how to access internet

how to access internet

Internet access refers to the means by which users connect to the Internet. Common methods of internet access include dial-up, landline (over coaxial cable, fiber optic or copper wires), T- lines, Wi-Fi, satellite and cell phones.

Typical home user connection

• Dial-up
• DSL

Broadband wireless access

• Cable modem
• ISDN

Typical business connection

• DSL
• SHDSL
• Ethernet technologies

Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bit rate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a telephone line—whereas broadband technologies supply at least double this speed and generally without disrupting telephone use.

Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is highspeed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over a modem. Various minimum speeds have been used in definitions of broadband, ranging up from 64 kbit/s up to 1.0 Mbit/s. An Internet service provider (abbr. ISP, also called Internet access provider or IAP) is a business or organization that provides consumers or businesses access to the Internet and related services. In the past, most ISPs were run by the phone companies. Now, ISPs can be started by just about any individual or group with sufficient money and expertise.

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