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| Line length from the exchange | Minimum acceptable speed (in Kilobytes) |
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| Less than 1KM | 1.5Mbps (150KB/sec) - 20Mbps |
| Less than 2KM | 1.5Mbps (150KB/sec) - 14Mbps |
| Less than 3KM | 1.5Mbps (150KB/sec) - 7Mbps |
| Less than 4KM | 1.5Mbps (150KB/sec) - 4Mbps |
| Less than 5KM | 1.5Mbps (150KB/sec) - 2Mbps |
ADSL is delivered over traditional copper lines or “loops”. It uses the same wires as your existing telephone service uses. But unlike dialup, it allows you to use both your telephone and broadband service at the same time.
From your premises, your copper line then connects to the Pit or Pillar outside your house which services your street. From the pit / pillar your copper line in most cases connects to your local telephone exchange directly, to which it then plugs into your ISP’s equipment also referred to as a DSLAM (or Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer).
Access to ADSL is via a modem / router which sends and receives its digital signals or packets through your copper line which are then received and sent through your computer.
There are no call connection charges for ADSL which is one of its biggest advantages over dialup. Furthermore, you have a direct connection to the exchange so you don’t suffer from local neighborhood “congestion” as you would with Cable broadband. It is also “always on” so you don’t necessarily have to reconnect every time you want to use it.
It’s time to upgrade to one of Australia’s fastest broadband services.
