DSL Broadband

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.

Businesses and employees benefit greatly from the technology of broadband DSL. Office networks can be accessed at lightening speed from home or anywhere that provides a broadband DSL connection. Video conferencing and virtual meetings lower and often eliminate travel costs and miscellaneous expenses by implementing the power of technology. Broadband DSL often makes the impossible, possible.

Broadband DSL allows subscribers to use the same telephone line for telephone communication and internet access. Broadband DSL uses frequencies that go way beyond the frequency range of regular telephone service, so data transfer speed with DSL is considerably greater than other options. Unlike cable modem internet service, the speed of broadband DSL depends on the distance the provider is to the DSL subscriber and connection speed chosen by that DSL subscriber. DSL is generally faster than broadband cable modem service because of greater amounts of bandwidth availability. Broadband DSL is a dedicated internet link that can be counted on for speed and reliability.

Reliability becomes critical when customers or employees depend on your connection for immediate responses. If your customers use your connection to access your databases or your server or the Internet then reliability of your connection is absolutely important. A critical connection can be viewed much like a life line, without which your business would be negatively impacted. Your monthly savings of having a sub-par connection will not make up for the loss you will incur in productivity of your employees or loss of customers when your DSL broadband connection gets slowed down or even worse gets cut off.

Many DSL access providers are now offering low start up fees for the first 6 to 12 months of your service. You can choose from multiple providers like Earthlink, Verizon and Bellsouth. Business DSL is now available in many areas and is being added to many more cities and towns daily. Broadband service usually runs between $19 and $79 per month, depending on the plan you choose (residential vs. commercial, 512K vs. 3M, etc.)