Welcome to Broadband Internet
Australia Broadband Internet Provider Article
This is a selection made from among articles on Australia Broadband Internet Provider. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for future reading, click here.
from:
Broadband: The Death Of Dial-Up?
By Michael Russell
With all the technologies in use today over the Web, like animation and video streaming, broadband access has certainly become a necessity for those who would like to take full advantage of the offerings on the Web.
However, the early adopters of the Internet, back in the 90s, only had one way of getting on-line from home and that was by dial-up access. Dial-up access uses a device called a modem (modulation-demodulation) that makes use of the telephone wires to transmit and receive the zeros and ones that computers understand. The fastest speed that a dial-up modem can receive and transmit data is about 56Kbps (Kilo bits per second) - that's 56,000 bps.
This may sound quite slow but believe it or not, 56Kbps was considered FAST in those days. It was more than enough speed where E-mail was the most popular application and Web pages, being quite new, were mostly just text and pictures. The only downside was that if you went online by using your modem, your telephone line became busy, so most heavy users were forced to get a second telephone subscription.
As the Web slowly grew to what it is now, by supporting animation, video and voice, dial-up access quickly became a frustrating experience for the Web users. This is the first warning sign that dial-up would soon be a thing of the past. The demand for faster access grew and just like in any market where demand is high, supply quickly followed. Although broadband was already available in the late 90s, broadband service was still expensive and only available in very limited areas.
The telephone companies were the first to provide wide spread broadband service, which allowed 10x the speed of dial-up access over the same telephone line. That's a speed of between 512Kbps to 768Kbps, a significant difference in user experience when accessing the Web. The most common technology the telephone companies used to deliver broadband service to the home is called DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), which comes in different "flavors" like ADSL or SDSL. In either case, it's still based on the DSL technology.
With DSL broadband, both data and voice are able to share the same copper wire of the telephone in your homes in such a way that even if you're online surfing the Web, your telephone would still be usable. That means no need for that second telephone subscription. One other advantage of broadband technology is that it is always "on", meaning it is always connected to the Internet. You don't have to dial before you can use it and neither do you have to disconnect to use the telephone.
Broadband is definitely gaining acceptance around the globe. In some countries, the monthly fees for a telephone line are given for FREE if the customer subscribes to the broadband service. Also, other service sectors are starting to offer their own technology to provide broadband solutions to home consumers, like the Digital Cable companies and believe it or not, even the Electric companies. Even cell phone service companies are now moving offering broadband access for your mobile phone.
Today, there may still be more dial-up users than broadband users at home, but the second half of this decade may prove to be the last days of dial-up access.
Michael Russell
Your Independent guide to Broadband
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Michael_Russell
http://EzineArticles.com/?Broadband:-The-Death-Of-Dial-Up?&id=379598
Australia Broadband Internet Provider Specific links
Howie Mandel Spreads Holiday Spirit
- Howie Mandel helps an office worker (played by DJ Qualls) make his holiday shopping seamless, time efficient, while saving a lot of money and getting free shipping on everything.
-- http://www.youtube.com/
Burly Sports: Patriots Winning Moves.
- Drunk fan videos, hilarious sports recaps, and sports spoofs...
-- http://www.heavy.com/
Australia Broadband Internet Provider News
Vodafone's $1679 netbook - Australian PC World
Just kidding — Vodafone is offering a free Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook for users who sign up to the company's $69.96, 5GB broadband plan. It's a convenient bundle for anyone who wants to get a new, basic laptop, as well as the convenience of a ...
Read more...ACCC probes Telstra ADSL2+ agreements - Australian IT
THE competition regulator has begun probing claims that Telstra attached anti-competitive conditions to its wholesale broadband ADSL2+ agreements. At least two internet service providers have confirmed that the Australian Competition and Consumer ...
Read more...Mobile Broadband: The big roundup - PC Authority
Internet everywhere, for affordable prices. Dave Stevenson investigates the claims, tests the speeds and delivers a verdict on the best plan for your mobile dollars. 3G, or mobile broadband, to give it its friendlier moniker, is increasingly tempting ...
Read more...Need for speed - Independent
IT'S hardly surprising that some consumers are confused about broadband, with a number of service providers offering an almost bewildering array of packages. At its most simplistic, users can decide which provider to opt for based on broadband ...
Read more...Guest post: Three’s company in the NBN - Australian PC World
If the controversy surrounding the National Broadband Network wasn’t confusing enough, the story is about to get a little bit more complicated. Telstra refuses to bid on the NBN if the government continues its threat of splitting the telco, and ...
Read more...Internode adds ADSL2+ muscle - Australian IT
INTERNODE has become the latest internet service provider to start offering Telstra's ADSL2+ service to its customers. The Adelaide-headquartered company has announced that it's revised its DSL agreement with Telstra Wholesale to include ADSL2+ and ...
Read more...Ericsson selected to manage 3G radio access network operations for T ... - Market Wire
Mobile Broadband Network Limited (MBNL), the 50:50 joint venture formed by 3UK and T-Mobile UK to manage the integration of both operators' 3G radio access networks (RAN), has awarded Ericsson ( NASDAQ : ERIC ) a four-year managed services contract ...
Read more...Telecommunications News and Views - Itwire.com
The latest Roy Morgan Research survey of customer satisfaction with ISPs shows that it fell to the lowest levels in more than five years during the year to September 2008, with Dodo rating well below any other ISP. Ericsson Australia has been chosen ...
Read more...Bytemobile Signs Reksoft as Reseller Partner for Russia - Earthtimes
Author : Bytemobile, Inc. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. , Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Bytemobile, Inc., the global leader in mobile internet solutions for network operators, today announced a reseller partnership agreement with Reksoft, a leading provider of ...
Read more...Durable Goods - FoxBusiness.com
Durable goods are just that: hard goods; they don't wear out quickly and can be used over and over again for at least several years. Think your car, TV, refrigerator or computer. These are certainly not disposable, one-time use items. The opposite of ...
Read more...