One of the biggest secrets in DSL is the comprehensive service provided by Earthlink. Gaining market share at an incredible rate, Earthlink DSL offers an extensive DSL service for only $49.99 a month

With an investment into Earthlink DSL you will receive award winning customer support which has received top honors from both PC World and PC Computing magazines, a free DSL modem ($200 value), and no activation charge ($99 value). Also, if you order online you will also receive your first month for free (limited time only, check offer at the bottom). This makes Earthlink DSL a great value compared to other DSL providers. Most DSL companies will charge around $49.99 a month, but will tack on extra charges such as modem rental fees, oddball taxes, and activation fees. You won't find any such surcharges with Earthlink DSL. 

If you are looking for commercial DSL, Earthlink provides various plans based on the amount of Static IP addresses and speed that your business desires. Plans start at around $150/month (5 static IP addresses) and $64.99 for 1 Static IP address.

Another advantage for investing in Earthlink DSL (residential and commercial) is that they offer 20 hours of dial-up access just in case you are on vacation or a business trip and you don't have access to a DSL connection. These dial-up hours can be used anywhere in the country. Also, with the investment you will receive 10mb of personal web space to upload family pictures and/or start a website.

The nicest thing about a DSL modem is that you will be connected instantly by a click of the button (the ON switch to your computer). Also, this instant connection is not like a cable connection. Cable is very unsecure. In May 2002, Comcast was ordered by the attorney general to stop spying on its customers. Comcast was able to do this because cable is a network connection (a whole neighborhood on one cable line) and DSL is a digital connection (independant). Basically they were keeping track of all the sites an individual visited. Since DSL connections are digital, it makes hacking and information gathering much more labor intensive (and therefore unviable).