Internet Connection

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Last updated 1:59 AM on 8/13/26
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  1. Uses telephone copper lines

  2. distance-sensitive performance and line quality dependent

  3. hardware includes a DSL modem/router

  4. may use PPPoE authentication

  5. Low to mid cost

DSL

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  1. Coaxial cable

  2. DOCSIS standards

  3. High speed

  4. Suffers from shared bandwidth

  5. DOCSIS cable modem or gateway

  6. Mid cost

Cable connection

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  1. Uses optical fiber cables

  2. High speeds, low latency

  3. Symmetric

  4. ONT handoff device or provider managed optical CPE

  5. High installation cost, falling service costs

Fiber Connection

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  1. remote/rural connection via radio

  2. Geostationary (GEO) systems have very high latency

  3. Low Earth Orbit (LEO) systems offer low latency but are sensitive to obstruction

  4. High cost

Satellite connection

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  1. Uses radio links from a provider tower to customer CPE

  2. requires line-of-site and is powered via PoE

  3. Performance is affected by interference and weather

  4. Signal degrades over distance

  5. limited compared to wired bandwidth

  6. Low to mid cost

  7. WISP

Fixed Wireless connection

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  1. LTE and 5G connections via hotspots, USB tethering, or Bluetooth

  2. Offers mobility and failover capabilities

  3. Variable performance based on signal strength, carrier congestion, and data caps/throttling

  4. Variable cost

Cellular/mobile broadband