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General Questions
Yes, we encourage you to take advantage of the convenience of e-bill statements and online payments, including our easy-to-set-up autopay. Login Here.
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Internet
There are several phases to building a fiber internet network. Click here to See How It’s Done.
No Data Caps – United does not limit the amount of internet data you use and therefore, you will never get charged for overages as many other providers do. Click here for Internet Options.
DSL customers are required to use our modem/router. For fiber and fixed wireless customers, you have a choice to use your own router or rent United’s Calix Blast router at a low rate. Keep in mind there are several advantages of using our Blast router: we are able to connect with you quickly in the event you have a technical issue. And our router offers you Wi-Fi 6 technology and our FREE UControl app (see more info on UControl below).
Upload speed is the amount of data you can send in a given second. Download speed is the amount of date you can receive in one second.
If you’re opening a webpage, your computer sends a request to download the page. If you’re searching for a topic on a web browser like Google, then you’re using more download data than upload. However, if you’re conducting business from home and video-conferencing on Zoom, Teams, Skype or FaceTime, then you’re using significant upload data. And for business, upload is just as important as download speeds.
This is a term used to describe an internet service provider narrowing the amount of bandwidth someone receives. United offers unlimited data without throttling speeds.
As a parent or guardian, you may want to monitor your child’s use of smart devices that use your Wi-Fi like mobile phone, tablet, etc. as well as restrict certain topics or place time limits to their device usage. Using our Blast router that offers Wi-Fi 6 technology, you can download our UControl app featuring Parental Control that allows you to pause devices, and if you add our Enhanced Parental Control, you can manage screen time, content and access by device. Learn more about our UControl App.
There are several factors that affect your speed and the quality of your connection, from the type of equipment to number of users and devices – here are a few reasons:
Router – owned vs. United routers, if you purchased your own router, it may not be the latest technology, only providing limited range and performance.
Malware – if your computer is infected by malware, it could be slowing it down.
Number of devices – your internet connection is shared by all the connected devices in your home, so the higher number of devices could be saturating your internet and slowing it down.
And if multiple devices are pulling a lot of bandwidth, like multiple users streaming or gaming, then it’s going to be slower for other devices.
Other factors – all your connected, smart devices are using your Wi-Fi signal. Variables such as distance, physical barriers and interference affect speed. If you have Wi-Fi 6, while it is a significant upgrade over previous versions, it will not match the speed provided by a physical, hardwired Ethernet connection (devices that are directly connected to your internet feed).
Learn more about internet speed and impact of devices – click here to watch our video.
We do have Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) implementation in our roadmap for the future. However, we do not currently support IPv6. We also do not have any set plans for starting implementation.
For more information about IPv6 and which systems use it, visit the FCC’s Internet Protocol Version 6: IPv6 for Consumers.
Digital TV
DCMA Policy
“DMCA” stands for the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The DMCA provides copyright owners with a process for notifying service providers that store or host customer content (such as websites, hosting services and Internet service providers) of alleged copyright infringements by their users.
In most cases, these service providers are required to act on valid notifications and to terminate (in appropriate circumstances) subscribers and account holders who are repeat copyright infringers.
Copyright infringement takes a variety of forms, but frequently consists of the unauthorized copying or sharing of files containing music, movies, television shows or computer games. We are committed to complying with U.S. copyright laws and we require all United Communications’ internet customers to comply with them, too. Therefore, our customers and users may not store any material or content, or access, share or distribute any material or content using United Communications’ internet services, in any manner that constitutes an infringement of third-party copyright rights.
To learn more about DMCA, see The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998.