What are the benefits to having DSL?
Once you log on, a DSL connection is always on, and connection speeds are about 50 times faster than a 56K dial-up connection. Because DSL uses a designated line, it does not share bandwidth with other users and is not subject to the deterioration of speed of shared bandwidth technology, such as cable. Not sharing bandwidth with other users also makes DSL a more secure connection, although there are precautions you can take to optimize the security of any broadband connection. And, because DSL uses different frequencies of your phone line than telephone conversations, it is possible to surf the Net and make phone calls at the same time.
