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What is dsl internet?
digital subscriber line
With DSL internet a user is connected to the internet with a regular telephone line, generally with speeds from hundreds of Kbps to millions of Kbps, or Mbps. DSL internet providers give you top speeds up to 125 times faster than dial up access.
Advantages of a DSL Internet Connection
When your computer is on, you are automatically connected to the internet (barring any equipment failure). There is no manually connecting and disconnecting like with dial up.
DSL speed is tremendously faster than that of dial up, with average speeds from 768Kbps - 6.0Mbps .
Cheap dsl internet can be had for about the same price as that of the average dial up access.
DSL service is also faster and more reliable than satellite access, and typically much cheaper too.
You can use the internet and your landline telephone at the same, without interruption from either. Of course with the high speed of DSL, you can also utilize a VoIP phone and service.
How to Select Your Best DSL Internet Service Plan
All dsl providers give you the option of selecting from a number of their plans. These plans are differentiated by your available download and upload speeds, and priced accordingly. So, the faster you want to surf, the more you will have pay, obviously.
You should have a pretty good idea of what you need in a dsl connection. For instance, if you are a heavy online gamer, a web developer, or a researcher, you probably want a faster speed and don't want to mess around with the lower priced options.
If you choose to add more services, like your wireless phone or home landline phone, you can typically get a better bundling price.
By the way, you do not necessarily have to have existing telephone service in order to receive dsl internet, but you will need to be within a minimum distance of a provider's switch. If you are over 3 miles away, you're out of luck.
Your next best bet would be cable internet, as a wired internet service will always give you a stronger signal than satellite.
You Choose - DSL, Cable, or Satellite Broadband
They they are not all classified as DSL internet, these three types of service are all classified as broadband however.
Cable internet is a broadband (high speed) service which is very comparable to DSL. Using the same coaxial cable service as your tv, an external cable modem is used for your computer.
If you live in a rural or remote area, satellite internet may be your best option, unless of course you are satisfied with a dial-up connection. Rural areas severely lack availability, though this too is increasing at a pretty fair rate with all of the major providers.
And so you ask... How do I find dsl internet providers in my area? Well, chances are that if you are within approximately 3 miles of your local telephone office, or their local switch, you are eligible for DSL internet.
If you are interested in all of the technological aspects of how dsl works, you might be interested in what wikipedia has to say.