Why DSL?

• Slow speeds
• Busy Signals
• Unstable Connections
• Unable to surf and talk

Internet access via dial-up modem is the standard for residential users and small to mid sized businesses over the past few years. Even with today’s 56K modems, it is unusual to connect at speeds greater than 33.8kps. In comparison, DSL can achieve speeds 50 x greater. Connection to the Internet must be achieved each time a user decides to surf or check email. This is a slow and frustrating process of fighting busy signals and unstable connections. Normally a user must connect with their same telephone line preventing incoming phone calls. Many people have installed an expensive second line that will allow voice conversations while using the Internet. DSL enables your business or home to use your existing telephone line for voice calls and we install a dedicated data line (at no additional cost) for Internet usage

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ISDN stands for Integrated Services Digital Network. DSL is superior to ISDN for several reasons:

ISDN is inflexible, as it is only available in two speeds: 64 Kbps and 128 Kbps. DSL scales from 128 Kbps to 1.5 Mbps. and beyond. ISDN offers dedicated, always on access but comes with additional per-minutes charges. Usually fees to the phone company run $30 a month plus 3 cents a minute for the first minute and 2 cents for every minute connected thereafter. A dedicated 128 Kbps ISDN line on 24 X 7 would cost hundreds of dollars per month in usage fees to the local phone company. On top of that, your ISP will charge an additional $30-150/month. If your business needs to be online with ISDN for as little as one hour a day, you pay more than 24 X 7 basic 192 Kbps DSL. Additionally, unlike DSL, ISDN requires the installation of special digital circuits. DSL uses regular phone lines making installation faster and less complex.

• Shared bandwidth
• Non-secure connections
• Cannot host websites
• Residential customers only

Residential Cable Modem service can be a good value for high-speed access. Still, there are some significant limitations for residential Cable Modem service. Cable is a shared network, unlike DSL which offers a dedicated line for each user. When too many users in one neighborhood try to share the same cable, performance can suffer dramatically and even grind to a halt as users compete for the limited resources one cable can afford. For this reason, residential Cable customers are forbidden to telecommute, host web sites, use video teleconferencing and many other bandwidth intensive applications. There are also certain security risks which can make users more vulnerable to data interception, unauthorized monitoring and hacking from other users along the same cable network. DSL service from DSL Modem Internet Access offers a dedicated line for each user.

T1 is a technology that bundles several phone lines together to provide downstream access speeds of 1.54 Mbps. The decision between DSL and T1 access when DSL is readily available is what some might call a no-brainer.

Generally speaking, for the same high bandwidth access, a business will pay at least twice as much and sometimes 3 or 4 times as much every month for a T1 line as it would for DSL. In other words, for the cost of a single T1 1.54 Mbps connection, you could install three 1.1 Mbps DSL connections.

Typically, installation costs for a T1 line are 3-4 times as much as installation and setup of DSL services. This is due in large part to the fact that DSL uses ordinary, preinstalled telephone lines as opposed to T1, which requires installation of special lines.

T1 also usually takes longer to install than DSL and makes private networking between numerous regions prohibitively expensive and extremely complicated. DSL makes interconnecting multiple regions for private networking much more cost-effective.

When you look at these facts alone, it is easy to see why many have termed DSL the "T1-killer".

• Private Network Routing
• Firewall Capabilities
• VPN Capabilities
• Faster turn-on times
• Customer log in screens

  What makes DSLnetworks different from other DSL providers?

  DSL Modem Internet Access is a national, DSL-exclusive provider. Our solution makes the most sense for large enterprises with offices and remote workers in multiple regions. By partnering with several telcos, we can offer these customers the unique benefit of a single source, and a single point of contact for a national DSL solution. Our private backbone network provides DSL connectivity with the highest quality and reliability, and the most direct path to the public Internet.