Related Links: Broadband and Broadband ISPs

Note: Please check out the ACCC Web page based on this newsletter issue: Connecting from Home - Using Cable or DSL and specifically, Related Links: Broadband and Broadband ISPs. We keep it updated.

ZDNet's Reviews page

Links to ZDNet's recent reviews, including networking, cellphones and Internet services.

Yahoo!'s High-Speed Internet Access page

Includes links to current articles and discussion on broadband Internet acess.

Article - Insider Home -> Internet ->ISP

Lots of stuff about just about anything that has to do about ISPs and Internet connections. (Including cheap ones.)

 

Going Broadband? Start here: Broadband Reports DSL Finder.

Enter your Zip Code and address and Broadband Reports gives you a DSL, cable, and other ISP search page designed specifically for you. The site includes a distance finder link that estimates the distance from your home to your telephone switching station to see whether your home is close enough to use DSL.

Having trouble with your broadband connection? (Or just wish it would be a bit faster?)

Navas Cable Modem/DSL Tuning Guide This Web site might help. It also has information on firewalls and security. Lots of operating system-specific information.

 

whatis.com's cable modem

Intro to what cable modems are and how they work.

Cable-Modems.org

Tutorials, forums, links, Q&A.

 

Cable Modem Basics (DSL too)

From www.cablemodeminfo.com; links to a number of cable modem- and DSL-related Web sites.

Finding Cable Modem Services:

You don't have any choices in cable Internet service. Visit your cable carrier's Web site to see what cable modem services they offer. See also Connecting from Home.

whatis.com's Fast Guide to DSL

Intro to what DSL is and how it works.

Broadband Reports

A comprehensive source. Includes user's reviews of providers and ISPs and a specialized DSL Finder page; use it to find out what DSL service providers serve your neighborhood and whether your home is close enough to your telephone switch to use DSL.

DSL Q&A

DSL FAQ from Vicomsoft; lots of info.

Finding DSL Services:

Broadband Reports DSL Finder. Enter your Zip Code and address and Broadband Reports gives you a DSL, cable, and other ISP search page designed specifically for you. The site includes a distance finder link that estimates the distance from your home to your telephone switching station to see whether your home is close enough to use DSL. See also Connecting from Home.

Satellite Signals Ltd

Cable and DSL not for you? There's another option: satellite access to the Internet. This Web site lists satellite Internet Service Providers also has a has a Satellite Signals Web Site Forum where you can get help with choosing a satellite ISP provider and setting up for your satellite connection.

Finding Satellite Services:

The Broadband Reports DSL Finder report includes available satellite providers.