Telephone (dial-up) modem ISDN DSL T1 line Cable modem Satellite Wi-Fi 3G

$0$45 $40$110 (+ $350$700 installation cost) $25$35, depending on speed $350$1,500 (+ $1,000 instlation cost) $40$100 (+ $5 monthly for leased cable modem) Up to $120 (+ about $300 installation) Nothing for users
accessing

56 Kbps 64128 Kbps (1.5 Mbps with special wiring) 68 kbps7 Mbps 1.5 Mbps (T5 Mbps) Up to 30 Mbps (4 Mbps common) 512 Kbps5 Mbps 54140 Mbps About 3 Mbps (about 15 seconds to download a 3-minute MP3 song)

hotspots supplied by others;about $300 faccess-point hardware andup to $25 permonth for subscription to aWi-Fi access service $250 and up

Inexpensiv e, available everywhere Faster than dial-up; uses conventional phone lines Fast download, always on, higher security; uploads faster than cable; users can talk and transmit data at the same time Can support many users: 24 separate circuits of 64 Kbps each; reliable high-speed downloading and uploading; users can talk and transmit data at the same time Fast, always on, most popular broadband type of connection; can support many users; downloads faster than DSL; users can talk on phone and transmit cable data at the same time Wireless, fast, reliable, always on; goes where DSL and cable cant; users can talk

Slow; connection supports only a single user More expensive than dial-up; no longer extensively supported by telephone companies for individuals; used mostly by small businesses Needs to be close to phone company switching station; limited choice of service providers; supports only a single user Expensive, best for businesses Slower service during hightraffic times, vulnerability to outside intrusion, limited choice of service providers; not always available to businesses High setup and monthly costs; users must have unobstructed view of the southern sky; because the satellite signals must travel so far (22,000 miles into space and then back again), latency (signal delay)

on phone and transmit satellite data at the same time Uses a beefed-up version of the current cellphone network; ultimately should be available everywhere Functions like Wi-Fi but without the need for hot spots; uses existing cellphone network

is a problem for users who need real-time interactivity, such as when playing games; bad weather can cause service drop-outs Range of access is usually only
50300 feet (to access

point) Low battery power on some models; phones are relatively large