The company that offers customer access to the Internet is called an Internet Service Provider (ISP). There are four basic types of Internet service; the dial-up, DSL, cable and satellite:

o A dial-up connection uses a telephone line. Although it is cheaper compared to other forms of Internet connections, it is also much slower in terms of connection speed.

o A DSL or Digital Subscriber Line typically provides instantaneous Internet connection.

o Cable connections, like DSL, make use of a modem that is installed from a television cable connection, giving its customers medium to high Internet connection speed. Often, ISPs deliver speedy service and quick response period since customers get to communicate with them online, with the use of their excellent Internet connection technologies. Otherwise, the customers may turn to other ISPs to enjoy much better service. For small businesses, an ISP usually provides other services that may be offered in service packages that include high-speed Internet connection.

Most ISPs provide service contracts in a form of Service Level Agreements.

Now $300 per month is not uncommon with all services ie cablevision, internet service, local telephone service, long distance telephone service,cell telephone service with a phone for everyone in the household and maybe still a newspaper. In addition to spending for all these home services, the small business owner is spending from $200 to $500. per month for all of theses services. Then the large businesses and corporations are spending in the thousands per month for these services.

One of the ways these new low cost services will come about is through very little advertising cost at all. The corporations cannot control spending and passing the inflated costs along to the service users.

The new services will primarily be mobile wireless internet services and mobile wireless telephone services. The wireless internet services will be faster than current services and at a much lower cost as well the wireless phone services will be available at a much lower cost.

DSL stands for digital subscriber line and it is a type of high-speed Internet connection that allows you to connect to the Internet using a local telephone network. ADSL, or asymmetric digital subscriber line, is the most popular type of high-speed Internet connection available in the market today.

DSL Internet can be distinguished from other types of Internet by speed. A DSL connection usually provides data transfer speeds of up (more…)