| How
is broadband different from dialup?
|
Dialup |
Broadband |
| Customers
need a fixed telephone line and a dialup modem |
|
| Customers
need a fixed telephone line and a DSL modem |
|
| Customers
have to 'dial in' every time they want to use the internet |
|
| Customers
just need to turn on their PC and they are connected to
the internet |
|
| Customer
/ User's phone line is busy |
|
| Customer
/ User's phone line is free, Phone calls can be made &
received while being online |
|
| Customer
are charged according to the hours spent online |
|
| Customers
are charged on a flat rate, which means you can be online
as long as you want for one fixed monthly price |
|
| Connection
speed up to 56Kbps |
|
| Connection
speed up to 256Kbps |
|
| Takes
about 1 minute and 30 seconds to download a 500Kb file |
|
| Takes
about 20 seconds to download a 500Kb file over a 256Kbps
connection |
|
