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Residential DSL Service is Now Available with a Special Rebate. For those of you who have not visited our web site lately, Access Internet Communications is now offering Residential DSL service. In addition, we are offering it at the great starting price of just $49.95 per month. You heard right, just $49.95 per month for lightening fast ADSL service, which includes an Internet connection, email, and hosting. Best of all -- THERE ARE NO CONTRACTS FOR CURRENT AIC CUSTOMERS. Why? This is our way of thanking you for using our services and being a valued customer. Wait there's even more. Sign up before January 31, 2000 and you will qualify to receive $150.00 back through a special mail-in rebate.
Heard enough? Want to sign up now? Well, you can: Commonly asked questions about DSL What is DSL you ask? DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line. DSL is a modem technology that transforms ordinary telephone lines (also known as "twisted copper pairs") into high-speed digital lines for ultra-fast Internet access. This ultra fast line has multiple benefits. One of it's benefits is that it is always connected -- therefore no more dialing in. Another benefit is that the speed is really unparalleled to a standard modem connection. For example, if one were to download a 2 MB file using a 28.8 dial-up connection, it would take almost 10 minutes to complete the task. With our Residential DSL service, this task would only take about 10 seconds. Everything from on-line gaming, streaming audio and video, to just plan web surfing suddenly becomes much more enjoyable. Another benefit of DSL is that it is not a shared network -- as cable modems are. DSL services are private dedicated connections from the end-user to the network. This posses less of a security risk. What is ADSL vs. SDSL vs. IDSL? ADSL stands for Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line. This means that the speed is different in both directions. For example, one of our Residential speed options is 384/128 Kbps. This means the transfer speed down is 384 Kbps (kilobytes per second) whereas the speed up is 128 Kbps. ADSL is ideal for home use and general surfing. Since you are the one accessing the information, the speed in which you receive the data will be much quicker. SDSL stands for Symmetrical Digital Subscriber line. Unlike ADSL, the speeds for Symmetrical Digital Subscriber Lines are synchronous. So regardless of the speed chosen, transfers will be the same in both directions. This type of service is an ideal choice for businesses. One reason is that customers pulling information from your site will actually receive it at a much faster rate. Secondly, the service comes with a high-speed router, which is already set up for running multiple computers. The router also includes other advance features such as a built in firewall, and VPN capabilities. IDSL is basically ISDN. It is ideal for those customers who are too far from our Telco switch to obtain either ADSL or SDSL services. The speed on this service is symmetrical, but it is fixed at 144 Kbps. This service also comes with a high-end router capable of networking several computers. (Note: this service is still undergoing technical work for the allowance of the bonding of multiple lines.) This will allow customers who have IDSL, the ability to add a second or even a third line to increase the speed respectively -- i.e., 288 Kbps, 432 Kbps. What if I am not sure as to what service I need? Not a problem. You can review our DSL services in more detail on our web-site under our Products and Services - DSL page. Or, simply pick up the phone and give us a call were a DSL representative will be happy to assist you. Are there any per Minute or usage charges associated with DSL? No. DSL is a dedicated network service that cost the same regardless of how often it is used or how much data is being transferred. Will DSL interrupt existing phone services? No. DSL works on its own line. Thus you will never experience slower performance when making telephone calls. Because it's on its own line, there are no phone bills from the telephone companies. This means that if you currently dedicate a phone line for your computer, you can now run DSL over that line, and cancel your monthly phone service. Can the phone line be split so that I may run DSL as well as my phone or fax all on the same line? The technology to do this is available; however, the items necessary are not anticipated to be in place until the first quarter of next year. Again, there are no additional charges to run this service over another line, primarily due to the fact that there will be no phone data going over it. How does DSL compare to cable modems? As mention earlier, DSL provides a dedicated service over a single telephone line. Cable modems offer a dedicated service over a shared media. Although cable modems have greater downstream bandwidth capabilities (up to 30 Mbps), that bandwidth is shared among all users on a line. One of the two potential issues with this is that as more users in the neighborhood get on-line at the same time, the more the performance degrades. Secondly, because cable modems operate on a shared network your data can be more exposed to security risks. In summary, DSL is a faster way of connecting to the Internet which avoids the pitfalls and shortcomings of using a dialup modem (dropped connections, slow downloads). ADSL is ideal for home use. While the speed is not guaranteed for ADSL, it is a cost-effective choice that will give you a more enjoyable experience on the web. SDSL and IDSL are solutions for those that need better security, want the flexibility of adding multiple machines, and for those that live in areas that currently do not qualify for ADSL. Whichever way you go, you can depend on Access Internet Communications to deliver a high quality product at an affordable price for the best service available. Please call our business office at 408-777-8190 to discuss your needs or email the appropriate department. Of course, you can always find us on the web at http://www.aicdsl.com/ or http://www.accesscom.com/.
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