Internet Service Technology

Dial-up Internet service is still the most common type of internet connection used by consumers today (believe it, or not), and usually the least expensive.  It’s simple, inexpensive, simple, and portable.  Dial-up Internet service is just like a phone connection, except that the parties at the two ends are computer devices rather than people.

A dial-up connection allows you to connect to the Internet via a local server (on the Internet) using a standard 56k modem.  Your PC dials a phone number provided by your ISP, connects to the server, and therefore the Internet.  Now you can enjoy surfing the Net! (more…)

Broadband Internet service is basically any connection to the Internet capable of connecting at 256 kilobits per second or higher. By comparison, dialup is capable of 56 kilobits per second. Standard dialup internet service requires the entire phone line to connect to the net; phone line-based broadband services (like DSL) connect at double the speed while keeping the phone lines open for ordinary calls.
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Cable is fast becoming known for Internet access more than TV.  For the first time ever there are more Cable subscribers paying for Internet than for video or TV!  Cable Internet access allows people to use e-mail, and browse the internet, over a local cable television system. Cable TV services provide the connection to subscribers in the same way they offer cable TV, and services are activated in the same way.

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