DSL ISPs

    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 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 ISP 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 - $12.99/month for the first 6 months
• $14.99-27.99/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
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Qwest DSL - From $31.99/month for first 12 months
• From $31.99/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.
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AT&T DSL As low as $19.95/month - Get $50 Cashback
• 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
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FastAccess DSL As low as $19.95/month - Up to $250 Cashback
Up to $250 Cash Back in rebates, free DSL Modem and Wireless Router (after rebate), free DSL enabled TiVo box, free music downloads from Rhapsody with unlimited access to millions of songs and free SuperPass Trial. More Information