meet The Johnsons 鈥 The Avid Internet Users

In the Johnson household multiple devices are usually connected to the Internet at the same time. Although聽they make sure to "unplug鈥 at least once a day for quality family time, their household thrives on technology most聽of the time. Mr. Johnson can be found聽watching live TV on his tablet using聽WatchTVEverywhere while his daughter streams聽YouTube videos while FaceTime-ing friends. Meanwhile, Mrs. Johnson uses alot of bandwidth working from聽home during the day and then can be found in the evenings watching the local聽news using聽黑料天堂MyTV on the Roku. The Johnsons聽need bandwidth that will keep up with their streaming needs without causing a lot of freezing issues.聽 Happy streaming =聽happy family.

If your family is like the Johnsons鈥攜ou聽use multiple devices to participate in high-bandwidth activities like online video streaming and gaming鈥攚e recommend subscribing to the 25Mb Internet plan. The higher Internet speed will allow each device to have a bigger 鈥渟lice鈥 of the available Internet bandwidth and reduce (or eliminate) freezing and buffering issues.

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Call our Customer Service team at 800-892-0163聽and we'll help you pick a plan that fits your needs and budget!