If you are reading this article now, it means that you are already using the services of a provider. But sometimes even experienced Internet users do not know the exact definition of this term.
Instructions
Step 1
A provider is a person, usually a legal entity, that provides an Internet access service. The very way of providing this service can be anything from classic Dial-Up to advanced WiMax.
Step 2
Almost every provider allows the user to choose one of several tariff plans. They differ among themselves in the speed of access, as well as in the presence or absence of a predetermined amount of transmitted information. There are also tariffs where unlimited, although guaranteed, but after reaching a certain amount of received and transmitted data, the speed drops, and it is restored after a certain period - usually an hour, day or month.
Step 3
Mobile operators are rarely called providers, but when they provide Internet access services, they are, in fact, just that. In the recent past, it was unprofitable to use mobile Internet, since unlimited tariffs were not available to most. Only in the last three years have their prices dropped sharply. And although almost any of these tariff plans involve a decrease in speed after reaching a certain amount of traffic, it still turns out to be very profitable.
Step 4
The services of any provider are inexpensive only in those localities where there are several of them, and they have to compete. Almost all of them today do not interfere with the use of the Linux operating system, as well as routers. After all, if you do not provide the user with such an opportunity, he will be poached by another provider. And some users are not stingy and connect to two providers at once. If one of them has problems, you can use the services of the other.
Step 5
Hosting providers provide a completely different service - hosting sites on the Internet. This allows the site owner to get rid of the costly rent of a fixed IP address and keeping an always-on server.
Step 6
Each provider must have the equipment of the System of Operational-Investigative Measures - SORM. If any of the subscribers commits a computer crime, this system allows you to quickly and accurately identify the intruder.
