Internet Solutions

General DSL Information
http://www.pacbell.com/DSL

Learn about Basic DSL service
http://public.pacbell.net/dedicated/dsl/dsl_basic.html

What is DSL Internet?
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) provides instant Internet and network access at speeds up to 50 times faster than a 28.8 Kbps modem on a standard analog phone line. There are no dial-up delays, no busy signals. What used to take minutes or hours to download will take just seconds or minutes. With DSL Internet service you can download graphics-heavy files, large documents, software, photos, email attachments, and more, instantly. It's perfect for real-time interactive multimedia, broadcast quality video, distance learning, and video-on-demand. And because DSL sends data and voice over the same line, you can talk on the phone while you connect.

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) technology brings high-bandwidth connectivity to you over ordinary copper telephone lines. It's called "asymmetric" because the speed of receiving data (downstream rate) is different than the speed of sending data (upstream rate). And the ADSL modem plugs into the phone jack like a standard modem.

It's called "asymmetric" because the speed of the receiving data (the downstream rate to your computer) is different than the speed of sending data (the upstream rate from your computer to the Internet)

And, while it uses a different technology than traditional analog modems, the ADSL modem plugs into your phone jack much like an analog modem.