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DSL Selections
About DSL in general
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) as a technology for bringing high-bandwidth information to homes and businesses over the same copper as telephone lines. DSL allows you to connect to your ISP (internet service provider) at speeds that are much faster than those achieved using 56k analog modems.
How it Works
Traditional phone service signal was created to let you exchange voice information. This type of signal is called an analog signal. DSL instead either rides on the same wire as a phone conversation simultaneously, as in ADSL, or the copper is only connected to special hardware at the phone company called a DSLAM which is mumbo jumbo for a way to run digital information back to your ISP, Freese-Notis. The data then is brought via ATM (Asynchronous Transport Mode) in tiny packets from your DSL connection through to our data center across from the governors mansion via high capacity fiber optic cabling.
We have included FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) pages for this suite of DSL services, which explain each one in detail. Just use the hyperlink on each header for more complete explanations to common questions regarding that type of DSL.
ADSL FAQ
ADSL is the lowest cost DSL and runs at the same time as phone conversations do to let you be on the Internet surfing and talking at the same exact time. You will need a qualified phone number to run this service. You must have local phone service running through copper wires to get ADSL.
IDSL FAQ
IDSL or sometimes displayed as iDSL is the marathon distance runner of DSL that reaches up to 25,000 feet from the telephone company office you are connected to. The speed is more limited than ADSL or SDSL but the reach makes up for it for many customers of Freese-Notis. Bonding of multiple iDSL connections is one way to get maximum distance and increase total raw data speed to your location.
SDSL
Freese-Notis SDSL is the most advanced service and suited towards corporate purposes. Plus provision for higher service levels than ADSL provides plus the economics make SDSL compelling versus frame relay networks. Upgrades and bonding are possible with the right equipment at your location with SDSL.
ADSL/IDSL/SDSL Availability
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