How does non cable broadband work? How are you charged?
Question by trixi: How does non cable broadband work? How are you charged?
I understand only that it goes through your phone line – does this mean like years back your phone is ‘out of use’ if you are online and you are charged as you would be per phone call? Sorry I am so out of date on these things! Only ever had cable broadband with one fixed bill each month!
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Answer by JAQ
DSL (the technology that uses your phone line) uses different frequencies from your phone calls, so both voice and data are live on the same line all the time. It is not like dial-up at all. They charge a flat monthly fee, usually depending on what speed you sign up for, just like cable.
The advantage of DSL is that you have a dedicated line all the way to the phone company’s hub (compared to cable, which is shared with your neighbors, so if they’re pirating a bunch of movies your performance lags). The disadvantage is that the speed you can get is limited by how close you are to the phone company’s hub (compared to cable which is generally the same everywhere in the city).
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Pretty much all wireline internet is a fixed monthly bill, including DSL, which is non-cable broadband. However, DSL is slow, probably because it’s not designed to carry data. Copper cable isn’t designed to carry data either. If you could, you should upgrade to fiber like FiOS, which is the only technology really designed to carry data.