Time and time again I come across the same scenario…. a customer calls up to say “Im moving offices in a few weeks, can you sort out our internet?”
“Not a problem”, I say, “Lets see what kind of internet access is available at your new office” …… and this is where we usually have to break some bad news to the client – their new offices on that fancy new business park they are moving to has really poor internet connectivity and they are faced with a difficult choice.
Its not good news for the customer…
“I’m sorry to say that the broadband services at your new premises are very poor, you can only get standard ADSL broadband at 2Mb download speed. The only viable alternative is a dedicated leased line connection giving you 20-30Mb download speeds at a cost of £400 per month”
The customer isn’t happy, he’s just signed a 10 year lease on the property, and now he is forced to have an extremely slow and unusable broadband connection or have to pay a premium for a dedicated leased line.
If only they had approached us BEFORE signing the lease to the property! We could have advised the customer what kind of internet access would be available to them if they moved to that area. Perhaps a company with 5 staff requires fast internet access but cant justify the cost of a dedicated leased line, so the best solution for them would be to find premises which is served by a Fibre Optic Broadband connection.
So.. a little advice for business owners out there – before signing a lease and moving premises, check with your internet service provider first to make sure you can get the kind of internet speeds your business needs in order to operate efficiently!
If your internet service provider wont help, then contact us, or give us a call on 0161 711 1100 – We’ll even do a check for you for free!