{"id":76,"date":"2024-09-23T16:41:41","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T16:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/computerbasicshub.net\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2025-06-30T16:32:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:32:18","slug":"internetservicestypes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/computerbasicshub.net\/index.php\/internetservicestypes\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of Internet Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n\t<meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"\/>\n\t<title><\/title>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"LibreOffice 25.2.3.2 (Windows)\"\/>\n\t<meta name=\"created\" content=\"00:00:00\"\/>\n\t<meta name=\"changed\" content=\"2025-05-05T16:10:24.262517100\"\/>\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t@page { size: 21.59cm 27.94cm; margin: 2cm }\n\t\tp { line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; background: transparent }\n\t\ttd p { orphans: 0; widows: 0; background: transparent }\n\t\ta:link { color: #000080; text-decoration: underline }\n\t\ta:visited { color: #800000; text-decoration: underline }\n\t<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body lang=\"en-CA\" link=\"#000080\" vlink=\"#800000\" dir=\"ltr\"><p align=\"left\" style=\"line-height: 115%\">\n<br\/>\n<br\/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin-right: 6.8cm; line-height: 115%\"><font size=\"7\" style=\"font-size: 40pt\"><b><font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\">Internet\nServices<\/font><\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<table width=\"635\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"page-break-inside: avoid\">\n\t<col width=\"635\"\/>\n\t<tr>\n\t\t<td width=\"635\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border: none; padding: 0cm\"><p align=\"left\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"internetservicetypes_html_ad50015b.gif\" name=\"Image1\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"12\" width=\"2\" height=\"2\" border=\"0\">\n  <br clear=\"left\"\/>\n<\/img>\n<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm\"><br\/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-right: 6.8cm\"><br\/>\n<br\/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-right: 6.8cm\"><font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\">Internet\nservice is delivered through a various number of mediums. They\ninclude DSL lines, Fiber optic lines, Cable lines (coax cables),\nWireless Internet signals and Satellite Internet signals. The speed\nlimits per medium of Internet service delivery does vary. Wired\nInternet service mediums of transmission are faster in terms of speed\nthan wireless mediums of transmission of Internet service. In\ngeneral, wireless means of accessing the Internet from Internet\nService Providers (ISPs) are used when access to wired lines from the\npoint of access to the Internet are not in reach. That is to the ISP\nof choice to get Internet service from. In rural areas, wireless\nInternet service may be required where there is no wired Internet\nlines infrastructure. However, as more and more people need the\nInternet for more daily tasks than before, wired Internet access is\nbecoming more and more available in rural areas. Fiber Internet is\nthe leading type of Internet service in demand, these days. It is\nalso the fastest Internet service possible when delivered to the\npremises of the customer.<\/font><\/p>\n<table width=\"1821\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"page-break-before: auto\">\n\t<col width=\"1130\"\/>\n\t<col width=\"691\"\/>\n\t<tr valign=\"top\">\n\t\t<td width=\"1130\" style=\"border: none; padding: 0cm\"><p align=\"left\">\n\t\t\t<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5cm\"><br\/>\n<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5cm\"><font size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><font color=\"#1100fc\"><font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\">DSL\n\t\t\tInternet<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5cm\"><br\/>\n<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right: 2.4cm\"><font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\">DSL\n\t\t\tInternet is Internet access provided over traditional telephone\n\t\t\tlines or fiber optic lines. There are two forms of DSL\n\t\t\tconnectivity. They are wet loop DSL and dry loop DSL. Dry loop DSL\n\t\t\tis a lot more common than wet loop DSL, these days. A wet loop is\n\t\t\ta connection that shares the signal between 2 channels. One is for\n\t\t\tthe telephone service and the other one is for the DSL Internet\n\t\t\tsignal. A dry loop is a dedicated line for Internet signal access.\n\t\t\tWith a dry loop, the telephone service must come over the\n\t\t\tInternet. From the router, a wired connection or Wifi connection\n\t\t\tto the user devices on the network can be made. Below, is the flow\n\t\t\tof a DSL connection from the Internet Service Provider (ISP) to\n\t\t\tthe subscriber or end-user.<\/font><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5cm\"><br\/>\n<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5cm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"internetservicetypes_html_ad50015b.gif\" name=\"Image2\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"12\" width=\"2\" height=\"2\" border=\"0\">\n  <br clear=\"left\"\/>\n<\/img>\n<br\/>\n<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5cm\"><br\/>\n<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5cm\"><br\/>\n<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5cm\"><br\/>\n<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5cm\"><br\/>\n<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5cm\"><br\/>\n<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5cm\"><br\/>\n<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"internetservicetypes_html_ad50015b.gif\" name=\"Image3\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"12\" width=\"2\" height=\"2\" border=\"0\">\n  <br clear=\"left\"\/>\n<\/img>\n<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t<td width=\"691\" style=\"border: none; padding: 0cm\"><p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5cm\">\n\t\t\t<br\/>\n<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5cm\"><font size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><font color=\"#1100fc\"><font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\">Cable\n\t\t\tInternet<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right: 2.7cm\"><font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\">Cable\n\t\t\tInternet is Internet access through coax cables. Cable Internet\n\t\t\trouters are required to connect to coax cable lines. Ethernet and\n\t\t\tWifi connectivity to endpoint user devices can be made from the\n\t\t\trouter. Bandwidth is shared with television signals. Also,\n\t\t\tbandwidth is shared with other cable Internet and television\n\t\t\tusers. This could have some implications on Internet speed. During\n\t\t\tpeak usage hours, a reduction in Internet speed may be present.\n\t\t\tHowever, speed reductions should not be significant when bandwidth\n\t\t\tis shared. The backbone of Cable Internet is the same as the fiber\n\t\t\toptic backbone of Fiber and DSL Internet services. In general,\n\t\t\tcoax cable lines can transmit data at speeds greater than 50 MBps\n\t\t\tfrom the ISP. Upload speeds can be greater than 10 MBps, too.<\/font><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\"><br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr valign=\"top\">\n\t\t<td width=\"1130\" style=\"border: none; padding: 0cm\"><p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5cm\">\n\t\t\t<br\/>\n<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5cm\"><font color=\"#1100fc\"><font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\"><font size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: 18pt\">FTTP\n\t\t\tor FTTH<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right: 3.6cm; orphans: 0; widows: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t<font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\">FTTP or Fiber-to-the-Premises\n\t\t\tis a direct fiber-optic line servicing of network and Internet\n\t\t\tconnectivity to the premisis of the user. In residential areas, it\n\t\t\tis also known as FTTH or Fiber-to-the-Home. This type of\n\t\t\tconnection for Internet service from an ISP is more faster,\n\t\t\treliable and secure from the ISP. FTTP Internet connections can\n\t\t\talso carry more bandwidth than DSL or Cable lines can carry, too.\n\t\t\tCurrently, in many places, DSL infrastructure is being replaced\n\t\t\twith FTTP infrastructure. This is being done to better serve the\n\t\t\tneeds of Internet users. That is in terms of speed. As more and\n\t\t\tmore tasks are being done online, greater quantities of bandwidth\n\t\t\tare being demanded by users.<\/font><\/p>\n\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t<td width=\"691\" style=\"border: none; padding: 0cm\"><p align=\"left\" style=\"widows: 0; margin-right: -11.5cm; orphans: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"widows: 0; margin-right: -11.5cm; orphans: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t<font color=\"#1100fc\"><font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\"><font size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Wireless<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"widows: 0; margin-right: -11.5cm; orphans: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"widows: 0; margin-right: -11.5cm; orphans: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t<font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\"><font size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Wireless\n\t\t\tInternet comes in a number of forms. They include the following.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li><p align=\"left\" style=\"widows: 0; orphans: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t<font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\"><font size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Home\n\t\t\t\tInternet<\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><p align=\"left\" style=\"widows: 0; orphans: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t<font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\"><font size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Cellular\n\t\t\t\tInternet<\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"widows: 0; orphans: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"widows: 0; orphans: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t<font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\"><font size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">A\n\t\t\tnumber of various different technologies are utilized to enable\n\t\t\twireless Internet connectivity. These technologies include the\n\t\t\tones listed below.<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t<li><p align=\"left\" style=\"widows: 0; orphans: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t<font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\"><font size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Wi-Fi<\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><p align=\"left\" style=\"widows: 0; orphans: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t<font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\"><font size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">3G<\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><p align=\"left\" style=\"widows: 0; orphans: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t<font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\"><font size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">4G<\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><p align=\"left\" style=\"widows: 0; orphans: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t<font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\"><font size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">5G<\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><p align=\"left\" style=\"widows: 0; orphans: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t<font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\"><font size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Satellite<\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><p align=\"left\" style=\"widows: 0; orphans: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t<font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\"><font size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Wireless\n\t\t\t\ttransmission towers<\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><p align=\"left\" style=\"widows: 0; orphans: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t\t<font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\"><font size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Cellular\n\t\t\t\ttowers<\/font><\/font><\/p><\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"widows: 0; orphans: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p align=\"left\" style=\"widows: 0; margin-right: -11.5cm; orphans: 0; background: transparent\">\n\t\t\t<br\/>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 115%\"><br\/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right: 1.4cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 115%; background: transparent; page-break-before: auto\">\n<font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\">In home networks, wireless\nconnectivity to endpoint devices is commonly used. This is known as\nWi-Fi. It is easier to set up than Ethernet wired connections and is\ncheaper, too. Wi-Fi connectivity is also best suited for the need to\nbe able to connect to the Internet in a mobile computing environment.\nHowever, this is beyond the demarcation point. That is the point\nwhere the ISP\u2019s line to the premises ends. Wi-Fi is provided by the\nmodem or router connected to the demarcation point. Multiple user\ndevices can connect to a given router at the same time. This is very\ntrue for Wi-Fi connectivity. However, for Ethernet connections which\nare wired, the number of wired connections that can be made directly\nfrom the router or modem depends on the number of Ethernet ports\nthere are present to be connected to. It is important to note, the\nEthernet port to the demarcatioon point is excluded from the number\nof user-device Ethernet ports when it comes to the number of Ethernet\nports devices can be connected to.<\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm\"><br\/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm\"><br\/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm\"><br\/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 115%\"><br\/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 115%\"><font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\"><font size=\"5\" style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><b>Types\nof Wi-Fi Access<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 115%\"><br\/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-right: 1.5cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 115%; background: transparent; page-break-before: auto\">\n<font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\">Wi-Fi access can be private or\nopen. Private Wi-Fi is password-protected. Open or public Wi-Fi is\nnot password protected. Wi-Fi that does not require a password is not\nas secure as private Wi-Fi. That is one thing which one needs to be\naware of when using public Wi-Fi. Following best practices while\nusing the Internet in public areas can help one limit potential\nsecurity risks to personal information and even their given online\ndevice. In general, in any type of Wi-Fi network, having saved\nsign-in information like usernames and passwords is not advised when\nit comes to browsers. Also, it is best to keep all user accounts\nsigned out when they are not being used. Less chances of hacking\nattacks occurring is an outcome of these steps being taken.<\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 115%\"> \n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 115%\"><br\/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 115%\"><br\/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 115%\"><br\/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 115%\"><font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\">Here\nare some links related to home networking.<\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 115%\"><br\/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 115%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.ncf.ca\/SmartRG_SR516ac\"><font color=\"#1100fc\"><font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u>Configuring\na SmartRG SR516ac modem<\/u><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-right: 6.8cm\"><br\/>\n<br\/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm\"><font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\">Verifying\nInternet Connection Speed<\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0cm\"><br\/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 115%\"><br\/>\n\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/computerbasicshub.net\/computerbasicshub.html\"><font color=\"#ff0000\"><font face=\"Liberation Serif, serif\"><span lang=\"zxx\"><u>Cumputer\nBasics Hub<\/u><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Internet Services Internet service is delivered through a various number of mediums. They include DSL lines, Fiber optic lines, Cable lines (coax cables), Wireless Internet signals and Satellite Internet signals. The speed limits per medium of Internet service delivery does vary. 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