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Satellite Internet
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DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) is a technology for bringing high-bandwidth information to homes and small businesses over ordinary copper telephone lines.
Assuming your home or small business is close enough to a telephone company central office
that offers DSL provider service, you may be able to receive data at rates up to 6.1 megabits (millions of bits) per second (of a theoretical 8.448 megabits per second), enabling continuous transmission of motion video, audio, and even 3-D effects.
More typically, individual connections will provide from 1.544 Mbps to 512 Kbps downstream and
about 128 Kbps upstream. A DSL Provider line can carry both data and voice signals and the data part of the line is continuously connected.
DSL installations began in 1998 and will continue at a greatly increased pace through the next decade in a number of communities in the U.S. and elsewhere. Compaq, Intel, and Microsoft working
with telephone companies have developed a standard and easier-to-install form of ADSL called G.lite that is accelerating deployment. DSL is expected to replace ISDN in many areas and to compete with the cable modem in bringing multimedia and 3-D to homes and small businesses. Some of the most popular DSL providers include
Verizon Online DSL
and Qwest DSL .
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Verizon DSL
- $17.99/mo. for up to 1 Mbps + 2 year agreement. Order right now online and get a free modem or router.
● $19.99-42.99/month depending on the speed
● Free modem and wireless router with high speed package
● 30-day money-back guarantee
● 24/7 live tech support
● Connection speeds up to 3 Mbps/768 Kbps
● MSN Premium Internet Software
● Personal Web space
● Web site building tool
● 9 email addresses
● MSN Pop-up Guard, Firewall and VirusGuard
● Advanced junk e-mail filters
For more information, see Verizon High Speed Internet
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Qwest DSL
● From $19.99/month depending on the package
● Parental Controls, Virus Guard, Pop-up guard.
● Spam protection.
● Anytime/anywhere access to e-mail.
● Useful tools to optimize your broadband.
● MSN member benefits.
● Free technical support and unlimited Internet access.
● Qwest is available in the following states:
Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Noth Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming.
For more information, see Qwest High Speed Internet
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AT&T DSL
First 3 months free
● From $19.95-$35.00/month depending on speed
● Nationwide dialup Internet access
● Pop-Up Blocker
● Parental controls
● Firewall software to bar unauthorized access
● SpamGuard
● Email virus protection
● Up to 11 AT&T Yahoo! Mail accounts with 2 GB of storage each*, POP access and email forwarding
● Unlimited photo storage*
*Depending on selected service
For more information, see AT&T DSL
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