DSL
Digital Subscriber Line, or DSL, is a designation for the digital data transmission over the same wires as a telephone connection. Most often used to connect a computer to the Internet, DSL is advantageous over a dial-up connection in that the user can use phone lines for voice calls while the Internet connection is open, and because DSL is significantly faster than dial-up. DSL does have some disadvantages in comparison to other Internet connection methods, including a slower upload (sending information) speed than download (receiving data) speed. Download speed varies within the range of 256 kilobits per second to 24,000 kilobits per second. Preparation of a DSL connection involves installing a DSL transceiver, or modem, to the user's computer or local area network via an Ethernet cable. A DSL connection will grow weaker as it moves farther from the central office source, and so a distance of about 3 miles a DSL connection is not usually possible.
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06/18/09 12:58pm Computing, Home A/V New York Representative Eric Massa unveils anti-metered broadband legislation
Grassroots bill aims to dampen ISP dreams of charging users by the gigabyte. dig deeper
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04/21/09 11:35am Computing, Home A/V AT&T hiding broadband caps from DSL customers until after sign-up
The company's bandwidth tiers have 20 to 80 GB limits, but users aren't informed until after lock-in. dig deeper
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Profile pages: AT&T, Time Warner Cable, Gigabyte, DSL, Broadband, ToS, metered broadband
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04/16/09 4:17pm Computing Time Warner postpones tiered bandwidth tests in Texas and New York
Customer outrage and a refusal to play ball by competitors have slowed Time Warner's implementation of tiered pricing by the gigabyte. dig deeper
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Profile pages: Streaming video, AT&T, Time Warner Cable, VoIP, DSL, Broadband, Bandwidth
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04/10/09 11:32am Computing, Gaming, Home A/V Column Time Warner makes broadband cap "concessions," unlimited plan for $150/month
COO Landel Hobbs claims internet will explode by 2012 without metered broadband. dig deeper
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, crunchgear.com (2 comments)
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, stopthecap.com (11 comments)
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, Bits 
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04/09/09 6:45pm Computing, Gaming, Home A/V Time Warner broadband caps broken down to "obscene" price per gigabyte
The cable giant attempts damage control with customers, but offers no data to support the need for its new metered plans. dig deeper
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, Ars Technica
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, Bits (117 comments)
, twit.tv 
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04/08/09 2:45pm Computing, Home A/V, Gaming Column NY Congressman Eric Massa drafting legislation to prohibit metered broadband
Massa slams Time Warner's decision to implement bandwidth caps as an "outrageous, job killing initiative." dig deeper
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, GigaOM
, stopthecap.com (55 comments) 
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04/02/09 4:45pm Computing, Mobile AT&T sells discounted netbooks with 3G internet plans in Atlanta, Philadelphia
AT&T is offering new service plans verbosely called "Internet at Home and On the Go," bundling home DSL internet… dig deeper
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Profile pages: Netbook, 3G, AT&T, Dell Inspiron Mini 9, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Ultraportable, Dell Inspiron Mini 12, Acer Aspire One, DSL, Broadband, Bandwidth, Lenovo ThinkPad x200s
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02/19/09 3:42pm Computing IBM helps bring broadband to rural areas over power lines
The broadband service brings broadband service to areas where people were previously unable to recieve it. dig deeper
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Profile pages: IBM, Megabyte, DSL, Broadband, Kilobyte, Kbps
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12/09/08 2:49pm Mobile LG's LTE chip for cellphones promises network speeds faster than most landlines
The new chip is capable of mobile download speeds up to 100Mbps, and LG hopes it will make LTE tech the new standard. dig deeper
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