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It is retained for the value of any residual information contained in it. DSL - Section 3More detail.. DSL[2] (Digital Subscriber Line) is a generic name for a family of standards allowing high speed data transfer over telephone lines (POTS), otherwise known as twisted pair. For carrying IP, DSL competes with cable modems, satellite digital data feeds, wireless digital data, ISDN, 56k modems and more expensive frame-relay lines etc.
Since the twisted pair lines used in the telephone network that are to carry DSL are not shielded from interference, there are limits on the distance DSL signals can travel before degrading the maximum DSL speeds available in all DSL standards.
This distance limitation of DSL is only one of many potential technical hurdles to pass before an installation is complete.
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cable modemsA cable modem is a box that uses the coax cable your cable company uses for TV signals, to transmit data. Since cable TV was designed as a broadcast system, the cable is shared amongst many people in a small area, and only recently have cable company equipment started offering data upload, many cable modems require you also have a good old modem for the path back to the internet...
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