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Thanks for the response - that is about what I had expected - residential speed. &nbsp;Maybe I will give it a try. &nbsp;May old computer works okay once I get everything downloaded. &nbsp;I may go with the DSL and a memory upgrade - if that doesn't satisfy me;then, I can give it to my daughter and build me a new system.
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Thanks for the response - that is about what I had expected - residential speed.  Maybe I will give it a try.  May old computer works okay once I get everything downloaded.  I may go with the DSL and a memory upgrade - if that doesn't satisfy me;then, I can give it to my daughter and build me a new system.

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Yes, I am always looking for an excuse to build a new system as well. :)<br />
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Glad I could help.
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Yes, I am always looking for an excuse to build a new system as well. :)

Glad I could help.

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I am investigating changing to broadband. &nbsp;We currently have Brighthouse TV cable (analog). &nbsp;My current ISP only offers dial-up and DSL. &nbsp;They said they liked to stay under 12,000 ft from the telephone equipment and I am about 14,200 ft or so away.<br />
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They said they would install it and if it did not work properly they would remove it without charging me anything. &nbsp;I would like to keep my ISP e-mail address. &nbsp;This is just a residential connection - e-mail and a few minor on-line games.<br />
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The question is - is it worth the try or should I just go with cable or something else?
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I am investigating changing to broadband.  We currently have Brighthouse TV cable (analog).  My current ISP only offers dial-up and DSL.  They said they liked to stay under 12,000 ft from the telephone equipment and I am about 14,200 ft or so away.

They said they would install it and if it did not work properly they would remove it without charging me anything.  I would like to keep my ISP e-mail address.  This is just a residential connection - e-mail and a few minor on-line games.

The question is - is it worth the try or should I just go with cable or something else?

Distance that DSL will work.

The term broadband commonly refers to high-speed Internet access that is always on and faster than the traditional dial-up access. Broadband includes several high-speed transmission technologies such as digital subscriber line (DSL), cable, fiber optics, wireless (for which there is a separate topic), satellite and broadband over powerlines (BPL).