| "> | | | | that we have all had to deal with during the early |
| The internet is one of the most important and | | | | days of the internet. However, the increasing size |
| beneficial inventions in the modern era of human | | | | of media files available for download on the |
| history. It is easily the most important tool when | | | | internet, the slow connection speeds of dial-up |
| it comes to information, entertainment, education | | | | connections soon became a major problem. This |
| and communication. With the simple click of a | | | | brought the need for a faster, more efficient and |
| button we can submit a report, chat or talk with | | | | reliable internet connection. This brought on the |
| our friends, our even conduct a multi-national | | | | high speed broadband internet connections such |
| business meeting. It is amazing the variety of | | | | as DSL and cable modems which dominate the |
| applications that the internet influences. Really | | | | modern internet industry. These high speed |
| there is not one facet of our lives that the | | | | broadband connections allowed consumers to |
| internet does not affect or somehow make | | | | browse the internet at speeds up to 35 to 45 |
| easier. Itâs hard to believe how far the | | | | times greater than dial-up connections. However, |
| internet has come in such a short time. It all | | | | there were a few limitations that came with the |
| started with the now archaic dial-up connection. | | | | increased speeds. The major limitation stems |
| Dial-up services such as AOL and Compuserve | | | | from the fact that these services are brought to |
| were all the rage just a few years ago. However, | | | | you through a landline connection. Therefore, you |
| with these dial-up services came extremely slow | | | | must live within a certain distance of your local |
| speeds and extremely annoying modem chatter | | | | internet service provider. |