Are you growing tired of:
- Waiting for Web pages to load
- Listening to your modem squealing
- Hearing about but not having a fast connection
If so, you aren't alone.
Dial up connections fall short for many users. Connection sharing,
business needs, streaming audio and video, webcasts, remote learning,
backup and technical support and other common uses of the Internet
just don't work well over a 56k dial-up connection.
Fortunately, alternatives exist. If you've heard about the benefits
of broadband (DSL and cable) or want to take advantage of stuff
recently developed for fast connections, DSL or cable may be a
smart move for you.
DSL (Digital Subscriber Loop)
- Maximum speed depends on the actual distance from you to the
nearest telephone company central office
- Phone company records only indicate an approximate distance
- Actual speed available is determined when the circuit is installed
- Within what you can receive, you can choose how much speed
you want (and how much you will pay).
- Typical downstream speeds are 128kbps-1.54Mbps
(Downstream is email and web pages you receive.)
- Typical upstream speeds are 128-384kbps
(Upstream is email and web page requests you send)
Cable
- Typical downstream speeds are 1-2Mbps
- Typical upstream speeds are 300-400kbps
- If you live in a densely populated area your speed could be
significantly lower depending on how may people in your area
are online and what they are downloading and uploading when
you are online
Service Availability
- Availability changes on a week by week basis
- New areas are being added all the time
- Some areas have neither DSL or cable
- Some areas have one but not the other
- Some areas have both DSL and cable
- Prices differ for home vs. business
- Optional features affect price too
Is it worth the extra expense?
- Broadband makes more sense when more than one computer needs
to access the Internet at one time
- Power users and those that depend on a single computer to
do business will probably find the expense justified
- Individuals who mostly send and receive email and only look
at web pages occasionally are probably better with 56k.
What does a typical broadband installation include?
- Broadband installations typically include the parts and labor
required to get one computer connected to the Internet to the
point of accessing Web pages
What do I need that is NOT included in a typical broadband
installation?
- Basic education
- Security configuration
- Reconfiguration of email
- Answers in terms you can understand and use
- Configuration required to share the connection
Why use Applied Business Computers for needs that are
not included in broadband installation?
- We talk in terms you can understand
- We have been in business since 1988
- We continually upgrade knowledge and skills
- We do our job as if your systems were ours
- We will coordinate to be onsite at the time of your installation
to make sure everything goes smoothly, answer any questions
you or the installer have and to make sure that your systems
are right and safe from the start
- We are available to help with your on-going needs
For more information, please visit:
System Maintenance