We’re all friends here. We can be honest with each other. The fact is, internet service isn’t just a “nice thing to have” anymore. It’s the way we connect with pretty much everything in life. It gives us letters, connections, videos… and if you’re in a business it’s as important or more important than your physical building. Internet is, simply, life — especially when you need to connect with customers.
Losing your internet connection is no fun if it’s just for a few minutes, but if you’re out of touch longer than that, it becomes a real problem. That’s so true that practically everyone needs some sort of backup plan for if internet service is lost. For some, it’s as easy as using their phones instead of home internet. That’s great if you have reliable service indoors (you don’t? Get a cell phone signal booster!) Using your phone is going to get you past short outages. Even if you have a tethering plan, though, it’s not going to help you get back to work. It’s certainly not going to help you if you’re in a business.
Businesses need internet service for everything from answering the phones to accepting payments. Depending on the size of your business, even a short outage can frustrate customers and leave your employees without anything to do. A cell phone isn’t going to do much in that case, certainly not if you have more than a handful of employees. You need more than a phone… you need a plan.
That plan should be a failover solution. A failover solution gives you a second internet connection that’s always on and always ready for you. It’s generally not as fast as your regular connections but it’s enough to keep the emails and phone calls coming in, and the credit card transactions going out. It’s a lifeline, plain and simple.
Now, this gets into the meat and potatoes of this article. Most failover solutions are cellular. Imagine a cell phone that connects to your computer network and you’ve basically described a cellular router. Cellular routers have the same features as your regular router, but also have a way to connect to a cellular network. In the past, this was done with a SIM card slot so you could choose your carrier. That’s good, but there’s a better way to go.
Cellular connections, even the fastest ones, aren’t designed to hold up to the rigors of business use. Local cell towers can become congested if there’s an outage that affects business. Remember, it’s not just your business out there using cellular technology when wired internet goes down. Every smart business owner will want to have a failover solution, and that can really tax local cell towers. It’s easy to imagine everyone’s internet grinding to a halt just when folks really need that cellular connection.
This absolute beast of a router is the IQMC520 from RevGen Networks. It’s just the failover solution you need. As a cellular router, it’s top of the heap. It will connect to your wired network and provide great Wi-Fi. You can put a SIM into it and it will work as a traditional cellular router. But, there’s so much more to it.
The IQMC is one of a new generation of cellular routers with what RevGen Networks calls “intelligent multicarrier” routing. When you set up service through Signal Connect, your router will automatically switch to the carrier with the best service on a moment-by-moment basis. If you have an IQMC router and the businesses around you don’t, you’ll get better service because you’ll automatically switch to carriers with more capacity while other businesses are fighting each other for resources. You’ll be cruising in the fast lane while other businesses are stuck in internet gridlock.
It’s a super-easy concept but it’s hard to actually do. The IQMC uses eSIM technology. eSIM foregoes the traditional plastic SIM card and uses onboard computer chips to do the same thing. The amount of onboard storage on a SIM card is incredibly tiny, and it’s very easy to duplicate on the mainboard of a phone or router. With eSIM, you can store subscriber information for multiple carriers at once and switching between carriers can be done in microseconds.
The IQMC router is constantly monitoring the quality of the data stream going to all the major carriers in your area. If the carrier you’re using is significantly slower or worse quality than another carrier, the router switches instantly to another carrier that’s going to give you better performance. You don’t need to do anything… it’s all handled automatically. That’s just one less thing for you to have to worry about, at a time when you have a lot of things on your plate.
When you combine an IQMC with an internet device with “automatic failover” you’ll have the ultimate in backup internet. Automatic failover devices are typically routers or firewall/security devices that connect multiple internet lines and switch over to a backup source within milliseconds if something isn’t right with the main line.
You’re stretched super thin as a business owner. Every second is valuable. If this article has you thinking that you want a failover system like the IQMC router, your next thought is, “who has time to figure all this stuff out?” Here’s the news you’ll want to hear: Signal Connect makes it easy. We can help you with a network infrastructure package that includes all the parts and services you’ll need. We’ll work with your internal IT team or your IT services company. If you don’t have someone you trust, we can help you find a qualified installer in your area. One call to Signal Connect does it all!
Signal Connect specializes in the kind of customer service that most companies never give you. We believe in actually answering the phone… and we believe in taking care of our customers. We have a team of enterprise experts who really want to help. The team understands how hard it is for you as a business owner, and we’ll make sure your time is well spent. That’s why we’re available to you on your schedule, not just on ours.
When you’re ready to know what real customer service is like, call the experts at Signal Connect. We’re here to take care of you… call 888-233-7563. We ask that the first contact be during East Coast business hours, but once you have your point of contact, they’ll tell you when they’re available and how to get hold of them after hours. You’ll love working with Signal Connect! If you’re reading this after hours, no problem! Fill out the form below and we’ll get right back to you!
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Losing your internet connection is no fun if it’s just for a few minutes, but if you’re out of touch longer than that, it becomes a real problem. That’s so true that practically everyone needs some sort of backup plan for if internet service is lost. For some, it’s as easy as using their phones instead of home internet. That’s great if you have reliable service indoors (you don’t? Get a cell phone signal booster!) Using your phone is going to get you past short outages. Even if you have a tethering plan, though, it’s not going to help you get back to work. It’s certainly not going to help you if you’re in a business.
Businesses can’t be without internet, but you knew that
Businesses need internet service for everything from answering the phones to accepting payments. Depending on the size of your business, even a short outage can frustrate customers and leave your employees without anything to do. A cell phone isn’t going to do much in that case, certainly not if you have more than a handful of employees. You need more than a phone… you need a plan.
That plan should be a failover solution. A failover solution gives you a second internet connection that’s always on and always ready for you. It’s generally not as fast as your regular connections but it’s enough to keep the emails and phone calls coming in, and the credit card transactions going out. It’s a lifeline, plain and simple.
Choosing a failover solution for your business
Now, this gets into the meat and potatoes of this article. Most failover solutions are cellular. Imagine a cell phone that connects to your computer network and you’ve basically described a cellular router. Cellular routers have the same features as your regular router, but also have a way to connect to a cellular network. In the past, this was done with a SIM card slot so you could choose your carrier. That’s good, but there’s a better way to go.
Cellular connections, even the fastest ones, aren’t designed to hold up to the rigors of business use. Local cell towers can become congested if there’s an outage that affects business. Remember, it’s not just your business out there using cellular technology when wired internet goes down. Every smart business owner will want to have a failover solution, and that can really tax local cell towers. It’s easy to imagine everyone’s internet grinding to a halt just when folks really need that cellular connection.
The solution: intelligent multi-carrier routing
This absolute beast of a router is the IQMC520 from RevGen Networks. It’s just the failover solution you need. As a cellular router, it’s top of the heap. It will connect to your wired network and provide great Wi-Fi. You can put a SIM into it and it will work as a traditional cellular router. But, there’s so much more to it.
The IQMC is one of a new generation of cellular routers with what RevGen Networks calls “intelligent multicarrier” routing. When you set up service through Signal Connect, your router will automatically switch to the carrier with the best service on a moment-by-moment basis. If you have an IQMC router and the businesses around you don’t, you’ll get better service because you’ll automatically switch to carriers with more capacity while other businesses are fighting each other for resources. You’ll be cruising in the fast lane while other businesses are stuck in internet gridlock.
How does intelligent multicarrier routing work?
It’s a super-easy concept but it’s hard to actually do. The IQMC uses eSIM technology. eSIM foregoes the traditional plastic SIM card and uses onboard computer chips to do the same thing. The amount of onboard storage on a SIM card is incredibly tiny, and it’s very easy to duplicate on the mainboard of a phone or router. With eSIM, you can store subscriber information for multiple carriers at once and switching between carriers can be done in microseconds.
The IQMC router is constantly monitoring the quality of the data stream going to all the major carriers in your area. If the carrier you’re using is significantly slower or worse quality than another carrier, the router switches instantly to another carrier that’s going to give you better performance. You don’t need to do anything… it’s all handled automatically. That’s just one less thing for you to have to worry about, at a time when you have a lot of things on your plate.
When you combine an IQMC with an internet device with “automatic failover” you’ll have the ultimate in backup internet. Automatic failover devices are typically routers or firewall/security devices that connect multiple internet lines and switch over to a backup source within milliseconds if something isn’t right with the main line.
How to get this all done… easily
You’re stretched super thin as a business owner. Every second is valuable. If this article has you thinking that you want a failover system like the IQMC router, your next thought is, “who has time to figure all this stuff out?” Here’s the news you’ll want to hear: Signal Connect makes it easy. We can help you with a network infrastructure package that includes all the parts and services you’ll need. We’ll work with your internal IT team or your IT services company. If you don’t have someone you trust, we can help you find a qualified installer in your area. One call to Signal Connect does it all!
Signal Connect specializes in the kind of customer service that most companies never give you. We believe in actually answering the phone… and we believe in taking care of our customers. We have a team of enterprise experts who really want to help. The team understands how hard it is for you as a business owner, and we’ll make sure your time is well spent. That’s why we’re available to you on your schedule, not just on ours.
When you’re ready to know what real customer service is like, call the experts at Signal Connect. We’re here to take care of you… call 888-233-7563. We ask that the first contact be during East Coast business hours, but once you have your point of contact, they’ll tell you when they’re available and how to get hold of them after hours. You’ll love working with Signal Connect! If you’re reading this after hours, no problem! Fill out the form below and we’ll get right back to you!
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