Fast facts about DSL...

What does "DSL" stand for?
DSL is short for "Digital Subscriber Line"

What is DSL?
Let's start with the Internet... you've already discovered its benefits, but sometimes it's like being stuck in a traffic jam - waiting for pages to download, waiting for your modem to connect to the Internet, busy signals, giving up use of the phone line while you're surfing, etc. What if you could bypass the traffic jam, and get to your destination using a different, faster road? That's exactly what DSL does.

DSL is fast! - DSL modems are much faster than analog modems. Different varieties of DSL provide different maximum speeds, from twice as fast to approximately 125 times faster than a 56.6K analog modem. The only speed limit with DSL is the speed of the Internet and all the different computers attached to it.

DSL doesn't tie up your phone line! - DSL doesn't interfere with phone calls, even though it uses your regular phone line. What this means is that you can be on the Internet and you can pick up the phone and make a phone call on the same line. With DSL, you won't have to worry about missing calls, or logging off the Internet to order a pizza, and then logging back on when you're done with the call.

DSL is always on! - Your DSL connection is always there. There's no need to dial up and listen to your modem squawk every time you want to do something online. And there's no frustration about the line dropping when you're in the middle of browsing or downloading. Want to check your e-mail? Set up your computer to check for new e-mail and notify you when you receive something instead of logging in and checking it yourself. Want to look at just one web page? Just open your browser and look. With DSL, you are always online!

DSL is reliable! - Phone company networks are among the most reliable in the world, experiencing only minutes of downtime each year. Since DSL uses the same "always on" wiring as your telephone, you enjoy the same reliable service.

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