
This means that the company agrees to keep your connection “up,” or online, 99.95% of a calendar month, which by our math translates to a maximum downtime of about 44 minutes a month. So how does AT&T stack up? We dug into the details of the company’s business internet plans and uncovered some service level agreements related to reliability.ĪT&T business internet comes with an uptime guarantee of 99.95%. Your internet connection reliability-and what the provider will do for you if something goes wrong-should hold the same importance when making a purchase decision. Let’s move on to tier two.Speed and price are important for business internet, but to keep things running smoothly, you have more to consider. That’s about it for these bottom tier plans. You’ll have to pay $10 a month if you want access to 5G. AT&T’s plan is $5 cheaper, but Verizon’s will get you a six month subscription to Disney+.Īlso, while AT&T’s Unlimited Starter plan gives you free 5G access, Verizon’s Start Unlimited plan does not. It really comes down to small differences in price and perks. If these plans are sounding basically exactly the same, that’s because they are. Basically, in both cases you’ll get standard definition video and nothing more.

Speaking of streaming-AT&T’s Unlimited Starter plan will peg your video streaming at 1.5 Mbps and Verizon will peg it at 480p. Not ideal for those who work, game, or stream often.


On these plans, you’ll be one of the first customers to see data speeds drop.

The biggest problem with both of these unlimited plans is that they are always subject to deprioritization.ĭeprioritization happens when the network is busy and your carrier needs to slow down some customers’ speeds to keep everything running smoothly.
