A recent experience with attempting to install DSL turned out to be more complicated than it should have been. Reports are that this is not an uncommon experience. Verizon, our supplier, provided a CD ...

Upon ordering, and on completion of the successful line tests (see availability), a BT engineer will visit the exchange and attach your line to the DSLAM. For the standard DSL products, the engineer ...

When I had DSL installed at my current place a few years ago I had no idea what was involved. It required a visit by a guy from the phone company who had to crawl under the house to run cable. I'm ...

When your Internet connection goes down, it often feels like the world stops. For many households and businesses relying on a DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) modem, the impact can be even more ...

I moved recently, leaving behind spotty 3mbps DSL for 15mbps cable internet. I'm only a few miles down the road, but telecommunications laws being what they are, that's all it took to get some decent ...

One generalization we can make about computing is that over time, most technology items become cheaper, while at the same time, they become faster. This is true of broadband in its most common forms.

I’m sitting on the cold tile floor of my home office in my bedroom, the metal back off the computer, flashlight in hand. The PC’s screen has gone blank. So has my gaze. Twenty minutes ago, the machine ...

From Earthlink: $50/month, with "Free DSL equipment and Free Installation" which is supposeldy $450 in savings (I doubt it).<P>They require 12 months of service.<P>Cable Modem might also be an ...