Cable vs DSL
Okay, so you are finally tired of those slow dial-up internet connections, and you want to go broadband. Good deal. But first, you may be wondering which type of broadband connection is best- DSL or Cable? Or, at least, which of the two gives you more speed for the price? Here we take a look at these two popular broadband connections and try to determine which one is better: DSL vs. Cable.Cable Speed vs. DSLThe most common question that comes up is which type of connection is faster, DSL or Cable? To answer this, it is important to compare both upload and download speeds.
Now, so you have something to compare these speeds to, your average dial-up connection is about 28 - 56 Kbps. Most often, however, you won't be able to get 56k through dial up, as most services can not handle this speed.The average speed of a DSL download is 1.0 - 1.5Mbps. That's megabytes per second - about 20 times as fast as the fastest dial-up connection. This is fast, but consider Cable, which can give you up to 2 - 3Mbps. Thus, at least for downloading, cable can give you almost twice the speed of DSL - that's impressive.
On the upload side, however, cable and DSL are pretty evenly matched. They both provide about 100Kbps - 400Kbps. It seems that cable has won this battle.What about Price and Quality of Service?There is more to discuss here besides the speed of the connections. Take price for one. Cable and DSL connections are both going to be more expensive than dial-up.
But, DSL seems to be the cheaper of the two at the moment. You can get a good DSL internet connection for about $35 - $45 per month. Cable modem will cost you about $45 or $50 (this price may be included in a cable TV package). These prices, however, are really close and they change almost from month to month.DSL is nice because you can talk on the phone and be online at the same time. In addition, business-level DSL service provides guaranteed data rates, so your connection speed is never a surprise.
On the other hand, DSL speed tends to decrease the further you are away from the data center, and it is typically not as widely available as Cable. Cable speeds are not dependent on distance from the data center, and is occasionally cheaper than DSL when included in a cable TV rate. A cable modem, however, may require costly professional installation, and there may exists some limitations on downloads and uploads. All of these factors should be taken into consideration when choosing either broadband service..
Is VoIP Good For The Home?
There is no doubt that you have heard about VoIP by now. It's made headlines and is plastered everywhere both in online and TV advertisements. Just in case you haven't caught on to the hype yet, VoIP is the abbreviated term for Voice over Internet Protocol. Voice over Internet Protocol is basically the ability to communicate on a phone over your Internet connection.With VoIP, the promise is the ability to make local and global long distance calls at a significantly lower rate than over a plain old telephone line through your local carrier. The VoIP trend has caught on and large enterprises all over the globe are adopting this new technology to reduce their cost of business communications which may include fax, conference calling, along with streaming video applications.
VoIP has been around for some time, but it has only been until recently that it has finally matured to the stage worthy of replacing everyday phone use.At the household level, it is certain by now that you are...
Is VoIP Good For The Home?
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....The Future Of Telecommunications May Look Very Different....
The current "frenzy" over VoIP seems to focused mostly on BroadBand phones and their predicted replacement of landline phone calls as we know it. But that's just the obvious action on the surface. VoIP technology is & can be much more than that. And company R&D is gearing up in unprecedented ways to prepare for that surprising leap in expectation. Notice I said expectation.
Seems the old business model in Telco was that whatever the companies came up with is what the consumer would take. The companies drove the market & what was in it...including any technology "advancements" and their application, distribution, etc. Remember.....we had dial-up internet....then DSL, cable, & satellite access. Now WiFi & soon reliable WiMax deployment. We had high cpm PSTN / POTS residential phone calls....then we had bundled local/LD....
then flat rate LD. Now Broadband phone (VoIP). We had bulky analog cell phones then digital/PCS, text messaging, and now sleek video cellular. But that...
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IKANO Acquires Assets of Washington-Based Internet Service Provider Amerion
Salt Lake City (March 23, 2005) - IKANO Communications, the world's largest provider of private-label Internet services, has acquired the subscriber base and certain related assets of Amerion, a Pasco, Washington-based Internet company providing dial-up, DSL, wireless, fiber and dedicated Internet to customers located primarily in the western United States (http://www.amerion.com). "This acquisition will give subscribers a number of Internet service enhancements at no additional cost," said Henry Smith, president and CEO of IKANO Communications. "Our business model and goal is not only to keep local ISPs in operation, but to strengthen them and allow them to flourish within the local or regional market in which they operate. We will keep the Amerion name and build on the strength of the Amerion brand."As a result of this agreement, subscribers will have available to them a sizable array of features and services that were not previously offered. Subscribers will have access to the nationwide...
IKANO Acquires Assets of Washington-Based Internet Service Provider Amerion
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EGATION LAUNCHES I-NET DIRECT? - WIRELESS BROADBAND AND WdSL SERVICES IN FREMONT AND NEWARK, CA.
Fremont, CA (ContentDesk)- September 9, 2003--? Egation Communications, Inc., a start-up wireless Internet provider for small and medium sized businesses, launched it's I-Net Direct? services and the Tri-Cities' first wirelessly back-hauled DSL service today.Egation Communications rolled out its second-generation wireless broadband network, including high-speed high-availability Internet access and on-premises DSL services, in two Silicon Valley markets in July 2003.By providing wirelessly back-hauled on-premises DSL and fixed wireless services in focused markets, Egation has given "Broadband Challenged" businesses an alternative to the "First Mile" ordeal that many companies in the Tri-Cities' area face. Egation's customers can expect to go online in a matter of days, at costs up to fifty percent less than traditional solutions."Everyone knows that getting fast and reliable Internet access in the Tri-Cities area is challenging", said Anthony Adams, CEO of Egation Communications. "This...
EGATION LAUNCHES I-NET DIRECT? - WIRELESS BROADBAND AND WdSL SERVICES IN FREMONT AND NEWARK, CA.
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