DSL Internet Service

Consumers seeking cheap DSL service can easily find attractive packages through local telephone or cable television providers. Competition for DSL dollars is tough! Telephone companies and cable TV providers wage a constant battle over consumers who insist on the fastest Internet speeds for downloading movies and music, transferring files and surfing the Worldwide Web. The Internet brings events from around the globe onto our computer screens, just as decades ago television sets opened up new vistas onto the world's stage. Consumers around the globe just can't seem to get enough of surfing the worldwide electronic highway; and a digital subscriber line, or DSL, is the preferred mode of touring cyberspace.

High speed DSL Internet service provides commercial and residential customers a mode of sending and receiving digital data over telephone wires or via television cables. Telephone and cable television companies reserve virtual property on the Web as Internet Service Providers, or ISPs. When consumers contract with an ISP, whether it's the company that furnishes home or office phone service or the cable TV provider, they are actually leasing the right to connect their personal PC to the ISP's reserved cyberspace. High speed DSL technology divides phone lines into two bands: one low frequency transmits voices, the other transmits digital data. Unlike phone companies, cable television companies also transmit also digital data, but connections are made through cable modems connected to users' PCs via an onboard Network Interface Card, or NIC.

Early web-based technology required subscribers to access ISPs via dial-up networks. Users were issued a landline telephone number, which dialed into an Internet Service Provider's server to provide subscriber access to the Web. But high speed, cheap DSL service far surpasses dial-up access by downloading digital packets at lightning fast speeds. Users no longer have to wait for telephone lines to cough, crackle and pop before opening browsers. Digital subscriber lines -- whether provided by telephone or television companies -- beam surfers up to the Worldwide Web in the twinkling of an eye. But surfing in cyberspace is nothing compared to inheriting eternal life in Christ. In the Last Day, followers of Jesus Christ will be transformed and "beamed up" to heaven. "Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed" (I Corinthians 15:51-52).

So what's so hot about DSL Internet service? From the comfort of a home or office PC or laptop, individuals can travel the information super highway without booking a plane ticket! By surfing the Net, subscribers can gain access to facts, figures, and stock market futures. At the click of a mouse, cyberspace surfers can easily find themselves virtually transported to remote tropical paradises in Hawaii or to the city streets of New York teeming with beautiful people and Wall Street moguls. Cheap DSL service brings international venues to our front door and opens up worlds never before experienced. Downloading streaming audio and video content introduces browsers to sights and sounds they might have never before seen or heard if it were not for the Worldwide Web. Fast access communication eliminates traditional methods of talking and writing to family and friends. Instant messaging, Internet telephony, web conferencing, and e-mailing have virtually eliminated long distance calling costs, expensive hotel accommodations, and postal service fees. From city to city and coast to coast, the Web has revolutionized the way the world communicates.

Because of competition between Internet Service Providers, such as telephone and television companies, high speed Digital Subscriber Lines have become dirt cheap. A few years ago, the average Joe couldn't afford to go surfing on the Net, but today's cheap DSL service, usually charged monthly, costs less than two tickets to a Saturday afternoon at the movies. And speaking of movies -- subscribers may never pay for a movie ticket again. DSL Internet service opens a gateway to free downloads of movies, real-time videos, podcasts, music, and online games. Rates charged for dial-up networking are the cheapest, especially for those who still have to put up with the squall of landline phone connections. High speed DSL cable connections are usually bundled with television and telephone services, making these rates a formidable contender for consumer dollars. Meanwhile, the lure of satellite and wireless fast access DSL is almost too much to resist, with prices hovering near those charged by cable TV Internet Service Providers.

Today, it's a buyer's market for anyone looking for cheap DSL service. Internet providers are knocking down consumers' doors with entertaining and engaging ads for fast, faster, and the fastest high speed DSL access bundled with e-mail, streaming video, wireless networking, and photo storage. Some providers are willing to throw in antivirus protection, online calling, and free trial offers to entice consumers to subscribe or switch from existing services. Free trial offers provide opportunities to slip into long term plans without a large amount of cash. But subscribers need to look out for short term rock bottom trial offers that erupt into caustic costs after the trial period ends. A word to the wise: choose plans that lock in low rates over the long term and don't get tied up in multimedia bundles that might turn around and bite you. Some low rates look attractive, but hidden fees can quickly make cut rate plans abhorrent. Most providers will allow cancellations within a specific time frame; so new subscribers should read the fine print and carefully monitor statements. Finally, as technology changes, consumers can expect DSL Internet service to become even less expensive or be replaced by a newer, more improved technology or hybrid version of digital data transmission. In the meantime, we can all sit back, point, click and enjoy the ride through the Worldwide Web.

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