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Old 02-15-2018, 08:59 AM
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In the case of CenturyLink, there are actually two technologies: copper wire "phone lines" (aka DSL) and fiber optic cable to the house.

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Originally Posted by SFSkol View Post
Just to further summarize on this....




There are basically four technologies to get internet to your home and examples of each.

Satellite - Direct TV
Cable - Comcast
Phone Lines - Century Link
Cell Towers - Through your phone service provider