DSL

Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) brings high-bandwidth to homes and small to medium sized businesses over the ordinary copper telephone lines presently installed behind your walls. DSL technology is available in various flavors, collectively referred to as xDSL. It allows voice, video and data to be transmitted at very fast speeds, 20 or more times faster than an ordinary 56K modem.

Your distance from a telephone company switching station will determine whether you can receive DSL (you typically have to be within 3 miles) and the speed of your connection. Depending on the flavor of DSL you have,

DSL may require special jacks and connections or changes to the wiring inside your home but in the vast majority of cases you will be able to install DSL yourself. DSL provides fast Internet access, high bandwidth and speed, reliability, "always on" service and increased security.