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Related Links: Broadband and Broadband ISPs
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General
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- Cnet's
Reviews page
- Cnet's Info on Internet access.
- Yahoo!'s
ISP Directory 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.)
- thebroadbandguide.com's articles on cable. DSL, Wireless Broadband, and Satellite Broadband
- These explain how it works, and allows you to search for ISPs of all sorts that serve your neighborhood.
- Broadband Reports DSL Finder.
- Another search page for ISPs in your neighborhood.
- 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.
- See also Connecting from Home.
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About Cable Modems
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- thebroadbandguide.com's article on cable
- Introduction to cable modems and how they work. Also allows you to search for ISPs of all sorts, including cable, that serve your neighborhood.
- Cable Modem Basics
(DSL too)
- From www.cablemodeminfo.com; links to a number of cable modem- and DSL-related
Web sites.
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About DSL
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- thebroadbandguide.com's article on DSL
- Introduction to all types of DSL. Also allows you to search for ISPs of all sorts, including DSL, that serve your neighborhood.
- Broadband Reports
- 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; lots of info.
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About Wireless
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- Broadband Expert Mobile Broadband
- Just as more and more people have only cellular telephone, more people are leaving wired Internet connections behind and going to wireless. This page lists various major mobile broadband providers, compares their services, and has a lot of information about mobile broadband in general.
- thebroadbandguide.com's article on wireless
- It explains how it works, and allows you to search for ISPs of all sorts, including wireless, that serve your neighborhood.
- The Broadband Reports DSL Finder report
- Also lists available wireless providers.
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About Satellite
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- Satellite Signals Ltd
- Cable, DSL, and 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.
- thebroadbandguide.com's article on satellite
- It explains how it works, and allows you to search for ISPs of all sorts, including satelitte, that serve your neighborhood.
- The Broadband Reports DSL Finder report
- Also lists available satellite providers.
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Home Networks and Security
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Most likely, you have more than one computer in your house that will be sharing your home network connection. This means that you need a home network. This is a lot easier than you think. How Stuff Works, a really neat Web site of the Discovery Network, has a good introduction to home networking: How Home Networking Works.
And don't forget security, particularly with Wireless networks.
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