EarthLink High Speed Internet Review |
EarthLink provides a variety of Internet connection types, including dial-up, DSL, satellite, and cable. Both dial-up and high speed Internet access are available nationwide. EarthLink also offers different types of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone services.
EarthLink offers consumers four methods of internet and high speed internet connections. These options include: dial-up, digital subscriber line (DSL), freestanding DSL, and cable. Each method has own benefits and disadvantages over technology limitation.
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EarthLink Dial-UP Internet |
With a dial-up connection, it must use an existing telephone line, connected to a modem, to "dial-up" the internet service provider. Downsides to dial-up connections are the limited speed - 56 kilobits per second (Kbps) - and the fact that while dialed into the ISP no-one can use the phone line to make or receive calls. EarthLink's dial-up offering comes with an accelerator for slightly faster browsing and eight email address.
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- AS LOW AS $9.95/month for 3 months. Offer good for a limited time to new subscribers only and not good with any other offer. First 3 months of service are billed at $9.95 per month. Standard monthly access fee applies thereafter (currently $21.95). Service not available in all areas. Access fees, taxes, and other fees and restrictions may apply.
- $14.95/MONTH OFFER (12-MONTH COMMITMENT)
- $12.50/MONTH OFFER (ANNUAL PREPAY)
- FREE Accelerator lets you surf the Web up to 7x faster
- FREE protection from viruses, spyware, & hackers
- FREE 24/7 support from our dial up experts
- Unlimited dial up access nationwide
- Easy email with Web Mail, 8 addresses & built-in protection
- Free Web space -to let you build a personal home page
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EarthLink DSL Internet |
With a DSL high speed internet connection, the user must have a DSL-enabled modem and special filters. These allow the consumer to connect to the internet via existing telephone lines. Unlike a dial-up connection, though, the phone line remains available for outgoing and incoming calls, because DSL technology breaks the existing line into two bands of high- and low- frequencies. The high-frequencies are used for the internet voice, data, and video information and the low-frequencies are used for regular phone conversations. EarthLink offers three tiers of DSL service from which to choose, ranging from 1.5 megabits per second (Mbps) to 6.0 Mbps. |
- Starts as low as $14.95/month for the first 3 months.
- 1.5 Mbps service: $29.95-$39.95/month
- 3.0 Mbps service: $34.95-$44.95/month
- 6.0 Mbps service: $39.95-$44.95/month
- DSL with blazing speed up to 6.0 Mbps.
- Up to 100x faster than dial-up
- Instant DSL service with no busy signals
- FREE high speed DSL modem
- FREE 24/7 phone support from DSL experts
- FREE dial-up to use away from home (20 hrs./mo)
- FREE protection from viruses, spyware & hackers
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EarthLink Cable Internet |
EarthLink also offers high speed internet and broadband connections via the cable television network infrastructure. The consumer will need to purchase or lease a cable modem that will connect to the existing cable line. EarthLink's cable high speed internet access has a maximum download speed of 10.0 Mbps. |
- Up to 768 Kbps service: $29.95/month
- Up to 6.0-10.0 Mbps service: $29.95/month for first 6 months; $41.95/month thereafter
- Up to 10.0-15.0 Mbps service: $39.90/month for first 6 months; $51.90/month thereafter
- Up to 10.0-15.0 Mbps service: $39.90/month for first 6 months; $51.90/month thereafter
- Do more with cable Internet service up to 15.0Mbps
- Connect 250x faster than dial-up access
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