While using the internet hasnt developed to the point yet of actually transporting people from one location to another physically, as did the transporter of Star Trek fame, the availability of information almost reaches the level of science fiction. The one thing that is common to acquiring information online is being able to accomplish internet access.
The method of internet access has changed almost as much over the years since the advent of the personal computer as has the hardware and software to operate the computer.
Originally, the sharing of information on the computer was through normal telephone lines. The use of dial up was cumbersome, as we look back on the method, with frequent dropped calls, requiring redialing. As the volume of users to an internet service provider increased, so did the frequency of busy signals when trying for internet access…
Some internet service provides moved to DSL (Digital Subscriber Loop) which used existing telephone lines, but at a different part of the bandwidth. This application doesnt interfere with existing telephone service, but there is some additional cost involved in equipment modifications, so DSL...