What is Dedicated Internet Access and how much should I pay for it?
I'm send-off a gift shop in the lobby of a new office building. I need to have at least one voice word, a line for my merchant equipment (to process credit cards, etc.) and an Internet connection. I have a POS system, an interactive Kiosk and a laptop (all are wireless). I got a excerpt today for "Dedicated Internet Access" with a Bandwidth of 256 Kbps for $239/month and a setup direction of $600. It also includes a router for $50/month with a setup charge of $300. They also gave me the alternate of purchasing a router from another company. Those guys just sent me a refer to for a Cisco T Modular Router, a WAN Interface card and an Airlink Access Pith/Super G/2.4 gz for $840.27. I'm just so confused right now...I don't know what I stress!!! Please Help!
Those prices ring ridiculous. Just get a standard DSL or cable connection unless you're in a far remote section where internet access isn't readily available, but you could even get dedicated internet access via satellite for less than what you were quoted. Cable, DSL or even shadow connections will all be at least 256Kbps and cheaper. I'm not sure what they're trying to sell you. With internet access, you could able save yourself the cost of a econd line and process your credit card transactions through the internet. That will preserve you teh monthly cost of a second line as well.
All you really need is a cable or DSL modem and peradventure a wireless router or access point. (depending if your cable or dsl modem is also a router) Blanket You should expect to pay about <=$50/month for your internet access and about $40 to buy a wireless router or access crux.




