From the current point of view, Shanghai is the first city in China to fully offline narrowband dial-up Internet access. This may also mean that the already pitiful narrowband dial-up Internet service will become a thing of the past: a year ago, on August 17, 2013, the State Council officially announced the “Broadband China” Strategy and Implementation Plan. It requires that by the end of 2013, fixed broadband There are more than 210 million users, and the penetration rate of fixed broadband in urban and rural households has reached 55% and 20% respectively. The coverage ratio of 20Mbps broadband access capability among broadband users in urban areas has reached 80%. The coverage ratio of 4Mbps broadband access capability among broadband users in rural areas Reaching 85%. This means that almost no home users use dial-up Internet access anymore. This Internet access, which has lagged behind hardware development and user needs, has also come to withdraw from the stage of history.
If you have never used networking in a project before and only rarely use it, you may be wondering what the difference is between dial-up and high-speed networking. Especially if you’re buying internet for your home or office, the first thing you’ll notice is the huge difference in price.
What are the differences, pros and cons between dial-up and high-speed Internet technologies? Which method of networking do you think is better?
Speed Difference Between Dial-Up and High-Speed Internet
The main difference between the two networking methods is speed.
When using an industrial router for dial-up Internet access, the maximum speed is 56kbps, which usually can only reach 53kbps. In most cases, it may be much lower. For example, 40kbps is common. There’s no real way to increase your speed over dial-up, but there are “boosters” you can try, but they won’t actually make your connection faster. Instead, it caches your pages, so instead of requesting an entirely new page from the website you visit frequently, it displays the older cached (stored) version.
On the other end of the spectrum, there’s also the option of high-speed internet. Just by looking at the name, I feel like the internet speed is faster.
High-speed Internet speeds will vary from one technology to the next, but even starting at the low end of DSL you’ll find speeds that are twice as fast. Typically around 768k to 1.5Mbps, 7 Mbps is perfectly possible. Basic cable internet connections run at speeds between 4 and 8 Mbps, while pricier plans run at speeds between 10 and 105 Mbps.
To put this into perspective, let’s say you want to download a 2-hour movie with a file size of 700 MB. Over a 56 kbps connection, it took 213 hours, or nearly 9 days, to download the movie. However, between inconsistent connections and interruptions (or caps) in the time it takes to download content, you’ll never be able to download a movie.
On the other hand, high-speed Internet at 20 Mbps (moderate-speed wired Internet) will take you about 35 minutes. DSL may take you a few hours, and even then the connection will be better and more consistent.
The price difference between dial-up and high-speed Internet
Speed is the most obvious difference when buying internet, and the biggest difference when buying internet is price.
Dial-up Internet costs $5 to $15. Some ISPs charge up to $25 for dial-up service, but this is an exception to the norm. And it’s too high.
The average price for DSL (high-speed (broadband) Internet) is $15 to $25, while cable will set you back over $20 to $200. Mobile internet costs around $30 or more.
The biggest factor affecting price is speed. That said, convenience, location, connection type and data (when/if applicable) will also come into play.
The difference between using dial-up Internet access and high-speed Internet access
There are day and night differences in how dial-up and high-speed Internet are used.
From the time you dial up, it may take a few minutes for your email or web page to load. Assuming you don’t have access to the Internet, it will take at least 10 to 15 minutes to download the file, or even several hours, assuming you don’t quit while surfing the Internet, which will force you to start the download again. You won’t be able to watch videos (You Tube) while dialing, nor can you make calls on your phone at the same time.
High-speed networking is the opposite. Although low-speed plans are best for streaming video or music, it’s still possible. And the higher the speed/quality you have, the more things you can do (video, music, games, miscellaneous emails, Facebook, browsing, etc.).
Reliability Differences Between Dial-Up and High-Speed Connections
Dial-up is very slow (you may have noticed), but it can get even worse when other people are logged in using the same service. Dial-up Internet is known for outages, or intermittent Internet dropouts, which are made worse by factors such as user volume and weather.
While it does have its issues, high-speed networking is much better in terms of consistency/reliability. DSL is OK when you are located near your internet service provider, however, the further away you are, the worse your connection speed and uptime will be. If other people use the internet like you, using cable can slow down your speed. Overall, you’ll find that DSL and cable Internet connections are more reliable than dial-up.
The best uses for each type of network connection
Although on the surface it may seem like I’m talking about dial-up, I’m not. I won’t be using it anymore and that’s because I’m online all day, six days a week. Watching paint dry will be a more exciting task than using dial-up internet.
However, dial-up does have its place, and depending on how you plan to use the internet, it may be the solution for you.
At present, fiber optic broadband has been laid in a large number of newly built residential areas through the efforts of several major operators. Some relatively old residential areas have also begun to implement renovations to realize the direct transmission of light to buildings. The data signals transmitted by optical fiber are optical signals. Therefore, both ends of the optical fiber need to have an “optical cat” that analyzes optical signals. In the past two years, the optical fiber speeds of China Unicom and China Telecom have been gradually increased to 10M and 20M, allowing netizens to have a more exciting online life.
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