Broadband Internet service truly is the most used
form of Internet access because of its high access speeds; it is offered in
four different forms, DSL (or Digital Subscriber Line), also fiber-optic,
cable, and satellite. The old dial-up connection is the only non-broadband
internet service available, and even though it is cheaper, most Internet users
are moving towards the faster broadband Internet connection.
DSL
The DSL (or Digital Subscriber Line) internet
service makes its connection by utilizing unused telephone wires that cause no
interruption to your telephone service. The speed you experience with a DSL
connection varies with your distance from the switching station. Your speed
will be slower the further away you are and faster the closer you are to the
switching station and this may be a deciding factor when you attempt to select
between a DSL line and a cable connection.
Cable
The broadband cable connection is provided by the
local cable TV provider. Here the cable Internet connection speed varies with
the number of users on the service at a specific point in time. Given a
specific geographical area, users of the broadband cable service share the
connection bandwidth which slows the speed the more users are on the system.
This will occur at the peak times for example late in the evenings after the
work day is over when many people will be accessing the Internet. Somewhat
misleadingly, often the cable company would estimate connection speeds that are
based on the thinking that you are using the service. But that is clearly not
the case.
Fiber-Optic
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