If you read this article now, so you already use services of provider. But exact definition of this term is not known sometimes even by Internet users with an experience.
Instruction
1. Provider is called the person, usually legal, providing service in Internet access. The way of providing this service can be any, from classical Dial-Up to the advanced WiMax.
2. Practically each provider allows the user to select one of several data plans. Among themselves they differ with the access rate and also existence or lack of in advance stipulated volume of the transmitted data. There are also rates where the bezlimitnost though is guaranteed, but after achievement of a certain volume of the accepted and transferred data the speed falls, and it is restored after a certain period - usually hour, day or month.
3. Cellular operators are seldom called providers, but when they provide services in Internet access, in fact are those. In recent times it was unprofitable to use the mobile Internet as unlimited rates were unavailable to the majority. Only in the last three years the prices of them fell sharply. And though almost any of such data plans assumes reduction of speed after achievement of a certain volume of traffic, it is all the same it appears very favourably.
4. Services of any providers are inexpensive only in those settlements where it is several of them, and they should compete. Practically all of them do not interfere with use of the Linux operating system and also routers today. If not to give to the user such opportunity, he will be enticed by other provider. And some users do not stint and connected to two providers at once. If one of them has malfunctions, it is possible to use services of another.
5. Hosting providers provide completely different service - on placement of the websites on the Internet. It allows the owner of the website to refuse expensive rent of the fixed IP address and contents at itself constantly switched on server.
6. Each provider without fail has an equipment of the System for Operative Investigative Activities - SORM. In case of commission by any of subscribers of computer crime this system allows to reveal quickly and unmistakably the malefactor.