"Digital Subscriber Line"
Find "DSL" Nationwide
DSL
and "broadband", provider service
You
can check the availability of DSL at your house simply by entering your
address (not phone number)
here.
It must say "Available" and you cannot be more than 18,000 feet
from your local central office. If you are 18,000 ft or greater away from
the central office then you cannot get SDSL. You may however be able to get
IDSL up to 25,000 ft. from the central office. IDSL uses a combination
of ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) and DSL technologies which
reduces the signal attenuation and allows the end user to be further away
from the central office.
Today DSL is for the first time putting high-speed Internet access
within the reach of the home, small and medium-size businesses. DSL
takes existing voice cables that connect customer premises to the phone
company's central office (CO) and turns them into a high-speed digital
link.
Over any given line, the maximum DSL speed is determined by the distance
between the customer site and the Central Office (CO). Most ISP's offer
Symmetric DSL (SDSL) data services at speeds that vary from 144 Kbps to
1.54 Mbps, and now even faster up to 6.0 Mbps--so customers can choose
the rate that meets their specific needs. At the customer premises, a
DSL router or modem connects the DSL line to a local-area network (LAN)
or an individual computer. Once installed, the DSL router provides the
customer site with continuous connection to the Internet and use of the
telephone at the same time.
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Depending on where you live, you may be able to choose from one or more
DSL
Internet service providers (ISPs).
DSL,
or digital subscriber line, uses part of your normal phone line as a
"dedicated" data line that connects directly to an ISP. Access speeds
with DSL can vary, but
they are typically at least five times faster than a 56K bps modem.
DSL (Digital
Subscriber Line) is a service that offers a faster Internet connection
than a standard dial-up connection. DSL technology uses existing 2-wire
copper telephone wiring to deliver high-speed data services to homes and
businesses. DSL uses the
existing phone line and in most cases does not require an additional
phone line. This gives "always-on" Internet access and does
not tie up the phone line. No more busy signals, no more dropped
connections, no more waiting for someone in the household to get off the
phone. DSL offers users a choice of speeds ranging from 144 Kbps to
1.5Mbps. This is 2.5x to 25x times faster than a standard 56Kbps dial-up
modem. This digital service can be
used to deliver bandwidth-intensive applications like streaming
audio/video, online games, application programs, telephone calling,
video conferencing and other high-bandwidth services.
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