Broadband Internet access worldwide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSL_around_the_world
United States
According to an industry trade association, there were 22.5 million cable modem users in the U.S. during Q1 2005, up from 17.4 million in Q1 2004, vs. about 20 million DSL users. Promotional/sign-up prices usually go up after an introductory period, typically 3, 6, or 12 months.
In the United States, many different kinds of DSL services are offered by different companies:
ADSL is offered by a variety of providers. The most popular variant is RADSL. Many providers, such as SBC, offer up to 6.0 Mbps/768 kbps service for home use, at different price tiers from $13 (for up to 1.5 Mbps/384 kbps) to $80, including the ISP. Others, such as Qwest, offer up to 1.5 Mbps/896 kbps service for around $33.
VDSL is offered by Qwest and is currently used to deliver video services as well as 1.5 Mbps/256 kbps internet.
ADSL pricing is almost universally flat-rate. However, some ISPs charge for the bandwidth used.
In many newer locations in the US, the DSLAM is actually installed in the local interface box because many neighborhoods have a fiber uplink to the CO (no copper exists between the CO and the box).
256/256 kbps DSL is often priced as a "dial-up replacement" service. Typical cost is around $20, including ISP, making the service particularly competitive with higher-priced dial-up ISPs. In many cases, this service is not "always on" and a user must initiate a PPPoE connection to connect to the internet.
8/1 Mbps DSL for business use is available from most providers. Cost is typically around $250 per month, plus ISP fees.
8/1 Mbps DSL for home use is becoming more widely available due to competitive pressures from Cable Internet.
Some believe that Cable Internet is more popular than DSL in the US because of a wider potential customer base due to greater capital expenditures, or less regulation, or technical differences. Although cable internet has its share of difficulties, cable internet providers can in most cases offer higher theoretical bandwidth on paper (albeit shared, although in many respects DSL is also "shared"). Some believe these paper claims are naturally used to market is a premium product and undermine the position of DSL. Features, technical support, and actual speed also vary very widely among providers.
In recent years Verizon's FIOS has slowly become available in areas around the United States. In areas where it is available, competition between Verizon and local cable companies has caused speeds as high as 50/5 Mbps to be available for $90 per month. As FIOS spreads, prices are expected to drop, while speeds increase[1]
Satellite Internet typically involves equipment and installation costs ranging from $300 to over $600 (the FCC requires professional installation to prevent interference issues), and monthly service costs average from $50 to nearly $80, depending on the speed.
Ivan [Lucid Geek]
----- Original Message -----
From: JIM
To: A-1-Computer_Tech%40yahoogroups.com">A-1-Computer_Tech
yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [A-1-Computer_Tech] DSL speed
Robert,
> Im in Australia. We generally have slow speeds like 256k.
>; But theres one ISP that for $AUS50 a month gives you a massive 24000k.
Are you saying that DSL in Austrailia is only 256 k? Is that kB/s or kb/s,
as in B for bytes and b for bits.
I had DSL a few years ago and I think that it was around 1 Mb/s. I have
cable now and it is easily 5 Mb/s. These days the ISPs are being pretty
close to the vest on actual speed. They pitch their service as really fast
and cheap. But I think most of these guys are pitcing dial up with some kind
of speedup software.
Jim
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