DSL uses existing telephone infrastructure. VT has some of the oldest copper wiring in the country, and users frequently complain of very low speeds., Phone companies are large organizations, which can mean uneven customer service., and cannot compare to New Alliance’s customer support.

Requires an unobstructed view of the sky, small branches will disrupt service. Decent download speeds, but much lower upload speeds. Latency is typically worse than Fixed Wireless, which can be problematic for real-time applications, especially gaming. Very susceptible to performance degradation due to weather - even light rain.
Has higher start-up costs because of equipment purchase, (satellite dishes can cost hundreds of $.) Users must install their own satellite dish, or pay to have that done.
Customers report very uneven customer service which cannot compare to New Alliance’s Customer Support.

Cable Internet tends to be available in areas with of denser population,
Cable companies may have plans with usage caps, plans whose price increases after a promotional period, or which must be bundled with TV plans.
While listed speeds may be higher most customers find our speeds more than adequate (see The Speed You Need)
Heavy rainfall, flooding, or melting snow can lead to signal degradation, causing slower speeds or intermittent outages
As these are large companies, customer service cannot compare to New Alliance’s Customer Support.

Fiber offers the fastest speeds, however for most users our Fixed Wireless speeds are more than adequate. (see The Speed You Need)
Fiber takes many years to rollout, so if you don’t yet have access, it could be a long wait. (Fixed Wireless can expand it’s coverage quickly)
Start- up costs vary depending on how far you are from the road. If close, they may be minimal. If not, you will have extra connection costs, and may have to pay for a conduit, install a conduit.
The glass fiber optic cables are strung on telephone poles and their Internet can go down due to several factors. These include physical damage to the fiber optic cables , for example, accidental cuts during construction work or road side accidents which damage telephone poles (happens more often than you think!). Service can also be affected by severe weather conditions like storms, or heavy winds, can also compromise service. In addition with these large companies, their customer service doesn’t equal New Alliance’s Customer Support.

To make use of excess capacity on their networks, cellular companies now offer 5G Home Internet in many areas.5G networks prioritize Cellular Voice and Data traffic over everything else, leaving 5G Home Internet users with whatever bandwidth is left over.
If you look at the Terms of Service for these 5G Home Internet solutions, they explain that bandwidth and latency will vary significantly during peak traffic hours for this reason. That can lead to streaming services buffering or game sessions disconnecting.
Our Fixed Wireless network is designed just to carry internet traffic – so we put your connection first.
 Speeds and reliability can vary with cell tower availability and signal strength. Unfortunately our region suffers from “Cell phone deserts.”
It can be a good backup for other internet services.
As large companies, their customer service does not match New Alliance’s Customer Support.