What is ADSL?

ADSL stands for Asymetric Digital Subscriber Line, which simply means that the download and upload speed are not the same. The usual figures would be 512 kps download and 256 kps upload, a fair balance considering that most people would download data or web pages more often than they would upload to the internet. In order to qualify for ADSL connection your telephone line must be capable of supporting the feature, although the majority of areas are now covered by this. You will also require an ADSL modem which usually plugs into the USB port on your computer. Expect to pay around £60 for a modem and around £65 for your telephone line to be configured for the service. ...  Read the complete review

I have had ADSL at home for about 6 months now and used to work for an ISP, so have worked with ADSL since its introduction. What is ADSL? It stands for (A)symmetric (D)igital (S)ubscriber (L)ine. Digital, Subscriber and Line pretty much explain themselves, but it is called Asymmetric because it transmits and receives data at different speeds. How does it work? ADSL is a conversion of your existing BT phone line. It is only available to people who A) live within a certain range of their phone exchange B) have a line of suitable quality and C) whose phone exchange is enabled for ADSL. Your ISP will be able to tell you the answer to A) and C) fairly ...  Read the complete review

So most of us enjoy the internet, can I assume that? But there is this opinion that its really expensive to have a broadband connection. I thought exactly the same until a few days ago. I am currently paying £14.99 a month through AOL, I don’t use AOL I just ride on their connection but that’s another story. I found out that its only £25 a month for broadband through NTL and its about the same with most of the rest, so why haven’t we all got it?? I really just don’t know. I don’t understand why they aren’t marketing it all over the TV but it is there and it is that cheap. Another advantage of getting it is that it doesn’t take up ...  Read the complete review