ISP's are companies that provide internet services to both residential homes and business facilities. They offer a variety of services such as access to the web, e-mail accounts, web hosting and such. There is a wide range of options of quality and quantity for each of the services, which can accommodate the common residential internet user to larger multi local businesses. It is important customers carefully consider all of the factors such as cost and reliability before choosing an internet service provider. It's important that ISP's accommodate the specific unique needs of the individual customer.

Internet service providers offer the most basic internet access in the form of dial up. This method of internet access connects users to the ISP through a telephone line. The connection is established right from a user's computer which has a built in modem inside, or a separate router and modem could be used. Dial up internet access requires no infrastructure except an established telephone line. Dial up speeds are typically 56 Kbps with common 56k computer modems. Dial up internet access may require some time before signing on to the internet and the ISP may also periodically sign users off to avoid hogging of the internet lines. Dial up internet is also tentative, as it's influenced by external factors such as other wiring and networks.

In the Manhattan area, bobile broadband internet access is an alternative to dial up, DSL and cable internet. It is a wireless internet service that allows users to connect to the internet through their notebooks/laptops. Internet service providers of mobile broadband have extensive networks that cover most areas within the United States, and even expand beyond the border and overseas. The advantages of having mobile broadband include a reliable connection in many areas, inside and outside the home or office. It is simply having wireless internet while on the move. The speeds of such wireless internet are faster than dial up by 10x.