Galaxy Cable Internet is high speed Internet access through the co-axial cable lines used for Cable TV. It is powered Comcast Cable and the speed is about 1.5 Mbs downstream and 256Kbs upstream. The connection is always "on". There is no need to "dialup" or "login".

Although both cable modems and DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) are broadband technologies, there are many differences. DSL is a telephone modem technology that runs though traditional copper wiring. It uses the telephone line to carry digital data to and from you computer to the Internet, but in order for the DSL signal to work, the copper wire must be less than 13,000 feet away from the Telephone Company's central office.

Galaxy's service includes a free dialup and @yourdomain.com email addresses (you still need to buy your own domain, approx. $15 - $35 per year from any domain registrar).

No - varying factors make it impossible to guarantee a particular speed but the chances of speed being prohibitively slow are very small.

Not technically, but some cable operators require that you do subscribe to basic analog cable TV service before you sign up for high speed Internet access. Check with your local cable company for specific information.

Each student is required to pay a $145 per semester technology fee. This fee provides students with unlimited local calling, call waiting, cable television, and high speed Internet access with network certification and utility software. For more information on specific computer network information Click Here.

A typical room has one cable outlet, two internet connections and a local phone line with a digital telephone. (Back to top)

Cable Internet access uses cable television wires instead of telephone lines to connect to the Internet. It is extremely fast and does not tie up telephone lines for incoming or outgoing calls and faxes. SURFboard cable modems are capable of downloading up to 100 times faster than traditional analog phone modems, when comparing download speeds with a traditional 28.8k analog modem. Actual speeds will vary, and are often less than the maximum possible.

Cable internet uses the high-capacity pay television infrastructures to deliver fast, two-way internet access to areas covered by the rollout.

No. For our cable Internet service, your home must only be serviceable by your local cable provider. Our DSL, Satellite, and EarthLink Wi-Fi services do not rely on cable service at all.

Yes. Our Cable Internet service does not interfere with your cable TV at all. Your family can even watch multiple TVs and use your high speed Internet connection at the same time.

The service will appear on a Comcast bill (your existing Comcast bill, if you already have cable service), under the name "Galaxy Internet Services."

A galaxy is an agglomeration of billions of Solar Systems; stars, gasses and dust. They are the second largest contiguous objects we know of in the universe after galaxy clusters. Galaxies vary in size from a few thousand light years to a couple of hundred thousand light years across. They are separated by hundreds of thousands to millions of light years, and tend to be clustered together in filamentary patterns, similar to the ways surfaces of bubbles arrange themselves in bubble baths.

By taking advantage of 32bit Fax, you can now send faxes via the Internet from your computer in conjunction with an Online fax account. Regular fax programs cannot send faxes over the Internet. ie: DSL, Cable Modems, T1... These are not modems that can interface to the phone line, which is what a fax needs to be sent. With the release of our new software, you can now send faxes over the Internet. Follow the link below to read more about 32bit Fax and to download the program.

Unlike DSL or Cable Modem, our service does not depend on telephone or cable TV infrastructure. This enables Phoenix Internet to reach many neighborhoods where DSL and Cable Modem are unable or unwilling to go. Our service plans offer performance comparable to DSL and Cable Modem, but with some important differences. Superior customer service because we are a local company and can be at your location within hours if necessary.

Every residence hall room at Simpson is linked to Ethernet, giving you full access to the colorful World Wide Web, the Internet and computer databases around the globe, via the Netscape browser. Using your own computer you'll be able to complete assignments, produce presentations, explore information resources and communicate with other computer users on campus and worldwide.

Yes. Anyone with high speed Internet can use OmniVoice. In fact, we can move your existing phone number to OmniVoice and you can stop paying the phone company.

A Cable connection uses a cable line and DSL uses a phone line to access the Internet. Both Cable and DSL connections work well with FirstDigital service, but DSL service will require that you maintain a basic landline connection through the DSL provider. First Communications does not provide DSL or Cable Internet, so you will need to establish service with a separate provider.

Every residence hall room is furnished with one cable outlet; it is the responsibility of the student to provide the television. In addition, an Ethernet outlet is provided in the room for each student, which includes a direct connection to the Hollins University network. Additionally, Tinker and Randolph residence halls are wireless.

Cable Internet uses your Cable TV line, and you would be able to disconnect all your current phone services if you would like to use Viper Services exclusively for your local and long distance calling. B) DSL connection uses a local phone line that must be maintained by your local phone provider.

Cable companies provide television, music, data and other services over the same cable loop in your neighborhood. There is a limited amount of bandwidth available on these neighborhood nodes which can service a large number of homes and businesses. This means that if a neighbor or nearby business is using a lot of bandwidth, it is possible that there would be little left for the rest of the customers on that node which would result in very poor performance.

Cable necessarily means wired , that is in any case wired. Now there are various technologies in the world today, out of which three to four technologies have been widely accepted. Depending on infrastructure availability, environmental issues and disturbances parameters, some of the technologies have restrictions as far as successes are concerned.

Cable Internet is a high speed, digital, Internet connection sent over existing cable lines to your home.

Cable Internet service from Wave Broadband is just as secure as any other Internet connection including dial-up and DSL. Services such as hardware or software firewalls can increase security on your computer. For more information about firewalls, check out www.firewallguide.com.

Note: Make sure to call for an installation at the beginning of August if you want to have the services by the 1st day of school. They can get backed up as much as 3 weeks when the students come back.

It's a broadband service, you can get for your office or home, which has a huge potential of delivering Internet and other future applications like Video conferencing, Telephony, Video on demand etc.. It uses a TV cable instead of phone line at a relatively lower price as compared to other popular types of access like ISDN or Dial-up connections. State-of-the-art cable modem technology is used to provide high-speed data transmission over the existing cable TV infrastructure.

Please call us at 631-0000 or e-mail us at callcenter@zpdee.net to learn more about ZPDee Cable Internet.