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WOW, I just noticed that you can get DSL

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Shelly21

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Over power lines. Imagine, getting on the internet thru your power company and just plug it into your outlet.
 
Originally posted by: NightCrawler
It's not DSL then 🙂
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Yup, it's not DSL.

But yes, broadband over power lines has been out for some time in foreign test markets and even some domestic test markets (I think).

Viper GTS
 
Lots of places were complaining that it'd interfere with tv and radio signals and such though so it isn't widespread in the US yet. Also don't know the speeds but I don't think it's as fast as standard DSL/Cable modem service.
 
Sorry, I don't even have a link, I was just listening to my co-workers next door.

If it is not DSL, what are they going to call it?
 
Originally posted by: Shelly21
Sorry, I don't even have a link, I was just listening to my co-workers next door.

If it is not DSL, what are they going to call it?
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DSL is a very specific set of technologies that applies to phone systems, this is totally different & is called BPL (as already mentioned).

Viper GTS
 
Yup, this has been out for a while (1997?). It has massive possiblities and it was looked at as the next big thing for the interent. They even have networks over powerline products out now (been out for a while). It has great potential, but things like EM inteference are making this slow and unreliable.
 
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