How is broadband different from dial up?
541995
Where I live, broadband and dialup have a big difference.  When I used dialup internet before I couldn't use my phone line to call and receive calls.  This means that my phone line is engaged while I'm surfing the net.\n\nSo I shifted to broadband.  This time I can use internet while others can also use my phone to call and receive calls.  Also, broadband is faster than dialup and it is less likely to get disconnected.
706738
You have several different communications gear that are lumped into the average piece of gear called a wireless router.\n\nFirst, broadband can be either cable ( like tv ) or ADSL ( like telephone ). Both have faster communication than dial-up. To use any of these services requires a modem for that service. \n\nIf you want wireless communication, you can buy a piece of gear called a wireless router that you connect to the modem. This will allow you to share 1 modem connection with multiple pcs. That is the router part. The wireless part allows any pc with the correct wireless card and the correct password to connect to the modem too. I use the Zoom ADSL X6 all in one. It is fast and secure.
483453
There are many type of internet connections.. Dialup.. broadband.. cable .. leased line..\n\nNormally broadband connection is given through a telephone line.. Both internet and telephone can be used at a time as the internet is giving through another bandwidth.. U require to put a modem/router at your end..
63895
Dial up is using the same line as your telephone does. The short awnser is, Because the line is so small, it has only a few wires, So, verylittle information can be sent through it, Adsl or DSL have more, thicker wires running through it, this allows more information to be sent.
844068
ISDN is basically a faster "dial up" it is two 64k channels bonded to make 128K of bandwidth. DSL is an internet service provided by the phone company and can be as fast as 1.5mps to the internet.
1107147
yes you can.\n\nIt is referred to as your ISP, internet service provider. If you want high speed internet access, you can go for other cable companies like comcast. \n\nYou can also get SBC or Bellsouth DSL, depending on where you live. \n\nMost cable and DSL companies has the same price range as dialup these days so I would just stick with getting a broadband connection rather than going back to dialup. Dialup requires a modem on your computer and a telephone, but its very very very slow.\n\nIf you want more providers near you, try doing a search on http://www.google.com and put in the search criteria "high speed internet for <statename>" and replace the <statename> with your own state. You should see a huge list of providers.
198523
Absolutely will not work.  Dial up modems are completely different technology than a broadband modem.  You must get a broadband modem.
391828
(m)\n\nBroadband Internet access, often shortened to "broadband Internet" or just "broadband", is a high data-transmission rate internet connection. DSL and cable modem, both popular consumer broadband technologies, are typically capable of transmitting 256 kilobits per second or more, starting at approximately four times the speed of a modem using a standard digital telephone line.\n\nBroadband Internet access became a rapidly developing market in many areas in the early 2000s; one study found that broadband Internet usage in the United States grew from 6% in June 2000 to over 30% in 2003.[1]\n\nModern consumer broadband implementations, up to 30 Mbit/s, are several hundred times faster than those available at the time of the popularization of the Internet (such as ISDN and 56 kbit/s) while costing less than ISDN and sometimes no more than 56 kbit/s; though performance and costs vary widely between countries.\nBroadband is often called high-speed Internet, because it usually has a high rate of data. In general, any connection to the customer of 256 kbit/s (0.256 Mbit/s) or more is considered broadband Internet. The International Telecommunication Union Standardization Sector (ITU-T) recommendation I.113 has defined broadband as a transmission capacity that is faster than primary rate ISDN, at 1.5 to 2 Mbit/s. The FCC definition of broadband is 200 kbit/s (0.2 Mbit/s) in one direction, and advanced broadband is at least 200 kbit/s in both directions. The OECD has defined broadband as 256 kbit/s in at least one direction and this bit rate is the most common baseline that is marketed as "broadband" around the world. There is no specific bitrate defined by the industry, however, and "broadband" can mean lower-bitrate transmission methods. Some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) use this to advantage, in marketing lower-bitrate connections as broadband.\n\nIn practice, the advertised bandwidth is not always reliably available to the customer; ISPs often allow a greater number of subscribers than their backbone connection can handle, under the assumption that most users will not be using their full connection capacity very frequently. This aggregation strategy works more often than not, so users can typically burst to their full bandwidth most of the time; however, peer-to-peer file sharing systems, often requiring extended durations of high bandwidth, stress these assumptions, and can cause major problems for ISPs who have excessively overbooked their capacity. For more on this topic, see traffic shaping. As takeup for these introductory products increases, telcos are starting to offer higher bit rate services. For existing connections, this most of the time simply involves reconfiguring the existing equipment at each end of the connection.\n\nAs the bandwidth delivered to end-users increases, the market expects that video on demand services streamed over the Internet will become more popular, though at the present time such services generally require specialised networks. The data rates on most broadband services still do not suffice to provide good quality video, as MPEG-2 quality video requires about 6 Mbit/s for good results. Adequate video for some purposes becomes possible at lower data rates, with rates of 768 kbit/s and 384 kbit/s used for some video conferencing applications. The MPEG-4 format delivers high-quality video at 2 Mbit/s, at the high end of cable modem and ADSL performance.
150978
Point #1: to provide a connection at faster than dial-up speeds, when access to faster broadband service is unavailable.\n\nPoint #2: To provide a back-up connection method to a broadband solution when a connection absolutly, positivily has to be there.
100174
You can use the DSL download option even when you connect through dial-up. The only issue is that you will get only at dial-up speeds.
586427
Ok, I'm confused.  If you use to have DSL but you can't afford it, and You don't want dial up, I dont' see an alternative for you. \n\nCable is more then DSL and DSL is more then Dial UP. \n\nHaving DSL or Cable is not like having Dial up.  You can't just call up and say I want internet.  \n\nYour cable company can only provide you with cable service. \n\nAnd a phone company/ISP with DSL can only provide that. \n\nMost Internet service providers, at least the really big ones, provide you with an "internet package".  Meaning they give you browsers, web space, email addresses, and various other things. \n\nHowever, there are Providers out there that offer ONLY the actual service, and nothing else. \n\nI mean there are a ton of Dial up places that charge you like 8.00 a month for service.  But that's what you get is the service... and nothing else.  And with some people, what else do you need.  You can get free web space, you can get free email all online..\n\nThere is a site called www.thelist.com which is a HUGE list of Internet service providers.  You can search by zip code, or state, etc.  Then go visit them to see what package is the best for you.
714045
It's also slower with broadband, they keep loading it wih more crap each time. If you use yahoo mail, why don't you get Gmail? For dial-up, lightning fast!! Compared to Y!, anyway!!
1024803
A dial up is a different thing then a broadband.  A dial up uses the telephone network to link you to internet.  Thus, a fax transmission is possible.  As a broadband has no link with the telephone network, you will need to enlist the services of a provider, who will provide you with an interface bwtween the two systems.  Something called efax.\n\nAs you said, you have a lap top, this should be having a built in modem.  Just plug in your telephone jack in the RJ 45 socket and configure your fax programme.
340807
Broadband Internet greatly improves the quality of your Internet experience. Web pages load quickly. Downloads are fast and easy. A broadband connection is "always on" meaning that you don't have to wait for the telephone to dial and connect. When your computer is on, the Internet is instantly available to you. With a broadband connection, the Internet becomes a much more valuable tool. If you can afford the extra cost, broadband Internet is sure to save your time.  \nGood luck!
125679
Yes, your dial up modem on the PC will work, but only as a dial up connection, not as DSL. \n\nDial up modem uses Voice frequencies for data transmission whereas DSL modems use the frequencies that are well above Voice frequency. Thus in order to benefit from the broadband above your narrow voice band frequencies, you will require a DSL modem that uses the broad band to transmit data. \n\nUsing a Low pass filter, you can also talk via your phone at the same time you are accessing the internet. You can't do this with your voice band dial up modem.\n\nFor more tech info: http://www.tutorial-reports.com/networking/broadband/dsl/introduction.php
467422
If you're using a dial up 56K modem, then you can't.  It's not possible unless you upgrade your service and get a faster modem (most likely external plugged into your USB or ethernet adapter, if you have these).  Some dial-up servers are a bit faster than others, but none will exceed 56K/sec.  Some ISPs may seem to be a bit faster, but this is only because they allow the text to downloaded first, then each image on the current section of the page you're viewing to be downloaded separately rather than everything on the page downloading at the same time.
549108
if you have dial up and there are other things available (DSL, Cable, etc) you would be a fool not to get it..the difference is just amazing....equate the cost to the other essential utilities of the home (water, gas, food)...I mean, this is ESSENTIAL!....dial up is foolish