Pigeon post to broadband
Many moons ago, when the internet had just about crossed its infancy, a heaven sent window opened up for people to access the net – dialup internet access through the land phone. This was like manna for people who, since the beginning of time, had to wait for news or any sort of information. With the internet opening up, everything was so instantly available as to render the past decade almost cave like.
Though received with disbelief and happiness, the dialup connection did have its problems and limitations. It came with a high monthly fee that effectively restricted it to only those who could afford to shell out the high fee. It also opened up the computer to security risks and a personal firewall was essential to protect the users'computer. However, not all phone lines were internet compliant, rendering it useless in rural and remote area. And it was painfully slow! One had to sit for hours on end to do just about anything! To top it, while connected, the phone could not be used.
It was only a matter of time before all these problems and limitations were addressed and the world of internet connection moved to the next level – broadband, as we still know it today. Its appearance evoked the same wonder as dialup did when it was first introduced. Broadband connections were up to 100 times faster compared to dialup connections. It allowed one to download pictures and files in a matter of seconds or minutes as compared to hours earlier. In fact, the success of online gaming is only because of the speed allowed by broadband connections. Forget using R4i, you could not even download a single game without spending days doing it. The greatest and acknowledged joy was to be able to use the phone along with the internet connection. Though the phone is used for the connection, the line is not occupied while connected to the internet. Users are not charged on the duration of the connection thus saving them a packet!
While the broadband has permeated into our everyday lives, we can reasonably well expect the next big thing in internet connection to be along soon.
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