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Internet speed
and connections
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| Let's start
with the most popular method of connecting to the Internet: Analog
Modems. The word Modem itself is a combination
of two words, modulate and demodulate. A modem
is, basically, a device that takes a digital signal and converts or modulates
it into an analog signal that another modem can later convert back, or demodulate
into digital form again. Analog connections suffer from busy signals,
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Do Web Accelerators Work?
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| Broadband technologies such as Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, Integrated Services Digital Network, cable modem, and satellite promise superquick Internet access, lightning-fast downloads, and TV-like multimedia, as well as sunshine, flowers, and world peace. But if these aren't available where you live--or they're just too expensive for you--what are your options?
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| TIP1: Save 50% connect time More>>> |
| Aside from the factors mentioned above, other circumstances prevent 56K
modems from actually connecting at 56K. That is actually only the theoretical
speed of the modem; in practice, the Federal Communications Commission capped
the connection speed at 53K, and real-world access is generally in the 35-45K
range for these modems. Despite these limitations, 56K modems still attain the
fastest standard modem speeds currently available on the market.
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Internet Connection Speed
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| The Web has fast become a major force in education, commerce, entertainment,
and society. There's definitely a lot of great resources of all kinds available
online. Unfortunately, people sometimes don't get to see it all because they get
frustrated by slow-loading pages. Many factors affect how fast you connect to
the Internet and how fast Web pages load on your computer.
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| Here's what you can do to maximize your Web surfing speed:
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Factors Affecting Internet Speed
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| Internet access speed is a popular bragging topic these days. For example the
following discussion is overheard at a local party:
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If you're able, get cable.
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| Among the new waves of technology washing ashore in recent years are cable
modems - devices for gaining very high-speed Internet access through a cable
television network.High bandwidth technologies like cable modems are
important to teleworkers… if the technology isn't as fast at home as in the
office, then neither is the worker. More>>> |
High-Speed
Internet Connections Give Freelancers More Freedom
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| Many freelancers now make most, if not all, their living on the Internet.
They look for speed, speed, speed, in their Internet connections, because the
faster they can access information, the quicker they can turn around projects. A
recent article at Business Week says, "Small companies, including
home-based businesses, are hungry for high-speed Internet access, but their
chances of getting a place at the broadband table are fairly slim this
year. More>>> |
How
to speed up your Internet connection
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| Back in
the day, I remember how cool it was when I got a 33.6 modem, upgraded from a
14.4. This was so FAST! Now with my 56.6 I find my self tapping my fingers on
the desk waiting. I need warp speed MR SCOTT, yet the warp speed will never
come, or will it? More>>> |
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