Myths About DSLWith every new technology there are always misunderstanding that are blown to gigantic proportions, which spread and lead to myths that float around and give a very wrong view of the situation to beginners. Here are a few of the most common myths about DSL doing the rounds on the internet. Myth: DSL is the fastest broadband internet connection available
Fact: A marketing gimmick. Of course if you are upgrading from a dial up then you would definitely feel you are onto broadband but it is not lightning fast as some might happen to claim. You are definitely going to be able to download much faster compared to the frustration of your dialup when you had to start a download and leave the room for several hours and if you were plain unlucky somewhere during the download the connection hung up. This is one horror that is not going to repeat itself with a DSL connection. Faster and more reliable services would include cable internet or the newer satellite internet. Myth: If you live close to your phone company you qualify for DSL Fact: This is one of the biggest myths about DSL and sadly people assume that they always qualify for a DSL connection. But even if you happen to live close to the central office there are several reasons that could be the reason for your disqualification for getting a DSL connection. For example, your phone line might contain load coils, devices for boosting voice signals, or bridge taps, that is splicing a phone line to serve other houses in your neighborhood. You can ask your phone company to test and fix these problems but though such repairs should not cost you anything don't count on it. Or your local telephone office may not yet be equipped with DSL technology (yes that happens too). Then you might not have an option at all. What really is rubbing salt on the wound is that your DSL Service Provider Company won't tell you this and you will find out only after installing DSL connection. Myth: There is only one type of DSL connection Fact: There are a range of DSL services available, with differing speeds, reliability levels and pricing. If you are using your DSL connection in your home or you have a small office you are probably subscribing to ADSL or Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line that gives you a download rate of about 1.5 megabits per second (Mbps) and uploading rate of about 128 to 256 kilobits per second (Kbps) but again these can vary from place to place. If you are an established business then SDSL is probably what you are using, which stands for Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line which sends and receives data at the same rate (typically from 256K to 768K) and its reliability causes the cost to increase a bit. You also have IDSL (for ISDN DSL) that is similar to SDSL and is used by people situated too far away from the central office. There are numerous other misconceptions doing the rounds that are nothing farther away from the truth and you really need to research well and ask questions to your DSL service provider so that any myths about DSL in your mind are cleared before you buy and you really get what you expect. |