Some cable companies let you believe Satellite TV providers such as DISH Network and DIRECTV don’t provide high-speed internet service. This is not true. As a matter of fact, both DISH Network and DIRECTV offers two kinds of high-speed internet to bundle with their Satellite TV services. Now let’s take a quick look at the DISH Network high speed internet here.

The first high-speed internet service that DISH Network offers is high-speed DSL. DISH Network partners with your local Telco companies such as Frontier to offer Satellite TV and high-speed DSL internet bundle service in selected areas. If you live in such areas, good for you. High-speed DSL internet provides the download speed up to 20 Mbps, yet costs much less than average cable modem bills. With high-speed DSL internet, you can download files in a matter of seconds. And you won’t miss phone calls while you are online via DSL internet service, because DSL system keeps the Internet connection separate from your home phone line. You are able to get wireless modem/router options just as what you get from cable companies, except that you pay an average of $20 less per month with DISH Network DSL service.

If you live in an area without DSL coverage, you can still get high-speed internet from DISH Network. DISH Network and WildBlue join together and offer a high-speed internet that covers the whole continental US. So you can get DISH Network high-speed internet, even if you live in a rural area without cable or DSL service coverage. With a download speed up to 1.5 Mbps, you will be able to download music, videos and pictures within seconds via the high-speed internet powered by WildBlue. DISH Network and WildBlue’s high speed internet is more expensive than DSL service, with 3 different plans starting from $49.95 per month. You can choose from Silver, Gold, or Platinum plans and pick one that works best for you and your family. In addition, DISH Network offers one-billing solution for customers that take both Satellite TV and high-speed internet. So all charges will appear on one single DISH Network bill, which means you can receive and pay a singal invoice for both services.

For more information about DISH Network high speed internet, I recommend you checking out Satellite TV Info. It is a specialized Satellite TV info website that provides you with all the useful information about Satellite TV and Satellite TV provider. By reading that website, you can save hours of searching for the best Satellite TV deals, comparing Satellite TV to cable, or researching for differences between major Satellite TV providers. Be sure to try that webiste.



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Can you answer jcn_z71’s question about DSL?:

I have a DSL Modem and a Wireless Router. I do not have a phone line where my computer is. So, I wanted just have the DSL modem connected in my bedroom, connected to the wireless router. I have wireless desktop card for the PC.

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Can you answer Agent S’s question about DSL?:

I have dsl modem connnected to the wireless router for all the laptops in the house. I also have a desktop computer connected directly from the wireless router. If I unplug the desktop computer from the wireless router it should still work for all the laptops in the house, right?

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Can you answer dprohe’s question about DSL?:

I have a wirless westell 327w dsl modem and a linksys wrt54g router. My dsl will only connect in one jack in my house and my computers are on the other side of the house, keep in mind I have 5 computers running for a personal business, I dont want to fork out the money right now for wireless cards. Is there a way I can set up my linksys to my westell via wireless and keep my computers where they currently are?

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With the ever changing world of technology there remains one constant. People do not understand all of the terminology when it comes to computers and the internet. At a basketball game I overheard two people discussing their internet and what kind of service they had. One guy said he had a DSL router through his cable company. The other disagreed and said he had high speed internet through the phone company and he thought it was DSL.

Here are a few simple ways to remember what kind of internet service you have if you want to keep you conversation accurate.

1. Many people still have the old slow dial up internet connection. It ties up your phone line and is not the fastest way to be online. Because of where they live this may still be the only option they have.

2. Cable broadband internet comes from the local cable company. You get access to it right through the cable coming into your home. The cable guy will come out to your house and do the installation for you. To do this he splits the connection from your TV to a cable modem box. Then he plugs it into your computer or router.

One benefit of having internet access from your cable company is it doesn’t matter how close you live to cable company’s office. Wherever you live you will get it at the same speed as everyone else in your neighborhood. One thing that does matter is the number of households subscribing will affect the bandwidth available and at certain times of the day your service will be slower.

3. DSL is short Digital Subscriber Line and is provided by a phone company. You will probably not need an installer to come out to your home to get started. Your phone company will turn on your service and they will send you a DSL modem and DSL router or filters. You can use the phone line you have without ordering another one.

To get connected, you plug one end of a DSL modem into a regular phone jack and the other end into your computer or DSL router. The filters are used to eliminate potential DSL static from phone jacks in which phones are used. These filters fit easily into the phone jacks and then the phone connections are plugged into the filters.

Because you are using your phone line sharing bandwidth with your neighbors is not an issue. However the further away you live from the phone companies office the slower your system will operate.

If you live too far away you may not even be able to get DSL service and would not need a DSL router, modem or filters. You will have to check with your cable company to see what your options are at that point.



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