Chances are, if you are an AT&T Internet service Provider customer, you might have been targeted before with promotions for their latest fiber-optic internet services which they sometimes refer to as ‘free.’ But is the fiber upgrade really free? In this post we are going to examine the details of the fiber upgrade offers provided by AT&T and find out if they are as great as they seem.
What is AT&T Fiber?
”AT&T Fiber” is one of the network services offered by AT&T which offers internet based on fiber optic technology that can offer download speeds of up to 1Gbps which is 10-100 times faster than the average cable internet connection speed. The fibre optic internet in a way offers these hyper fast speeds with the use of Fibre optic cables instead of copper cables.
This connectivity type is currently the fastest and most reliable internet connection type compared to other types. Switching to fiber as your connection type can revolutionise your internet usage as you get to download files at blazing speeds, stream videos without buffering, and access sites and apps almost immediately.
Option #2: AT&T’s Regular Fiber Upgrade Offer
This has been a common strategy whereby AT&T has provided upgrade incentives to current internet clients to the fiber service. Currently, any consumer who is subscribed to AT&T internet service is likely to receive promotional material such as mail or email offers or even door-to-door sales pitches that claim that consumers are eligible to receive a free fiber upgrade.
This fiber upgrade is provided free of charge and does not require any extra cost per month to your plan. Which means that if until now you got AT&T’s older DSL service for $50 per month, your price per month would not change after switching to fiber. The Installation, and equipment are also free.
What's the Catch?
Well then, what do you suppose is the catch here? Why would AT&T offer people to move to the carrier’s top-tier, fastest service for free? Well there are two factors as to why…
The first one is rather simple and this is the fact that you will have to agree with the service provider for the 12-month or 24-month contract when you switch to fiber service. Meanwhile, the monthly rate remains constant and you agree to have AT&T Fiber services for the next 1-2 years.
Second, to make the deal, the customer must be subscribed to AT&T internet service at the time of the purchase. So, while it may be advertised as ‘free,’ you have to be an existing AT&T customer and continue to pay AT&T for your current internet to be eligible. New and total new customers that have no relation with the fiber company have to pay about $99 in fiber installation.
Finally, if you still enjoy a promotional offer or are under a particular contract from another recent upgrade, then you may have to terminate that contract and pay some charges to qualify for the free fiber upgrade offer.
Should I Go for Free Upgrade Now?
Okay, so it is not free in all cases as people have highlighted above. However, agreeing to extend the contract with AT&T for additional 1-2 years, is usually a valuable investment to gain free upgrade to the new high-speed and very reliable fiber internet.
Some things to consider:
1. Is fiber internet going to be much faster than the current internet you are using now? So, it is not necessarily a major improvement if one already has fairly fast cable internet nowadays. It means that if you have DSL, satellite or any other slow internet type then getting fiber connection will indeed be a life changing experience.
2. Currently, do you have any concerns regarding the reliability of the internet being used in your home or office? Among the many advantages of fiber, one is the simplicity of the fiber network promising no losses of connection. So if you frequently have problems with connection, fiber can and address that.
3. What other promotions or offers that AT&T has for fiber upgrade or bundles? Additionally, depending on the type of package you upgrade to, AT&T may provide a complementary gift card or some other incentive or perk that comes with fiber internet. One might also want to know what other deals an AT&T rep may make.
The Bottom Line
The latest AT&T offer that is the free fiber upgrade is the most effective offer that convinces most people that changing to the company’s ultra-fast, reliable internet fiber is the best thing to do. Targets new 1-2 year contract, you may have to pay some amount to get rid of your current contract if any. Still the opportunity to get those blazing fast fiber speeds with no additional increase in your monthly bill remains to be an outstanding deal.
Indeed, as long as you don’t plan on leaving AT&T within the next 12 months, accepting a free fiber upgrade offer is one of the best things you could do for your internet connection. Oh, the fibre speeds are going to blow your mind!
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