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Broadband
What is ADSL

ADSL stands for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. This technology allows you to take
advantage of the unused bandwidth that already exists on your phone line. Regular telephone
service uses less than one percent of the capacity of the telephone lines, leaving the remaining
99 percent of the line for high speed data use.

Bandwidth refers to the amount of data that can be transmitted over a given time period.
Essentially, the more bandwidth, the faster information can be delivered to your computer.
The upstream (from your computer to the Internet) and the downstream (from the Internet
to your computer) speeds are different hence the term 'asymmetric.' Your downstream rate
of information transfer is always faster than your upstream; Speeds offered by SLT are 2 Mbit/s
download and 512 Kbit/s upload, or 512 Kbit/s download and 128 Kbit/s upload with dynamic IP.

ADSL is perfect for receiving multimedia, audio, video and animation files in real time. ADSL
technology gives users fast digital data transmission and does not affect the analog telephone
service that we currently use. That means that you can enjoy a fast, permanent connection to
the Internet, and still have full use of your telephone. What is unique about ADSL is that you
hook into the existing telephone service and get information at lightning speeds.


 
 
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