The Alternative to Always Be Connected to The Internet During Pandemic Covid -19
Juan Evander, Yoga Sihombing
“Information system, IT DEL”
I. Introduction
The world is being hit by the
Corona Virus which has resulted in
most countries locking down for a
while with the aim of breaking the
chain of spreading the Corona Virus.
In this case, all activities that are
usually carried out on a daily basis
must be moved to their respective
homes, starting from working from
home, shopping from home, studying
from home, and many other things
transferred to the house. However,
there are also those who are forced to
carry out activities from outside the
home and it is obligatory to follow
health protocols. This aims to take
care of yourself and care for others in
order to stop the spread of the
Corona Virus in the world.
As a result of the lock down
in various countries, there will be a
decline in the economic sector while
the demand for needs increases. One
of the important things during this
pandemic is to be connected to the
internet for various things, such as:
knowing the latest information,
taking lessons from schools and
universities online, taking webinars,
shopping through applications, and
so on. For that, it is very important to
always be connected to the internet.
This also supports the consequences
of daily activities inseparable from
technological advances such as
cellphones, laptops, computers, and
others. Therefore, it is very important
to have adequate networks and
adequate quotas in balancing the
needs, especially during the current
pandemic.
In addition, the increase in
demand during stay at home has also
increased dramatically, especially in
terms of quotas and monthly
electricity bills. And without
realizing it, to prevent boredom or
boredom while staying at home, you
will usually play games, immerse
yourself in social media, watch
excessive YouTube, and many
more.With the pandemic that is still
ongoing until now, an approach was
taken to produce a solution to the
problems experienced, especially the
use of a quota every month.
Questionnaires were distributed to
find out what problems were going
on in accordance with what our team
practiced.
 Therefore, we conducted this
survey to find out what alternatives
are used so that internet data usage is
not too wasteful during this
pandemic to reduce expenses for
buying internet data packages as well
as efforts to be safely connected to
social media or so on.
II. LITERATURE REVIEW
II.1 Impact of Covid-19
Incidents where the
emergence of the corona virus
pandemic can be a barrier to any
community activities that are to be
carried out outside the home. There
are negative impacts and there are
also positive impacts from the
current pandemic. However, most of
the impact of Covid-19 on society is
negative. Starting from the decline in
trade results, the need at home is
increasing, for example gadgets and
kouta every month, layoffs from
work, unemployment has increased,
and many more. In addition, there
are positive things that can be felt,
starting from often with family,
opportunities to hone skills, create
creative things, learn to cook and
much more.(Ansori, 2020)
In this proposal we find 2 problems,
namely an increase in quota rates during a
pandemic and network inequality. The
current pandemic also requires everyone to
be able to carry out all forms of activities
from home that are carried out online or
online. For workers this is commonly
referred to as Work From Home (WFH),
while for students it is called Distance
Learning (PJJ). Various media are used by
educators and students to make distance
learning successful. This activity is carried
out through online media such as Whatsapp,
Google Meet, Google Form, Zoom, etc. Of
course, all of this consumes a lot of internet
quota, especially for face-to-face media use
such as zoom. High internet quota costs and
network inequality were factors that
hampered online activities during the Covid-
19 pandemic. If the situation is like that,
there are other alternatives that can be used
to make savings. Obtained from the
innovations that exist in the current era,
there is already such a thing as WiFi. WiFi
is a technology that utilizes electronic
equipment to exchange data wirelessly via a
computer network, including high-speed
internet connections. The types of wifi that
we can find around us are Indi-Home and
the fee is at least 320 thousand per month.
The second is first media with a minimum
rate of 361 thousand. The third is MNC Play
with a minimum rate of 290 thousand per
month. The fourth is MyRepublic with a
minimum tariff of 329 thousand per month.
II.2 Price
Price is the value of a good or service as
measured by the amount of money (Gischa,
2020). According to(Rusdi, 2016) , price
according to Kotler and Armstrong is the
amount of money exchanged for a product
and service. The money is issued by
someone to get the goods or services
provided. In the field of economics, there is
a theory which states that value and utility
are a concept of pricing(Compass, 2020).
 Value: the value of a product to be
exchanged for other products (barter
exchange) but the current exchange
rate used is money.
 Utility: An attribute attached to an
item, which allows the item to meet
needs, wants, and satisfy consumers.
Or in short, is the use value of an
item.
Price Indicator
According to(Stanton, 1998) There are
several indicators for measuring
prices, namely:
o Affordability of prices
Affordability of prices can be
interpreted as an adjusted
price indicator based on
consumer income.
o Competitiveness
Often consumers compare
prices aimed at consumer
consideration in buying.
o Price compatibility with
product quality
Prices that have been set
based on the quality of the
product are made by the
manufacturer.
o Price compatibility with
product benefits
The most important thing in a
product is how useful / useful
the product / item is and the
balance between the benefits
and the price given.
II.3 Free WIFI
Understand that Wifi is a
technology that uses various
electronic devices to exchange data
using radio waves (wireless).
Electronic devices such as
computers, smart phones, tablets, and
even video game consoles need to be
connected to a computer network
including the Internet via Wifi.
Wifi itself actually stands for
wireless fidelity. Generally, in order
to be connected to electronic devices,
Wifi uses radio wave frequencies in
the 2.4GHz to 5GHz range. Wifi
speed function used by JMP
LAMONGAN coffee shop.
II.3.1 Free Wifi indicator
Source:(Ula and Fauzi, 2019)
There are 3 wifi indicators, namely:
1. Access speed
Access speed (wifi) is very
important to describe service
functions (wifi) when accessing
the Internet, including upload and
download speeds.
2. The coverage hotspot signal
coverage area describes the
coverage or coverage of the area.
The location is reachable by a
hotspot (wifi) network.
3. Ease of use describes how easy it
is for users to access hotspot
(wifi) services, that is, how easy
it is to find or obtain a hotspot
signal or log in (wifi).
III. METHODOLOGY
This research aims to identify IT
DEL students in the aspect of staying
connected to the internet during a
pandemic like today and this study
uses data collection methods in the
 form of descriptive analytical
research. Analytical descriptive can
be said as a way of how data is
displayed so that the information
displayed can be clearly accepted by
others. In analytic descriptive, data is
usually displayed in tables and
graphs. Data collection techniques
are carried out by using references
and related sources and not
conducting direct research into the
field on the grounds that conditions
are not possible due to the Covid-19
pandemic. In addition, other
collection techniques are also carried
out through questionnaires with the
scope of IT DEL students who are
none other than internet users
For our paper we use a data collection
system from some of the S1 student
information system. We collect data via
Google Form to be filled in by friends from
our class. For the link we will present it
below
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IV. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
The Internet is a communication network
that connects one electronic media with
another. The global supporting technology
standard is Transmission Control Protocol or
Internet Protocol Suite (abbreviated as
TCP/IP). TCP/IP is a packet exchange
protocol (in foreign terms Switching
Communication Protocol) that can be used
for billions more users in the world. The
Internet is needed in this day and age,
especially during this pandemic because it
can make it easier for us to communicate
and do many things without having to meet
other people outside the home. The
government encourages the public to keep
their distance, avoid crowds with the aim of
minimizing the spread of coronavirus. So,
we need to stay connected on the internet in
order to continue to do activities without
violating the rules of protocol set by the
government. By connecting to the internet
all become easier and one of the alternatives
that can be used is Wifi. In today's pandemic
to connect to the internet we can also use a
mobile data plan however, it costs more and
it can be detrimental in the current pandemic
period. Wifi can be a way out to overcome
greater losses, wifi can save user spending
and also use more freely. Wifi stands for
Wireless Fiderity can be reached or used by
more than one person and usually the range
distance to be able to connect with wifi is 20
meters. Wifi also has a faster network than
mobile data plan and the quota is unlimited
as long as the usage period has not expired.
Wifi is the best way out to connect to the
internet.
So, from the results of the data acquisition
that we have done to review the public's
interest in using wifi to stay connected to the
internet will be directed from the
questionnaire results with some questions
that we have compiled.

Based on the chart above the results of the
analysis obtained is 89.9% choose "yes" that
to connect to the internet is important in the
present and 11.1% choose "maybe" to
connect to the internet is important in the
present. So, it can be concluded that it is
important to stay connected to the internet in
the current pandemic.
Based on chart above the results of the
analysis obtained are several reasons why
we should stay connected to the internet is
internet is important in learning activities
and knowing the latest information. Here are
some of the reasons that are widely used in
surveys
Based on the chart above the results of the
analysis obtained are all answered that wifi
becomes one of the alternatives besides
cellular data plan.
Based on chart above the results of the
analysis obtained is wifi has advantages and
disadvantages. The advantage we can stay
connected all day long to the internet
without fear of running out of data packages.
The disadvantage is when the electricity
goes out, the wifi goes out too and we can't
connect to internet after it goes out
Conclusion
in a pandemic like today, connecting to the
internet is very important. because it will
make it easier for us to do some activities
without having to leave the house such as
shopping, studying at home and several
other activities. But all good things must
have their own negative qualities. Like the
internet This can lead to addiction, playing
games until you lose track of time and so on.
Not to mention always being connected to
the internet is not easy because of several
factors such as blackouts and others. The use
of the internet depends on ourselves whether
we want to use the internet properly or if we
let it be. the internet rules our lives.
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