| Uncovering ADSL Broadband... | | | | transmission. |
| A technological revolution got underway with the | | | | - Micro filter: It is a device required to separate |
| advent of BROADBAND, never seen before | | | | voice from data and that's why it finds use in the |
| speeds and superb functionality being its trade | | | | home environment as you would be using a single |
| marks, No wonder! In a very short period of time | | | | cable for telephony and internet. |
| it became the internet access technology of | | | | Software requirements |
| choice. | | | | No additional software's are as such required, but |
| But in its early days the cost of setting up a | | | | if you are using Microsoft windows as your |
| network was very high, dedicated lines were | | | | operating system it is advisable to have newer |
| required. Only the big corporate groups having | | | | versions installed as they tend to gel better with |
| beep pockets could invest in such a venture. But | | | | broadband. |
| as it's with all great technological innovations, | | | | Advantages of ADSL |
| broadband could not remain as an elusive dream | | | | ADSL being a technology designed keeping the |
| to the average home user and that happened | | | | home user in mind offers multiple benefits, such |
| sooner than expected by the way of ADSL | | | | as |
| technology. | | | | - Super downloading speed...making internet a |
| This technology was like god send for the | | | | pleasure |
| average home user. He too could now access | | | | - Fixed payment schedule* |
| high speed internet right from the comfort of his | | | | - Always ON connection, thereby no hassles of |
| home and the minimal investments required to | | | | dialing each time you want to connect to the |
| install ADSL surely made it a dream come true. | | | | internet. |
| ADSL: The technology of choice for homes | | | | - Reliability |
| ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) uses | | | | - Can be used for VoIP services |
| your existing telephone wires intelligently as the | | | | - Allows you to play online games |
| digital information is transmitted at high | | | | - Gives you access to online entertainment like |
| bandwidths over existing phone lines. It is | | | | broadband TV & RADIO |
| asymmetrical in the sense that it uses most of | | | | Disadvantages of ADSL |
| the channels to transmit data downstream to the | | | | ADSL is truly one of the near perfect |
| user and very small part to receive information | | | | technologies, expect for a small hiccup and that |
| from the user. Effectively meaning that, the rate | | | | being its distance sensitiveness, that's why the |
| of download is far higher than the rate of upload. | | | | distance of your home from the ADSL exchange |
| Hardware requirements | | | | is very important. Ideally the distance should not |
| To install an ADSL broadband connection you | | | | be more than 5.5 kilometers. The quality of |
| need to firstly contact an ADSL broadband | | | | transmission and its speed starts to waiver |
| service provider, he can then provide you with | | | | beyond this distance, so ADSL is the best bet for |
| the hardware required. The hardware | | | | those who have a dedicated broadband service |
| requirements are: | | | | provider near to them. |
| - Modem: A modem/router is a device which | | | | So get in touch with a reliable broadband service |
| digitalises data thereby making it compatible for | | | | provider and revolutinise the way you |
| transmission through your phone line. The | | | | communicate... |
| broadband modem differs from the dialup modem | | | | * depends on the broadband service providers |
| as it is specially designed to route high speed data | | | | individual policies. |