What is available.
FIXED LINE
Delivered over cable or fibre to the premises.
Generally the most consistent, where available.
FIBRE
Highest capacity and lowest latency, where it reaches you.
FIXED WIRELESS
Delivered by radio from a nearby tower.
Depends on line of sight and weather.
MOBILE DATA
Delivered over the mobile network.
Widely available, variable, and usually metered.
SATELLITE
Available where nothing else reaches.
Historically high latency, though newer systems differ.
WHAT TO ASSESS
Actual availability at your address Realistic speeds, not advertised ones Reliability
Contention: how many others share the capacity
Support quality
THE CONTENTION POINT
A connection sold as high speed may be shared.
Performance at busy times differs from quiet times.
WHAT MATTERS BEYOND SPEED
Consistency and upload capacity.
WHAT TO ASK OTHER BUSINESSES NEARBY
What they actually experience.
