Leased Line Costs

A lot of businesses for a lot of years in the UK have had to put up with really slow broadband speeds due to either a lack of budget or lack of speed available in their area. Other options have been way too costly and out of the majority of businesses reach.

Broadband has served a purpose but times move on. The days of adsl products ruling supreme is a thing of the past. Speeds which are “best efforts” are now just way too slow in today’s demanding work environments. Up to 8Mb was seen as a great speed – believe it or not, even today a lot of businesses across the UK still cannot achieve that!

On top of the speed issues comes the reliability. With an adsl product, if it goes down regardless of whether it’s a business or residential connection, the fix has no timescale. It is simply an “as and when” type scenario.

Any business that heavily relies of their connection will be without connection and have no idea when it will be back up and operational. Some companies I know have been down a few weeks which in this day and age is simply unacceptable.

To compile the misery, adsl speeds fluctuate all over the place. One day you may have 6Mb, the next day you may only have 2Mb. This again, can put a real strain on a business who heavily relies on that connection to complete orders for customers as an example.

How much does all this down time cost to a business? How bad does it look to their customers? So, is there finally an answer out there? The answer to this question is a resounding yes.

As soon as you mention a leased line to any business, they instantly think about the costs involved. However, leased line costs have dropped dramatically over the last few years and BT no longer have the monopoly which makes the market a lot more competitive.

2Connect Data Services Ltd who are a UK based company have created a tool on their website where any business wanting to find out how much a leased line will cost at their premises can now do so. Simply go to their website to enter your details and you will be given a quote immediately. You will also get emailed a pdf version.

They are the only company in the UK to offer a price promise guarantee so if you find a cheaper price elsewhere, not only do they price match but they will better it. The pricing is so much better than it was several years ago.

On top of this, every leased line comes with a managed router, 24/7 support and a half hour response/ 4 hour fix guarantee so no more worried about the connection going down. You will also receive a range of IP addresses.

The speeds are synchronous so if you got a 10Mb line you would receive 10Mb download and upload speed. The leased line is also totally uncontended so you share the line with no other business.

No more down time, no more slow speeds, no more expensive costs. Leased lines are now so much more available than they ever have been. It might be time for any business which does not have a leased line to start looking to this technology. You have everything to gain and nothing to lose.

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