What is ADSL?

  • ADSL is an acronym for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. ADSL is a high speed, point-to-point digital connection to simultaneously transmit voice and data. ADSL transmission are asymmetrical. This means that the data rates are not the same for the uploading and downloading of data. ADSL can send data to your computer at speeds between 384Kb and 6Mb per second. ADSL uses a standard telephone line. The same telephone line that you use for your home or business telephone. You can be connected to the Internet, and talking on the telephone at the same time!
  • The speed of an ADSL connection will astound you! Even at the slowest speed of 384Kb, that is 11 times faster than a 33.6Kb modem, and 7 times faster than a 56Kb modem! Imagine, a web page that takes one minute to download with a 33.6Kb modem now, will take only 5 seconds to download! The faster ADSL services, will be much faster. The 6Mb speed is 113 times faster than a 56K modem!
  • Your ADSL connection will be on all the time. If you desire, you can leave your computer turned on and connected continously to the Internet. If you do not desire to leave your computer on all the time, anytime that you do turn it on, the connection to the Internet will come on too. There will be no need to dial in to the Internet, and no disconnecting when you are through.
  • To use ADSL, the telephone company will have to add ADSL to your current telephone line. At the same time, they will install an ADSL modem, and network card in your computer. Once this is done, you are ready to begin using ADSL.



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