General Questions
Those requesting service will need to provide the following: Name, Social Security Number, Valid Driver’s License Number, Date of Birth, Service Address, Mailing Address, Telephone Number and Email Address. You will also be asked if your electric service is underground or aerial and whether you own or rent the residency. If you rent, HolstonConnect will need to know if the location is an apartment, duplex or house.
Installation fees for new service are waived for those who maintain 12 consecutive months of service. Therefore, HolstonConnect customers will not be required to pay anything up front when scheduling a new service installation. The first month’s bill will be pro-rated based upon the number of days of service and any non-recurring service fees for additional outlets or wallfish will be included on the first bill.
HolstonConnect does not charge deposits to customers. Additionally, customers are not required to sign a contract. This is because HolstonConnect believes customers should not be tricked with promotional pricing initially, that ends with a much higher bill. In fact, those who maintain service for 12 consecutive months do not pay an installation fee either. HolstonConnect believes in rewarding customer loyalty!
HolstonConnect does not requires customers to sign a contract. With HolstonConnect you are free to upgrade your services or change plans at any time without a penalty. Additionally, customers are not required to pay a deposit, and installation fees are waived for those who maintain service for 12 consecutive months. This is because HolstonConnect believes customers should not be tricked with promotional pricing initially, that ends with a much higher bill. Connect with Customer Loyalty!
If you are presently a member of Holston Electric Cooperative and take HolstonConnect services, you will receive two separate bills, one for your electricity and another for your HolstonConnect services.
HolstonConnect is brought to you by the faces you already know at the Holston Electric Cooperative branches. For the convenience of our members and customers, you have several options to quickly and easily pay your HolstonConnect bill. You can visit the website online at www.holstonconnect.com to pay online with an e-check or credit card, download our Mobile App from the App Store or Google Play on your phone, set up bank drafts to have the amount of your HolstonConnect bill automatically drafted from your checking account monthly, or schedule Auto Pay to have one-time or recurring automated payments withdrawn on a date of choice prior to the bill due date.
If your home or small business is currently not wired with Cat6 Ethernet, needed for a wired gigabit speed, HolstonConnect can wire your home or small business for a fee. At this time, HolstonConnect will not be wiring industrial facilities.
By simply calling (423) 272-8821, customers can reach our technical support center 24 hours a day.
Visit http://whatismyip.com to learn your IP Address
Visit http://www.blchecktool.com/ to see if you have been blacklisted.
Telephone
In most cases yes! HolstonConnect can successfully port numbers from several areas, carriers, and prefixes. If you have a concern about a specific number, please contact our offices via phone at (423) 272-8821.
If you plan to port your current telephone number to HolstonConnect for service, you will need to supply the name of your current provider, the name as it appears on your current account, your mailing address as it appears on your current account, your current account number, and your current password or pin. This information is required by the existing provider to release your telephone number to HolstonConnect.
HolstonConnect customers wishing to register with the "Do Not Call" registries should visit the following sites:
Tennessee Do Not Call Registry
https://www.tn.gov/tpuc/tennessee-do-not-call-program/csd-online-do-not-call-registration-form.html
National Do Not Call Registry
HolstonConnect's voice service, even the unlimited local-only plan, enables customers to call 800 numbers toll free.
By signing up for the HolstonConnect web portal for just $1.00 per month, customers can go to https://portal.holstonconnect.com, enter their phone number, and portal password to view their recent history.
High-Speed Internet
Our Whole Home Wi-Fi enables wireless access to content providing an enhanced user experience with a wireless network. Users will experience optimized HD media and Web browsing whether using a desktop, notebook, tablet, smartphone, or any other Wi-Fi ready devices including gaming consoles. We do all the work in getting your wireless network configured during installation. Customers will need to connect their own personal devices to the Wi-Fi.
Our Whole Home Wi-Fi solution allows for remote management to easily fix wireless issues with enhanced customer service, resulting in fewer service call fees to our patrons.
HolstonConnect installs and manages dual band gigabit capable routers. These wireless routers avoid long buffer times and take advantage of the latest high-bandwidth applications and services such as streaming of HD and UHD IPTV, home-automation, and online gaming.
Those with Holstonconnect's Managed Whole Home Wi-Fi will have access to port forward, change Wi-Fi SSID, set static IP's, and view connected device IP's.
Fiber-to-the-Home does not utilize coaxial cable or cable modems inside the home. Instead, an Adtran Optical Network Terminal (ONT) is installed inside the premises by a technician. An ONT is a network interface device used to convert media from fiber-optic to Ethernet wiring, serving subscriber devices. The ONT is powered by the subscriber’s electrical system.
Building structures can often obstruct your Wi-Fi reception.
6 Things that block your Wi-Fi:
- Public Enemy Number One: Your Neighbors' Wi-Fi Networks
- Household Electronics
- Bluetooth Devices
- Humans
- Security Settings
- Old Firmware
The minimum residential service is up to 300 Mbps synchronized upload and download speeds for those subscribers who just want to check email and do a little internet surfing. The maximum residential service is up to 1 Gbps, which is fast enough to do most anything you would like on the internet. Take online courses, stream movies, and take advantage of the fastest speeds in the region!
With the large number of free e-mail services available providing such great service, our intention at this time is not to provide email.
Currently, we do not have any data caps on our internet service.
We do not have any sort of block on our service. Any blocks that you would encounter would be mandated by your firewall.
HolstonConnect assigns Public IP addresses that can be accessed over the Internet. Like a postal address used to deliver postal mail to your home, a public IP address is the globally unique IP address assigned to a computing device. A private IP address, on the other hand, is used to assign computers within your private space without letting them directly expose to the Internet. For example, if you have multiple computers within your home you may want to use private IP addresses to address each computer within your home. HolstonConnect internet subscribers will be able to secure their Comtrend router with a private password.
HolstonConnect customers have the opportunity to subscribe to a Static IP address for a low monthly rate. Contact us today to learn more about this service!
HolstonConnect installs an Optical Network Box inside the home (approximately 2" x 4") and those subscribing to our Managed Whole Home WiFi can expect a wireless router no greater than 8" x 8".
- You are subscribing to speeds UP TO 300 mbps, 500 mbps, or 1 Gig. Those speeds may vary based upon the number of connected devices. When testing your internet speed, for the most accurate reading you must use a wired Ethernet connection with Cat5 or better. The connected device, such as laptop or PC, may be a limiting factor in speed accuracy too, as many older technologies are incapable of processing the high level speeds offered by HolstonConnect.
- It is important to note to use www.speedtest.net and connect to the HolstonConnect server to accurately test speeds on our fiber network. Speed tests done using other services or servers may be limited to their respective bandwidth limitations.
If you are experiencing slow internet speeds, see our suggestions here.