What advantages does DSL have over ISDN or dial-up for the Office LAN?
DSL has the following advantages over other Internet technologies for connecting the office LAN: Uses legacy phone line – DSL makes use of the existing telephone line. This eliminates the need to install an additional phone line, much less a digital one. All networked computers in the office will be able to use this one DSL connection. While there is still a fee for the transport, the fee is a flat rate, not based on usage. Customer Equipment Cost – The Alcatel DSL modem necessary to connect all your computers to the Internet is much cheaper than an ISDN or analog router. Only $200 equipment investment to get your whole network using DSL. Faster Speeds – The downstream speed of a Omsoft DSL product (1.54 Mbps) is 25 times greater than the speed of an ISDN connection or over 50 times faster than a dial up 56kbps connection. Permanent Internet Presence – A static IP address (or addresses) is provided with Omsoft DSL service. While your PC/Mac is on you have constant connection to the Int
