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Speeds and costs of various internet connections.
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speed kps | Upload
speed kps | Price per month.
March 9, 2006
USA, Midwest | notes
| | V.90 | 56 | 33.6 | free | Dial-up. Free with local
telephone service.
| | V.92 | 56 | 48 | free | ditto
| | ISDN | 128 | 128 | ___ | ISDN=Integrated Services Digital Network.
Uses existing copper lines.
| | ADSL a | 512 | 256 | $35 | ADSL=Asymmetric Digital Subscription Line
or Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line.
$5 of the charge is for rental of modem.
Uses regular (copper) telephone lines.
| | ADSL b | 768 | 512 | $50 |
| | ADSL c | 1024 | 768 | $120 |
| | DSL | 5000 | 128 | ? | DSL=Digital Subscriber Line
| | Cable | 3000 | 256 | $30 to $50 |
| | T1 | 1500 | <- same | $250 to $600 | 1 fiber line
| | T3 | 45,000 | <- same | $5000 | 2 fiber lines
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kbs and kbps stand for kilobits per second.
KBs is kilobytes per second.
One kbs= 0.125 KBs.
One KBs= 8.000 kbs.
Internet speed can be tested at http://speakeasy.net/speedtest/ .
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