http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/articles/BroadbandQuestions http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/rss/BroadbandQuestions.xml Broadband Questions from PrettyGreatAnswers.com http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ In the internet world, broadband refers to the process of sending and receiving information at very high speeds through a connection that is always on. Withbroadband access there is always a corresponding usage fee. Broadband access also means that you can surf to any website you want faster than w Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:16:10 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006What-is-broadband.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006What-is-broadband.htm There are different types of broadband internet access available but they depend on the location of the subscriber. The most commonly used form of broadband access is the ADSL or asymmetric digital subscriber line. Other types of broadband access are cable modem, satellite, and wireless. keywords: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:16:10 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006What-are-the-different-types-of-broadband.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006What-are-the-different-types-of-broadband.htm DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line, which refers tothe kind of technology that uses ordinary phone lines to send and receive information over the internet at higher frequency than normal phone usage. A DSL connection can handle both the data and the voice signals at the same time. Therefore your Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:16:10 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006What-is-DSL.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006What-is-DSL.htm A cable is used in broadband services and refers to the transfer of internet access to subscribers by cable television. Usually, a cable is made up of bundles of different optical fibers that can carry larger amounts of data than telephone line over long distances without affecting signal frequencie Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:16:10 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006What-is-cable.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006What-is-cable.htm ADSL stands for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, which has a data rate that ranges from 544 kbps up to 6.1 Mbps in downstream basis, while in upstream basis it goes from about 16 up to 640 Kbps. The distance limit of ADSL for 1.544 Mbps is about 18,000 feet, for 2.048 Mbps is 16,000 feet, for 6.3 Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:16:10 -0400 http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006What-are-ADSL-IDSL-HDSL-and-SDSL.htm http://www.prettygreatanswers.com/launch/24-09-2006What-are-ADSL-IDSL-HDSL-and-SDSL.htm Everything here is © Pretty Great, Copyright 2006, All Rights Reserved.