1. Cable Vs DSL
There are two main technologies that are profoundly impacting the way people access the Internet: dial up which has the standard speed of 56kbs (kilobits per second), and the broadband area that boasts speeds up to 1.5Mbps (Megabits per second). ... Dial up caps out at 56kbs where as, broadband highly exceeds that limit. ... Broadband is also connected to the internet at a much faster speed then dial up. ... DSL users have to install a special modem that separates high speed data from telephone signals. ... Statistics show that between 8.1 and 15 million United States home users have some type...
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