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DSL Internet Access Services
(US & UK)
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line),
also known as ADSL
(Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line),
is a technology that uses existing 2-wire copper telephone wiring to
deliver high-speed data services to homes and businesses.
This digital broadband line directly connects your premises to the
Internet, via your existing copper telephone lines. Once installed, DSL
provides a continuous "always-on" connection to the Internet and
at the same time does not tie up the phone line for normal usage. This
technology can be used to deliver bandwidth-intensive applications like
high-speed access to the Internet, streaming audio/video,
videoconferencing, online games, application programs, telephone calling
and other high-bandwidth services.
The maximum speed of DSL is determined by
the distance between the customer site and the Central Office (CO). Most
ISP's offer Symmetric DSL (SDSL) data services at speeds that vary from
144Kbps up to 2Mbps, and now in the UK even faster speeds- up to 8Mbps.
Customers
can choose the rate that meets their specific needs. This is 2.5x to 50x
times faster than a standard 56Kbps dial-up modem.
View a DSL Diagram
View a DSL Speed Demo
 A quick note about DSL
services... Availability of DSL mainly depends on your service location and/or
current phone service. If a particular DSL carrier can not service your
area, a different provider may. If this is the case, be sure to check
availability from more than one of the ADSL providers listed above...
More Information on DSL
Resource Materials on DSL
Glossary of Internet Terms/Definitions
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