Selecting a DSL upgrade service can be a challenge. With broadband delivered in wireless, cable or satellite form, there are several service options offered through multiple providers to choose from. Without getting overwhelmed by the choices, here are several factors to consider before signing up for a DSL deal.
I’ve been asked this question so many times I thought I’d put my thoughts down here for you to read. Let’s start by pointing out a couple things first. First off, depending on where you live, you may not have a choice of access. Satellite may be your only choice, which makes this null and void. Don’t fret, satellite is better than any dial-up and the contract lengths are generally 12-14 months in length. It will cost a bit more, given the extra equipment involved, but it certainly beats dial-up (if you can afford it).
One of the common problems among internet users is testing their internet connection to pinpoint the exact problem. There is a big number of internet users who use DSL, and cable modem service.
By Zach Parker
Advantages of taking the time to find a cheap internet access may prove worthy over time as you save with the low monthly bill. Try searching for information about the company online when you have accessed your internet services; you should be able to information that they will not tell you. You might be realistic about what it cost to get the best internet service; accessing cheap internet services is not always the best decision. All you need to know about the internet and finding a cheap way to access it is your local telephone book and a few names of reputable companies.
By Kelly Hunter
Thank goodness for the Internet! How did we ever get along without it? The answer to that is simple: very slowly. Over the last decade, the World Wide Web has evolved to provide more access to more people all over the planet. As with every global expansion, it has presented all kinds of business opportunities for those looking for a piece of virtual pie. With so many DSL service providers in competition, how do you know which one to chose?
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Advantages of a Broadband DSL Internet Connection
By Robert Thatcher
Anyone who has switched from a dial-up modem to broadband DSL knows the advantages of DSL internet access. The differences between the two are truly astounding. When people begin surfing the internet using broadband DSL after struggling with a dial-up modem, they never want to go back to a slow and often unreliable dial-up connection.
Broadband DSL connection speeds vary, but the average DSL connection rate ranges on average between 128 kilobits per second all the way up to 1.54 megabits per second. Typical dial-up modems can’t even come close to reaching typical broadband DSL speeds.
The remarkable speed of broadband DSL has made internet use more convenient, and DSL has improved the quality of many existing online activities such as shopping, banking, downloading audio and video, and gaming. Besides a notable increase in connection speed and website navigation, with broadband DSL, internet users are always connected to the world wide web. DSL provides valuable information and online activities that remain just a few keystrokes away.
Broadband DSL saves money as well as valuable time. Broadband DSL eliminates the need for additional phone lines. People using broadband DSL are able to talk on the phone while browsing the net, and all computers within a household can surf the web independently with the use of wireless routers.
Security is another plus for broadband DSL users. Broadband DSL subscribers use their own private telephone lines to make contact with their DSL service provider. Cables and lines are not shared by other internet subscribers, and therefore user access is private and very secure.
Broadband DSL is constantly improving as new technology is discovered and implemented. When considering the cost of broadband DSL versus the cost of dial-up, there is no comparison. The benefits of broadband DSL are immeasurable. Broadband DSL is truly the solution for businesses and consumers wanting quick and reliable internet connectivity.
Robert Thatcher is a freelance author based in Cupertino, California. He publishes articles and reports in various ezines and contributes on a regular basis to FreeNetPublishing.com.
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Some DSL Broadband Definitions
By Steve Cash
Often too many people get confused with all the definitions, here we have explained in easy to understand terms.
ADSL:
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line – asymmetric meaning it’s faster downstream than upstream.
ASAM:
Advanced Services Access Manager -Whether you have a DSLAM or ASAM in your exchange doesn’t really matter. They do the same thing. See DSLAM’s as well.
ATM:
Asynchronous Transfer Mode – a method of encapsulation which is capable of many virtual circuits. With these, providers (ISP’s) can split an ATM connection (155Mbit or 622Mbit) up into many connections. ATM isn’t just used for DSL but in the case of DSL it’s used to provision each customer.
Contention Ratios:
A contention ratio is the number of users to xMbit of bandwidth. For example some providers offer 2Mbit DSL, with a ratio of 50:1, meaning 50 users to 1Mbit of bandwidth.
CPE:
Customer Premises Equipment, the term that describes the equipment used on the customer end of a connection, for example your DSL modem/router or cable modem.
DSL:
Digital Subscriber Line.
DSLAM:
Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer – They are placed in DSL enabled Telecomm exchanges, when your modem syncs up and the DSL light comes on, it means you are connected. When data travels down your connection, it goes from the CPE -> DSLAM -> RAN -> ISP
ERX:
Edge Routing Exchange. See RAN.
IPNet:
Telecommunications backhaul networks for carrying traffic from the customer to the ISP, i.e. carrying traffic from RAN’s to ISP’s.
Ping or Latency:
A ping measures the time in milliseconds that it takes for a packet to travel from your computer to a remote computer and back to you again. Just because you can’t ping a given host, quite a lot of providers are beginning to filter ICMP (pings come under this protocol) traffic because it is commonly used to attack hosts and wastes a lot of bandwidth.
Many providers also give low priority to ping (ICMP) traffic which may mean your ping at a command line isn’t very good, but in say a game, things may be fine.
RAN:
Regional Access Node These aggregates many DSLAM’s connections and then feed the data to an ISP
RTT
Round Trip Time – the time it takes in milliseconds for a packet to go from A to B and back again. See ping.
SDSL
Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Line – symmetrical meaning the same speed up and down.
Units
There is a major difference between UPPER and lowercase
MB = MegaBytes
Mb = Megabits
kB = KiloBytes
kb = Kilobits
MB/s = MegaBytes per second
Mb/s = Megabits per second
kB/s = KiloBytes per second
kb/s = Kilobits per second
There is 8bits to a Byte, 8kb = 1kB
1Meg connections only transfer at 128kB/sec
or an 8Mb connection only transfers at 1024kB/sec or 1MB/s
Steve
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DSL Internet Connection
By Carmen Anderton
Disconnected again? Tired of missing phone calls because you spend too much time online with a dial up connection that moves slower than that snail crawling on the floor? There are plenty of people who know that feeling, and in a culture that values speed and the ability to get things done quickly, it is no surprise that DSL Internet connections are becoming increasingly popular. DSL Internet connections are much faster and more reliable than basic dial up connections, and are much better than their dial up competitors. In fact, the competition between the two isn’t even close.
Unless you live or work in a very remote and rural area, you should have the option of getting a much faster internet than dial up, especially through DSL Internet connections. If high-speed Internet services are available, your choice will be between DSL or cable modem services. Cable Internet is fairly self-explanatory to a lot of people, but you might be asking yourself, what are DSL Internet connections?
DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line. DSL uses a specialized technology to cram large amounts of data onto copper wires, which is how the direct Internet line can be opened without having to block off your phone. A DSL Internet connection can also sometimes be called an always on connection because it uses existing 2-wire copper telephone line connected to the premise and will not tie up your phone as a dial-up connection does. Since a DSL Internet connection is always on, you never have to dial up into an ISP or block off the phone line. There isn’t even a need to get a second phone line. The two main categories of DSL for home subscribers are called ADSL and SDSL.
What are the differences between the two? One is simply location. ADSL is generally the most common form of DSL Internet connection sold by Internet providers in not only the United States, but in most of North America in general. ADSL is a short abbreviation for the longer, more technical term of “asymmetric digital subscriber line.” ADSL does require a special type of modem, so if you are looking around at possible DSL Internet connections, be sure that you have the right set up on your computer (or that the right modem can be added) before doing any purchasing.
SDSL is short for “symmetric digital subscriber line,” and is much more common in Europe than in North America. This works much the same way as ADSL, but is more technological and does allow more data to be sent and received than an ADSL connection. SDSL is a DSL Internet connection that also requires a special modem.
Cable Internet is the main competitor to DSL. There are still a lot of arguments over which is faster, which is the better deal, which works best. There does not appear to be a clear winner between the two. While Cable Internet offers speeds that are up to twice as fast as any DSL Internet connections, unlike DSL, cable uses a “shared bandwidth” which means that at any given time the actual download speeds can vary quite a bit. At a busy time, DSL might actually be faster because too many users will slow down a cable internet connection, though at a down time, the cable might edge out the DSL.
There are commonly questions about security. While security is always an issue with high speed Internet, there is no way to determine if one is really safer than the other. In this situation, whether you have Cable Internet or a DSL Internet connection, it makes sense to have a proven anti-virus and anti-spy ware package on your computer to deal with any inevitable problems that will occur.
Then there is the bottom line question in almost every argument: which one is the better buy for the price? Which is cheaper? The problem is, there is no standard prices that make comparisons easy. The price of a DSL Internet connection is dependent on several factors, including: competition, level of competition, location, and variety of local choices. The ideal situation is where you have two, or even three, companies in your area vying over the Cable Internet and DSL Internet market. These will be the areas that have the most competitive pricing. Otherwise, you simply need to check your area. There is no point in giving a ball park price if it is not available for that in your area. The best option is the best one available.
Still, there is no question that a DSL Internet connection is far superior to dial up in virtually every way. This is from being able to keep a main phone line open, to much faster downloads and surfing, to the constant rate of speed that DSL can offer. This is definitely a smart buy, and it is easy to see why the popularity continues to increase.
Carmen Anderton is a successful Webmaster and publisher of Net-Zero-Internet.com.
She provides more tips and information on her website at Net Zero
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