Montreal has two big internet service providers and many second-tier companies that rent the cable. You will be surprised that these smaller ISPs in Montreal are the ones that offer the best customer service.

These smaller ISPs offer incredible speeds at pocket-friendly prices but there are other things you should consider when choosing an internet service provider in Montreal.

ISP	Price	Type	Speed	Data
1. Altima Telecom	29.99$	Fibe	30M/10M	Unlimited
2. GTA Telecom	34.95$	FTTN	25M/10M	Unlimited
3. Acanac	34.95$	DSL	11M/1M	Unlimited
4. Distributel	37.77$	DSL	10M/7M	Unlimited
5. Shaw	20.00$	DSL	10M/512Kb	125GB
6. B2b2c	24.95$	Cable	5M/1M	15GB
7. Montreal-dsl	25.99$	DSL	7M/1M	75GB
8. Ebox	30.95$	DSL	6M/800Kb	100GB
9. Bell	32.95$	Fibe	5M/1M	15GB
10. Videotron	33.95$	Cable	5M/1M	15GB

Finding an ISP that offers affordable and reliable internet with sufficient knowledge and technical tools to provide safe and comfortable browsing is not easy. Another key area is internet prices, however, this depends on your needs and the type of internet available in your area.

1. Let's define what connection speed will be enough for you:

• Browsing the world wide web and also work with different documents, reading, sending and receiving emails. For this type of Internet activity, you won't need more than 5 Mbps, you can choose an internet company with different affordable unlimited internet cheap plans.
• Surfing websites, playing online games, downloading small files, use communication software, like for example, Skype. This type of activity will need a speed of more than 5 Mbps and it should be unlimited.
• Surfing websites, watching movies or TV online, playing online games, downloading big volumes of information. This type of activity requires not only reliable unlimited internet plans but also a faster internet speed, more than 15 Mbps.

2. Let's define what type of connection you want:

• Dial-up Internet Access, it's a cheap Internet connection that comes through your phone line, this connection is both economic and slow, with a maximum speed of 56 Kbps. This connection can be sometimes unstable and it will make your phone line busy.
(Dial-up modem is required)
• ADSL Asymmetric digital subscriber line, it's also coming through your phone line, but the line remains unoccupied. Even if the high-speed internet providers will offer you a plan with ADSL Internet with 25 Mbps, in practice the connection speed will nor raise to more than 6 Mbps.
(ADSL modem is required)
• Cable Broadband Internet Connection, it is designed to operate through your TV cable. The cable Internet providers offer a speed range from 512 Kbps to 20 Mbps. This connection can give you a really good opportunity to receive extremely fast internet access.
(Cable modem is required)

Each connection type has its advantages and disadvantages. You need to know the following before making your final decision:

• the internet prices
• the connection speed (download/upload) for the user is guaranteed by the provider;
• the optimum combination in a tariff plan of an offered package of services and the price;
• connection stability (without lags and errors);
• how the provider intends to compensate for the lack of the Internet;
• the quality of technical support, a real opportunity to receive the effective help at any time;
• what additional services are provided by the Internet service provider;
• client's testimonials

Finding an ideal Internet service provider can be tough because some cheap internet providers will have a better technical support, but the connection speed is bad. Others can provide cheap and faster internet but have the worst technical support ever.

Nevertheless, the perfect combination exists, you need to have patience and know what you want.

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