On 5/18/07, Paul Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Neil Joseph Schelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I read that quickly, but couldn't get to a point. What difference does the > > semantic definition of broadband mean anyway? I get 1Mbps SDSL to my home > > with reliable bandwidth available, a line that never fails (or if it does, I > > get an RFO), and a static IP (or more if I want them), and reverse DNS for > > $50/month. I consider that broadband service and a notch above the typical > > out there, even if I can't burst to 8Mbps or whatever the going cable rate > > is. > An OC3 is > 8Mbps, but is not technically "broadband". Broadband and > bandwidth are not synonomous terms. One is a means of delivering > data, the other is a measurement of how much data you can deliver in a > given amount time. > You can have a broadband connection that delievers < 1Mpbs. > According to Wikipedia: > Broadband in telecommunications is a term which refers to a signaling > method which includes or handles a relatively wide range of > frequencies... > So, as long as the signalling is occuring over multiple frequencies, > regardless of *HOW MUCH* data is being delivered, you have a broadband > connections. DSL is broadband, a T1 is not.
And in the true spirit of 'truthyness'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadband_Internet_access 'Broadband Internet access, often shortened to "broadband Internet" or just "broadband", is a high data-transmission rate Internet connection.' I wonder how to term broadband actually got mixed it to mean 'high data rate', besides just sounding cooler. I'm betting it was cable companies which first coined it. -- -- Thomas _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/