| With the ever changing world of technology there | | | | else in your neighborhood. One thing that does |
| remains one constant. People do not understand all | | | | matter is the number of households subscribing |
| of the terminology when it comes to computers | | | | will affect the bandwidth available and at certain |
| and the internet. At a basketball game I | | | | times of the day your service will be slower. |
| overheard two people discussing their internet and | | | | 3. DSL is short Digital Subscriber Line and is |
| what kind of service they had. One guy said he | | | | provided by a phone company. You will probably |
| had a DSL router through his cable company. The | | | | not need an installer to come out to your home |
| other disagreed and said he had high speed | | | | to get started. Your phone company will turn on |
| internet through the phone company and he | | | | your service and they will send you a DSL |
| thought it was DSL. | | | | modem and DSL router or filters. You can use |
| Here are a few simple ways to remember what | | | | the phone line you have without ordering another |
| kind of internet service you have if you want to | | | | one. |
| keep you conversation accurate. | | | | To get connected, you plug one end of a DSL |
| 1. Many people still have the old slow dial up | | | | modem into a regular phone jack and the other |
| internet connection. It ties up your phone line and | | | | end into your computer or DSL router. The filters |
| is not the fastest way to be online. Because of | | | | are used to eliminate potential DSL static from |
| where they live this may still be the only option | | | | phone jacks in which phones are used. These |
| they have. | | | | filters fit easily into the phone jacks and then the |
| 2. Cable broadband internet comes from the local | | | | phone connections are plugged into the filters. |
| cable company. You get access to it right through | | | | Because you are using your phone line sharing |
| the cable coming into your home. The cable guy | | | | bandwidth with your neighbors is not an issue. |
| will come out to your house and do the installation | | | | However the further away you live from the |
| for you. To do this he splits the connection from | | | | phone companies office the slower your system |
| your TV to a cable modem box. Then he plugs it | | | | will operate. |
| into your computer or router. | | | | If you live too far away you may not even be |
| One benefit of having internet access from your | | | | able to get DSL service and would not need a |
| cable company is it doesn't matter how close you | | | | DSL router, modem or filters. You will have to |
| live to cable company's office. Wherever you live | | | | check with your cable company to see what your |
| you will get it at the same speed as everyone | | | | options are at that point. |