You check what is available at your address and the answer is DSL, one plan, take it or leave it. There is no second provider to switch to and no fibre coming, and the download-cap notices keep arriving.
Speedify is an app for your computer, phone or tablet that uses more than one internet connection at the same time. Speedify cannot conjure a fibre line, but it can add your phone’s 4G/5G cellular connection to that DSL line and use both at once, which is usually the difference between a video call that works and one that does not. On the DSL line alone, Speedify works as an encrypted VPN and cannot make that line faster or stop it from dropping. This post explains what to do when DSL is the only option, and how to get more out of the line you are stuck with.
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Beginning August 21st, AT&T will increase the data cap of their U-verse service to 1TB per month, with the option to upgrade to unlimited data for $30 more a month. All customers currently signed up for their GigaPower service (1Gbps) will get unlimited data for no extra charge. The only other way to avoid their data caps is to sign up for AT&T’s DIRECTV service. This sounds all fine and dandy, but they’re leaving DSL users behind and capped at 150GB a month without the option to upgrade to unlimited data (unless they get U-verse options).
DSL users already have to deal with comparatively slow connections by modern standards, so having restrictive data caps is like getting kicked when you’re down. AT&T is notorious for enforcing data caps for their DSL services and earlier in the year added data limit tiers for their U-verse service, which many subscribers were upset about. With U-verse and GigaPower subscribers benefitting from these updates, DSL users are forced to remain at low data caps, with extra charges if they go over the limit. Depending on location, many DSL users don’t have the option to switch to other services.
Many rural residents have DSL lines because it is the only option in their area, and AT&T’s plans made it hard for DSL users without TV service to get a better plan. Large ISPs make it difficult for rural residents to get out of a digital dark age, a pattern that comes up again and again in Speedify’s posts and user spotlights about rural internet.
Speedify gives AT&T customers who are stuck on DSL a way to get faster internet. The Speedify app combines multiple internet connections into one faster, more reliable connection. Here are two things you can do to speed up your internet connection without going over your DSL data limit:
- Two DSL lines: You could call your DSL provider and see how much it would cost to add a second line. A lot of times, adding a second line can actually cost less than upgrading to a faster line. Speedify can combine the two DSL lines, potentially doubling your usual 5 or 10Mbps speeds. This is especially helpful when there’s multiple people in a household using the Internet.
- Tether your smartphone: Many newer smartphone models allow you to turn your phone into a personal hotspot and share its 4G/5G cellular connection either wired or wirelessly. In this case, Speedify would combine your DSL and your smartphone’s 4G/5G cellular connection. How-To Geek has quick and easy tethering guides for iPhones and Android devices.
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