| Find the best in broadband | | | | not disturb the normal operation of the phone line. |
| As recently as a year or two ago, the number of | | | | This means that you can get fast access to the |
| people who could reliably use online video services | | | | Internet and use your phone line at the same time. |
| was small. Now, video services such as are among | | | | What does the Future hold for Broadband? |
| the most popular sites on the internet. This is all | | | | A number of new services will be widely available in |
| thanks to Broadband Internet services. Downloading | | | | North America within the next few years that will |
| video is just not practical using a dial-up connection. | | | | offer an even faster connection than cable or DSL |
| With a broadband connection, however, downloading | | | | modems. One system, that is already being used in |
| video or other bandwidth intensive content from the | | | | East Asia is VDSL, or Very high data rate Digital |
| Internet is practical. | | | | Subscriber Line. Another exciting technology is |
| Broadband Internet | | | | power-line Internet, or Broadband over power lines |
| Broadband Internet is commonly used to describe | | | | (BPL). BPL lets you get a broadband Internet |
| high-speed Internet access, which means any | | | | connection over high-voltage power lines. While this |
| Internet access service that is faster than 256 kbit/s, | | | | technology is exciting in terms of its potential reach - |
| or at least four times faster than a user would get | | | | it's very hard to find a location that is not services by |
| using a dial-up connection over a digital phone line. | | | | a power line - there are still some concerns over |
| What are the Different Types of Broadband? | | | | signal strength that need to be addressed before |
| There are two main methods of providing broadband | | | | BPL can be used widely. |
| Internet access: via a a cable modem , and via a | | | | Getting the Best Broadband Connection |
| Digital Subscriber Line, or DSL modem. | | | | Cable modem connections are generally faster than |
| A cable modem allows users to get a high-speed | | | | DSL modem connections. However, this does not |
| connection to the Internet over their cable television | | | | always mean you should always get a cable modem. |
| connection. Because the cable television infrastructure | | | | If there are going to be a lot of people on the same |
| is already designed to carry large amounts of traffic | | | | network, a DSL modem will handle the crowd better |
| quickly, you can potentially get a very good Internet | | | | than the cable modem. Also, you have to consider |
| connection using a cable modem. | | | | the total package; because existing cable companies |
| While a cable modem connection uses your existing | | | | often provide cable modems, you often have to |
| television cable connection, a DSL modem uses a | | | | subscribe to cable packages just to get an Internet |
| standard telephone line. What makes a DSL | | | | connection. This may make cable modems more |
| connection so useful is that it sends signals over the | | | | expensive than DSL modems for comparable |
| telephone line at such a high frequency that it does | | | | services. |