What is ADSL?

ADSL is a permanent, high-speed internet connection on a standard British Telecom analogue phone line and ADSL4home is intended specifically to supply this service to home users.

In order to use ADSL4home, BT need to install an ADSL modem and splitter on your line in the telephone exchange and you provide a microfilter and adsl USB modem or Ethernet router at your premises. This is then simply plugged into the USB port or Ethernet port of your computer as appropriate.

ADSL4home adds an 'always on', permanent high-speed internet connection to your normal telephone line.

You do not lose your existing telephone line while you are using ADSL4home to access the internet and you can use ADSL4home while you make telephone calls.

ADSL4home! provides you with:

• 24-hour fixed Internet connection for a fixed cost
• Very high security ICSA approved Firewall to protect your home computer (if specified by customer)
• Instant access to email and the web
• Simultaneous Internet and phone access
• A fixed IP address underlining your presence on the Internet (if specified by customer)

How fast is ADSL4home?

ADSL is a contended service, which means you will share the available bandwidth with a number of other users.  The amount of bandwidth available to you at any particular moment depends on the number of other users transferring data at that instant.  If no other users are active then you will get the full bandwidth available. The contention ratio for home use is 50:1, meaning up to 49 other users will share your bandwidth.