Definitions
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- noun a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
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Examples
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I don’t have to “go” far. my dsl is always connected.
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Second, comment out line "exec pppd call dsl-provider" in/etc/ppp/pppoe_on_boot, that is to say disable my previous "pppoe on boot" setting which is configured by pppoeconf.
Planet Ubuntu 2009
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TELECOMUNICACOES DE SAO PAULO/189.47.25.90: dsl. telesp.net.br
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I still have no phone or dsl, so using my cell phone I call and get the delightful message that my phone has been fixed.
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When a rural T1 costs $300-800/mo for a mom and pop ISP, to get less bandwidth than a city $30/mo cable/dsl flat rate account …. the rural customers are pretty much stuck sucking on a saturated over subscribed T1 at dialup speeds when you force flat rate unlimited service on every ISP.
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The reality is that if 95% of the customers just had to pay only their fair share, their cable/dsl internet bill would be $1-5 per month.
Updated: Time Warner Cable Backs Off Metered Broadband Everywhere 2009
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A good verizon story — I had verizon dsl for awhile and was getting terrible connections even for dsl.
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In less than two days the confirmed my data, and concluded as I had that because of my distance from their central node they could not provide dsl speeds to my house.
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The up-front costs to get naked dsl can be quite large.
Virgin Deal Highlights Mobile 3G Issues | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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But DSL capping is just pure greed I will never support this crap, I may just go back to dial-up and say to h3ll with cable and dsl altogether.
The Case of AT&T’s Incredible Shrinking Broadband Tiers 2009
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