| Getting started with ADSL Internet access is quite a bit different than with a regular dial-up ISP. You will either be dealing with your local telephone company—the provider of the ADSL service—or an ADSL-equipped ISP who will coordinate with the phone company. In many cases the telephone companies offering the ADSL services are also getting into the ISP business, and they may handle both aspects of the service for you. This can simplify billing and service considerations. With traditional ADSL services, a technician will install a splitter at your telephone line point-of-presence. This device will split out the standard analog voice line that gets wired to your home jacks, and the data line that gets connected to an ADSL modem. If you are not dealing with your local telephone company, you will most likely need two separate installation visits to get it all going. First the ISP will arrange for the telephone company to turn on the DSL line and install the splitter at your home, then a technician will come and install your ADSL modem on this line, and possibly the network card in your computer. |
