Post by ۞Quaalude™۞ on Feb 10, 2007 6:17:24 GMT -5
a dsl or Dial up ? or any other way how you found us.
A dial-up connection allows you to connect to the internet via a local server using a standard 56k modem. Your PC literally dials (hence the name) a phone number (provided by your ISP) and connects to the server and therefore the internet.
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note: In the US the FCC passed a regulation limiting V90 dial-up connections to 53Kbps.
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Once connected you can utilise all aspects of the internet, the drawback with a dial-up connection is the speed. A standard 56k modem can theoretically transfer 56 Kilobits of data a second, this means that you can (again theoretically) transfer up to 7 Kilobytes a second (although to get a full 7k is near impossible due to the compression overhead).
When you consider that the average web page including its images is around 50 Kilobytes, this means it would take around 7 seconds for the web page to completely load in your browser.
On top of this, most (though not all) internet service providers charge by the minute for your dial-up connection, so the longer it takes to load the pages you visit, the more you pay for your connection. The cost is usually the same as you would pay for a local phone call, so as long as they are used sensibly they can be a very cost effective internet connection.
Dial-up connection Pros
Dial-up connections can be very economic and are widely available, the cost per minute is comparable to that of a local phone call, or priced as a monthly plan which will include a certain amount of time. As these connections use a standard modem the hardware costs are minimal, most modern laptops have a built-in 56K modem.
The fact that you only need a standard phone line to connect makes dial-up connections great for when you are on the move, especially if you find yourself in a location without a WIFI connection point.
Dial-up connection Cons
Dial-up connections are very slow compared to other connection types. When connected to the internet the same phone line cannot be used for phone calls, so if anyone phones you when you are connected they will get the busy signal.
Dial-up connections transfer data over an analogue line so before the data is sent it has to be converted from digital to analogue, likewise when data is received it has to be converted from analogue to digital (this is what the modem does), this adds a performance overhead which affects the speed of the connection.
We use both and they work well.
QC
Swedish Woman Gets Super fast Internet
cbs5.com/watercooler/watercooler_story_200190307.html
A dial-up connection allows you to connect to the internet via a local server using a standard 56k modem. Your PC literally dials (hence the name) a phone number (provided by your ISP) and connects to the server and therefore the internet.
spr
note: In the US the FCC passed a regulation limiting V90 dial-up connections to 53Kbps.
spr
Once connected you can utilise all aspects of the internet, the drawback with a dial-up connection is the speed. A standard 56k modem can theoretically transfer 56 Kilobits of data a second, this means that you can (again theoretically) transfer up to 7 Kilobytes a second (although to get a full 7k is near impossible due to the compression overhead).
When you consider that the average web page including its images is around 50 Kilobytes, this means it would take around 7 seconds for the web page to completely load in your browser.
On top of this, most (though not all) internet service providers charge by the minute for your dial-up connection, so the longer it takes to load the pages you visit, the more you pay for your connection. The cost is usually the same as you would pay for a local phone call, so as long as they are used sensibly they can be a very cost effective internet connection.
Dial-up connection Pros
Dial-up connections can be very economic and are widely available, the cost per minute is comparable to that of a local phone call, or priced as a monthly plan which will include a certain amount of time. As these connections use a standard modem the hardware costs are minimal, most modern laptops have a built-in 56K modem.
The fact that you only need a standard phone line to connect makes dial-up connections great for when you are on the move, especially if you find yourself in a location without a WIFI connection point.
Dial-up connection Cons
Dial-up connections are very slow compared to other connection types. When connected to the internet the same phone line cannot be used for phone calls, so if anyone phones you when you are connected they will get the busy signal.
Dial-up connections transfer data over an analogue line so before the data is sent it has to be converted from digital to analogue, likewise when data is received it has to be converted from analogue to digital (this is what the modem does), this adds a performance overhead which affects the speed of the connection.
We use both and they work well.
QC
Swedish Woman Gets Super fast Internet
cbs5.com/watercooler/watercooler_story_200190307.html