People are changing the way they access the Web. It's called broadband. And it refers to several new methods for delivering high speed or "high-bandwidth" Internet access.
Just compare. Your current PC modem connects you to the Net at 56K. That's 56,000 bits per second. But a new broadband connection, either via a cable modem or a digital subscriber line (DSL), is capable of download speeds of 300K and up to 1.5 Megabits (or millions of bits) per second.
MSNBC.com delivers high-quality streaming video and interactive news for MSN Broadband and Road Runner.
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MSN Broadband
The DSL service from MSN. |
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Road Runner
The cable modem service from AOL Time Warner. |
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Streaming video begins playing in seconds at 300K (right), not minutes at 56K (left).
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