What are the current DSL connection providers?

Wizard Keyaz said:
What I am saying is, with ADSL you need a phone line to connect where as DSL you don't need a phone line
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Erm, ADSL is a form of DSL, as is SDSL, VDSL etc. All DSL types require a phone line.

Virgin have two offerings - cable and ADSL and the cable network is nothing to do with DSL in any way, shape or form.
 
Wizard Keyaz

Don't get so hung up on terminolgy.

PSTN [size=-1]public switched telephone network <--this is modified to give adsl

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Phemo said:
Erm, ADSL is a form of DSL, as is SDSL, VDSL etc. All DSL types require a phone line
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As above with what Phemo said.

DSL digital subscriber Line <-- basically means broadband

ADSL asymetric digital subscriber line <-- a specific type of broadband slow upload fast download

ISDN [size=-1]integrated Services Digital Network <-- the only thing remotely close in my eyes to what your talking about but this aint broadband <quite slow even when paired> and can be used to make calls.

Hope i didn't make it more confusing for you.
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The reason I ask this is, with Virgin you can call them up and they can just connect the Cable for there modem without the need of actually having a phone line as the cable is the connection.

As I don't wan't to pay additional money for the phone line.
 
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virgin do it, as do AOhelL (but i wouldn't go with them, after a year of niggles i'm moving to virgin, least i can get a good connection for a cheaper price)

edit: cable that is
 
Wizard Keyaz said:
The reason I ask this is, with Virgin you can call them up and they can just connect the Cable for there modem without the need of actually having a phone line as the cable is the connection.

As I don't wan't to pay additional money for the phone line.
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Everyone that has ADSL has to pay an annual BT phone line subscription :(

No getting around it.. unless you go cable.
 
DJLOREY said:
Everyone that has ADSL has to pay an annual BT phone line subscription :(

No getting around it.. unless you go cable.
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Thats what I mean, I refuse to do business with Virgin so I guess I have no choice but lose to them and get Cable with Virgin.
 
bringerofdecay said:
i guess you ignored my post.

AOL does cable
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How do they provide cable? surely they would have to use the existing virgin/telewest cable network. Cant say ive ever heard that AOL did cable, is it something new?

edit: bit of a search on the web and yes its through the virgin cable system. So no use to the OP as he cant get cable it seems anyway :p

Seems your only choice is ADSL then... good luck!
 
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yup it sucks paying for a bt line that i never use apart from the internet. but what can you do? :p

even worse for me is that loads of people in my town can get cable. i seem to live in the only street not covered..... :(
 
DJLOREY said:
Everyone that has ADSL has to pay an annual BT phone line subscription :(

No getting around it.. unless you go cable.
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Or you go with a MPF LLU provider like Bulldog.

You don't pay BT anything with MPF LLU as your provider takes control of both your voice and data services.
 
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