I want to get dsl and i like the offer from AT&T but i dont know if high speed means that its actually DSL.
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You need to call AT&T and ask; right now we are rolling out FTTN {Fiber to the Node} with the intention to use it to proved all of your communication needs.  I believe that is what you are referring to, but I am not at work, so I cannot look it up {they call it a number of different things in different places because of all of our recent mergers}.  If it is, you will be one lucky sap bro, they are going in hot in heavy to buy the market from the competition, the prices will rise in the future of course, but they are intending to provide your TV, Phone and Internet connection for about $80, it will be a steel, get in on it if you can.  You will not be able to beat the speed or quality of this connection, when you get it.\n\nThe reason why I believe it is that is because there has been no announcement of change the DSL title to High Speed and I think they would want that known company wide, they are trying to get everyone on the same page as fast as they can.\n\nJohn B.
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Broadband is fast internet.\nDSL is considered fast internet.\n\n I have Roadrunner (in Houston) and we get up to 4.0mbps for $45/mo
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It is not different.  It is DSL or Cable.  Unless it is a T1, 2, or 3 line.\nHigh speed internet service is so called because once everybody had dial-up, top speed 56kbs.
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The 1.5Mbps advertised speed is a 'peak' speed in optimal conditions. Most ISPs use these numbers to lure you in when virtually no one gets speeds that high.\n\nMany factors are in play when gauging DSL speeds. Things such as number of subcribers in your neighborhood to the distance you are from your ISP
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My DSL service for Yahoo expires in June. Two weeks from the deadline, I will cancel my service so that I do not have to pay the early termination fee. Then, I signed up again online to get the 12.99 service using dialup. You lose around three weeks of DSL service, but its worth the price.\n\nI had to ask AT&T about it for a whole morning.
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They are legitimate.  But I can see that they are a satellite ISP provider.  Use this only if there are no DSL or Cable companies in your area as satellite services (while faster than dial-up are slower than DSL or cable) especially with the value pack, Verizon DSL gets you 768kbps download and 128kpbs upload which is slightly faster than the value pack with WildBlue and Verizon is also much cheaper ($15 per month vs. $50 per month with WildBlue).  So check to see what other services are in your area before you jump on board with a satellite ISP, they tend to be overpriced for the services they provide.  But if you live in a small or out of the way town then you may not have a choice.\n\nCheck some other services below as well (for DSL and Cable).
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DSL is only provided by your local phone company - since the signal  travels over their wires.\n\nTime Warner (Road Runner) has always served us well, but it is expensive.\n\nDo you have ClearWire available there yet? Check out their site.
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The speed depend on your ISP (Internet Service Provider)\nCheck with your ISP first about the speed
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If you're reffering to the speed increase claims that you see on TV or in other ads (usually, saying that they are 5 times faster than dialup), they actually don't affect your modem at all. For example, the NetZero Highspeed cannot make data travel through your dialup connection any faster than somewhere around 56Kb/sec. What it can do is make sure you connect to one of their fastest computers with the least load. It also uses caching and compression to speed up your connection. Usually, the webpage is sent to the Netzero computers, where everything is compressed to make it smaller (this can sometimes result in poor quality pictures, depending on your settings). Because the webpage is smaller after the compression, it seems like your connection is "5x faster". Typically only web browsing is affected, and downloads are downloaded at the same speed as before.\n\nIn answer to your question though, as far as I know, there aren't any accelerator programs for free. Check with your ISP to make sure that they don't offer one. AOL offers all their users an accelerator inside their browser, ATT offers an accelerator either for free or for a small fee, depending on your account. Netzero offers theirs for an extra $5 a month.
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I have Comcast High Speed Internet, and it costs me $42.95 per month.  I never have any problems with it, and I would say I'm a heavy internet user.  At night and on weekends, I do about as much web surfing/downloading as anyone else.  Never have any problems with that.  During weekdays, I connect to my company's VPN and use AT&T's Call Vantage service at the same time.  I never have any problems with that either (in fact, the VPN never bogs down, the way the network in the office sometimes does).\nNot sure what else you'd like to know about it, but I am very satisfied with the service.
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DSL is a type of broadband connection.  It stands for Digital Subscriber Line, and is offered by traditional phone companies (wired, not wireless).  The signal travels thru phone lines and into your home or business.  A modem is connected to it so it can translate the signal into ditigal data and then is usually output via Ethernet.  Its main competitor (at least in homes)is Cable broadband.  The difference between the two is that cable generally provides faster bandwith (download/upload speed), but is less secure than DSL, which provides each user with a unique IP (Internet Protocol)address.  Most cable internet home subscribers are connected to a router with up to 255 other subscribers, making attacks and intrusions much more likely.
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Most likely, you're on the very edge of the DSL service area, too far from the phone company's local DSL base station to get good speeds.  I'm guessing that you've called the DSL company about the problem aready.  If DSL coverage isn't good in your neighborhood, try your Cable TV company, they probably sell high speed, and it'll have less distance limits.
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Hi \n\nOk , now thats a bunch of things at the same time :) First how much do you know about DSL lines as a whole ?
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DSL uses just your phone line. It's most likely ADSL - SDSL is a lot more expensive and not generally used by your average consumer.
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No.  My DSL is faster than anybody's cable I've ever seen.  Cable starts off fast, but slows down the more people in your neighborhood gets cable internet.  Because you have to share it.
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check w/ phone company and cable company...then decide betweent the 2\nfyi dsl's speed is not effected by the number of ppl on at once but cable is
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Do you receive television cable through Comcast?  I find internet access through cable is faster than DSL.  However, DSL is cheaper than cable.  Check the AT&T and Comcast websites to see if they provide service to your area.  You'll have to enter your telephone number for AT&T and your address for Comcast.