Internet technological advances in The Philadelphia region have a lot of existing broadband customers rethinking subscriptions with their existing ISP providers. Not all that long ago, residents in the area had to choose between DSL or cable ISP providers. Now there is a third connection type and it’s called fiber Internet. While the brand names for fiber Internet vary from one area of the country to another, the shared fact is that this is the best and fastest Internet available to anyone.I found some more information here.

So what are the differences and why should you actually care? Basically, it comes down to the fact that cable starts off with reasonable speeds, but then tends to slow way down as more people jump online. One might think of cable Internet as a pipe with a finite amount of space available. Next we have DSL. While it’s not generally considered as fast for the same money spent, DSL tends to be more consistent as the line is dedicated to you, thus it’s not shared by others.

Lastly, we have the biggest boon to the Philadelphia region, fiber Internet. Despite still being tied into selective availability, the option to having access at all is of the utmost importance. Because as more people begin to adopt using fiber based Internet access, more ISPs will begin to fully realize how critical this will become to the Philadelphia region’s ongoing development.

As we creep forth into the future, we may see 4G type solutions overtake the desire for fiber based Internet access. While data caps, speed and other hassles make this unlikely right now, I believe completely that the future will eventually need to be wireless. After all, it costs a small fortune just to offer fiber access in any one area. And those numbers for the Philadelphia region are likely to rise over time.