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Some have asked how the shared Internet access provided by cable compares to the "dedicated" access provided by traditional telephone-based technologies. Some telephone companies would lead you to believe that shared access is less secure and not consistently fast like with "dedicated" services. In fact, sharing is not the issue – the whole Internet is based on the concept of sharing. Shared access does not expose you to greater security risks or even reduce your connection speed. In fact, shared access through i-zoom is still the faster way to connect to the Internet and is as secure as any other Internet connection – including high speed phone connections. Compare shared and dedicated access and you will find out that "dedicated" access is not as dedicated as the phone companies would have you believe.

The truth is that i-zoom poses no greater security risk than a high-speed phone connection. i-zoom has deployed advanced cable modems to ensure that your connection to the Internet is private and secure. Your personal information, surfing habits or files are not accessible to your neighbour. Do not be misled by the telephone companies who claim that because cable access is shared, that it is less secure. This is simply NOT true. Whether you access the Internet by cable, high-speed phone lines or standard dial-up, there are some precautions that you should take as an added measure of security.

The i-zoom network offers substantially more capacity than any one home can use. As a result, there is enough bandwidth to provide the same high performance to each home even when many users are online. While cable connectivity is strong and sustained no matter where a customer resides, high speed phone bandwidth drops precipitously with distance from the telephone company's central offices.

Cable Cable has been aggressively upgrading for high-speed data and other digital services. Almost all the homes in our serviced areas are already passed by i-zoom.