How to choose the Best Broadband Plan for your Business

choosing a reliable broadband plan for a small business
Friday, 11 October 2019

Make an informed choice about broadband for your business

No matter what type of business you run, a reliable cost-effective internet connection is probably essential. Your business broadband plan helps you to keep in touch with customers, take orders, make sales, promote your business, run social media, research competitors, and much much more.

At Broadband Compare we are all about helping you make an informed choice about which broadband plan is best for your business.

How to choose the best broadband plan for your business

Choosing the best broadband plan for your business is about more than just price. At the very least, you need a fast reliable internet connection, with expert support when you need it.

But with all the options available out there, it can be hard to know which provider is best and which plan offers the best value for money. You don’t want to take any chances disrupting your business if you switch plans, or switch to an unreliable provider.

That’s where Broadband Compare comes in. Whether you’re looking for the fastest unlimited fibre broadband plans for your business, or you just need a basic connection, we can help you compare broadband plans in one place, and make an informed choice for your business.

Here are some key things to consider when choosing a broadband plan for your business

There are some key differences when choosing business broadband plans, compared to choosing a broadband plan for your home. If you’re just starting out, or you run a small business, these are some key things to consider when choosing business broadband:

  • Level of support: Business-grade broadband services are usually more expensive because they include things like greater levels of support – both during and outside normal office hours. They may also include guaranteed fix times, as well as more consistent speed where business traffic gets priority at peak times.
  • Choose a reputable provider: Staying connected is vital for most businesses, which means the stakes are often high when choosing a new provider. Make sure to consider the customer reviews available on Broadband Compare to choose a reputable provider.
  • Do a data audit: work out how much data your business uses, this will give you a benchmark to use to ensure the broadband service had the right capacity for you
  • Think about add-ons you need: What add-ons do you need to keep your business humming. This could be add-on phone lines, voicemail, caller ID, call waiting, mobile phone plans. You could streamline your business even more by bundling your broadband and power, so you just have one provider and one invoice to deal with.

 

The best business broadband provider in 2019

When looking at the best business broadband plans, there is one provider who has recently been ahead of the game for Broadband Compare Customers – Orcon Business Broadband.

Orcon Business Broadband

Orcon offer a variety of unlimited broadband plans to suit your business – whether you are looking for ADSL, VDSL, Fibre 100 or Gigantic Fibre connection.

Protect your business data

As an established provider, Orcon have shown themselves to be an innovative provider when working with businesses. They understand how critical broadband is to your operation, and the massive issues you could face if your broadband goes down. That’s why they have introduced 4G Backup with all Orcon Business Broadband plans.

4G Backup is mobile broadband connection that is built into your Orcon modem. It will automatically kick in if your primary broadband service drops, providing a back-up 4G connection. Extremely useful if you rely on EFTPOS to keep your business going.

Capacity for your data needs

Orcon offer a variety of business broadband plans to suit your data needs. All their business broadband plans are unlimited. They offer ADSL and VDSL connection if you can’t get fibre, or you can choose Fibre 100, or a super-fast Gigantic Fibre broadband plan.

Orcon business landlines

All Orcon Business Broadband plans come with a landline and smart features like caller ID, voicemail, and call waiting.

Business power

You can bundle your Business Power with Orcon broadband business plans. Make life easier by just dealing with one supplier and one billing cycle for your broadband and power. Orcon offer competitive rates when you bundle your power and broadband, plus joining credit to welcome you aboard.  

Business mobile

With Orcon, you can add business mobile to your plan with unlimited calls and texting across New Zealand and Australia with generous data caps (6 – 30GB depending on your plan). Plus you get monthly discounts for each new mobile plan you take out.

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