DSL takes advantage of the extra capacity
on standard copper wires that are used for telephone service
to provide high-speed Internet service. A standard modem operates
at speeds of 56kbps, which is equal to thousands of bits per
second. In comparison DSL operates on a special modem that
is given to the subscriber by the DSL provider at 128kbps.
The service is not available to everyone, because of either
the distance the location is from a central station that would
hamper DSL speeds, but most often the problem lies in old
telephone wires that will not support DSL. The provided DSL
modems are easily installed and come with simple instructions
that help improve the efficiency of the process. Some types
of DSL require the phone line be split at the customers phone
line and others split the phone line at the telephone companies
ends, while still others do not require splitting.
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