Reply to post: Re: The answer should be Yes and Yes

Hey America! Your internet is going to be so much better this January

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Re: The answer should be Yes and Yes

"No, no. broadband is cable/coax delivered internet. DSL is phone-based internet. And FiOS is fiber optics."

Nonsense.

Broadband provides high speed data carried over a normal phone line without affecting the telephone service.

The term broadband simply means a broad band of frequencies has been used. It is a radio term and normally means that multiple frequency carriers are used to carry one signal. It describes the way ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) services work so has become a term to describe a fast internet connection.

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